British disinfectant brand withdraws advert about a man’s efforts to find a ‘clean and untouched’ womanThe British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised after an advertisement released in China, which it said was intended to criticise “toxic men”, was widely condemned on social media as offensive to women.The five-minute advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, released across many online platforms at the end of May, features a man comparing his girlfriend with his former partner. Learning that his former girlfriend previously lived with someone else, the man likens their relationship to a “secondhand service”. He then tells his friends that he intends to find a “clean and untouched” woman for whom he can be the first sexual partner. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/24/dettol-apologises-toxic-men-advert-backlash-china">Continue reading...</a>

British disinfectant brand withdraws advert about a man’s efforts to find a ‘clean and untouched’ woman

Dettol apologises after ‘toxic men’ advert sparks backlash in China

About 1,600 workers signed petition against tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and computer screen contentMark Zuckerberg’s Meta has paused a program that tracked employees’ computer activity amid data privacy concerns and a staff backlash.The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp had introduced a tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and content displayed on computer screens in order to collect data for training its AI models. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/24/meta-pauses-employee-tracker-for-ai-training-amid-privacy-concerns">Continue reading...</a>

About 1,600 workers signed petition against tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and computer screen content

Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns

UK regulator has increased its scrutiny of fashion retailers over potentially misleading environmental statementsAds for Calvin Klein, Adidas and Uniqlo promoting “recycled” clothing and shoes have been banned by the UK watchdog after the advertisers were unable to prove their green claims.Each of the fashion companies ran paid-for Google ads, with Adidas promoting “recycled running shoes”, Calvin Klein “recycled” tops for women, and Uniqlo advertised fleece coats and jackets made from “recycled materials”. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/24/adidas-uniqlo-calvin-klein-ads-banned-asa-uk-recycled">Continue reading...</a>

UK regulator has increased its scrutiny of fashion retailers over potentially misleading environmental statements

Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein ads in UK banned over ‘recycled’ clothing claims

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facilityIt’s the day after Mother’s Day, the first one Elizabeth Soto has spent apart from her three children. Sitting in jail in Wichita Falls, Texas, her face is washed out by the overhead fluorescent lighting, and her dingy jumpsuit blends into the cinder block walls surrounding her.Speaking through a glass separator, she tells me she celebrated the holiday with her children over the jail’s video-call system while they had dinner at their grandmother’s. “I’ve been a full-time mother all of their lives,” she said. “I’ve never been away from them.” <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines">Continue reading...</a>

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Television director who was sensitive to the needs of her actors and spent 21 years on Coronation StreetKay Patrick, who has died aged 84, directed more than 250 episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She joined the show in 1994 and stayed with it for 21 years. “I was lucky to be there at such extraordinary times,” she recalled. Popular with the cast, she was an “actors’ director”, aware of their needs during the quick turnover and technical complexities of such a tightly scheduled programme.In 2014 Patrick was chosen to direct <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jan/17/julie-esmondhalgh-assisted-suicide-coronation-street-hayley-cropper">the episode</a> featuring the death of a popular character, Hayley Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh), who chose to take her own life rather than endure the excruciating pain of pancreatic cancer. Hesmondhalgh, who was bowing out after 16 years in the role, recalled “the almost holy atmosphere she created in the studio during those last scenes … She instinctively knew that it was a one-take moment, and so just blocked it and shot it with such understated love and sensitivity. It’s entirely down to Kay that those scenes were as raw and memorable as they were.” The episode drew more than 10 million viewers and was widely praised for its handling of a contentious issue. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/24/kay-patrick-obituary">Continue reading...</a>

Television director who was sensitive to the needs of her actors and spent 21 years on Coronation Street

Kay Patrick obituary

Nine newspapers report that star presenter will leave after executives met to discuss his future on Wednesday night<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/28/weekly-beast-email-austrailan-media-diary-free-newsletter-subscribe-sign-up?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here</a></li></ul>Nine Entertainment is expected to sever ties with Karl Stefanovic, Channel Nine’s highest-paid presenter, after the Today show co-host interviewed and embraced UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson.Executives held crisis meetings on Wednesday to consider the future of Stefanovic who has been a breakfast television star and face of the network for 20 years. There were fears the network’s advertisers would be targeted by online activists unhappy with Stefanovic’s roster of rightwing guests.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/28/weekly-beast-email-austrailan-media-diary-free-newsletter-subscribe-sign-up?CMP=copyembed">Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/karl-stefanovic-podcast-show-far-right-activist-tommy-robinson-nine-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Nine newspapers report that star presenter will leave after executives met to discuss his future on Wednesday night

Karl Stefanovic reportedly leaving Nine after podcast with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson

<ul><li>Jorge Chipi Vera launches TV rant after Almirón red card</li><li>Paraguay winger covered mouth in win over Turkey</li></ul>A football commentator has been stripped of his World Cup credentials by ⁠Fifa after an expletive-laden tirade against the organisation and match officials during <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/20/turkey-paraguay-world-cup-2026-group-d-match-report">Paraguay’s 1-0 victory over Turkey</a> when ⁠Miguel Almirón was sent ⁠off.Jorge ​Chipi Vera lost his composure on live television when Paraguay’s Almirón became the first player sent off at the ⁠tournament for violating a strict new rule that forbids covering mouths during on-field confrontations. Almirón was dismissed by the Salvadorian referee Iván Barton for remarks made to ⁠Turkey’s Mert Muldur with his hand covering his mouth in first-half stoppage time. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/23/commentator-loses-world-cup-credentials-after-calling-infantino-and-referee-thieves">Continue reading...</a>

Jorge Chipi Vera launches TV rant after Almirón red card

Commentator loses World Cup credentials after tirade against Infantino and referee

Ben Butler allegedly made the comment while he was working in the broadcaster’s Melbourne newsroom<ul><li>Get our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>The chair of the Walkley awards judging board, former ABC journalist Ben Butler, has resigned after it was alleged he said a colleague at the ABC should be “killed and buried in a shallow grave”.“Ben Butler has resigned as the chair of the Walkley judging board,” the Walkleys said on Wednesday, but did not answer any further questions about the departure. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/ben-butler-walkley-awards-judging-chair-quits-alleged-disparaging-remark-abc-colleague-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Ben Butler allegedly made the comment while he was working in the broadcaster’s Melbourne newsroom

Walkley awards judging chair quits after alleged disparaging remark about ABC colleague

My friend the former BBC Shanghai correspondent Francis Markus, who has died aged 65 of cancer, was a talented journalist whose compassion for those he reported on led him to spend the last two decades of his life working for humanitarian organisations throughout Asia.After being posted to Shanghai in 2002, Francis demonstrated not just an unerring news sense, covering protests in Hong Kong and social change in China, but a deep interest in human stories, from the suicide-watchers patrolling one of China’s highest bridges over the Yangtze River, to the lives of those dealing with HIV. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/23/francis-markus-obituary">Continue reading...</a>

My friend the former BBC Shanghai correspondent Francis Markus, who has died aged 65 of cancer, was a talented journalist whose compassion for those he r...

Francis Markus obituary

A court in Germany found that Google was responsible for what its chatbots say in search summaries. This is the accountability we needEarlier this month, a German court <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/">ruled</a> that Google is liable for its AI search summaries. Rejecting defenses like “users can check for themselves”, and that they generally know “that information generated with AI should not be blindly trusted”, the court held that the AI’s summaries are reflections of the company and “above all an expression of Google’s business activities”.This is the latest skirmish in a decades-old battle over internet publishing. Historically, there were two different types of information distributors: carriers and publishers. A phone company is a carrier. It’ll transmit whatever you say, even discussions about committing a crime. Words are words, and the phone company does not know – nor is it liable for – the words you choose to speak. A newspaper, on the other hand, is a publisher. It decides the words it publishes, and what quotes to include in its articles. If those words or quotes are defamatory or otherwise illegal, it’s liable. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/24/ai-errors-companies-responsibility">Continue reading...</a>

A court in Germany found that Google was responsible for what its chatbots say in search summaries. This is the accountability we need

If an AI chatbot misleads you, who is to blame? | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders

Despite Friday’s awful rail crash, it was the PM-in-waiting’s journey from Manchester to London that dominated the headlinesBogglingly, Andy Burnham didn’t even wait to become prime minister before organising yesterday’s ludicrous photo of him <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/gallery/2026/jun/22/in-pictures-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-contrasting-days">standing in Westminster Hall</a>, backdropped by hundreds of fawning Labour MPs, like Dorothy surrounded by the munchkins. Or like the bit in Return of the Jedi where the detestably cutesy Ewoks <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_HB2Pdk2M">worship C-3PO</a> as a god. Actually, the Westminster Hall visual was even naffer than the Ewoks singing their abysmal <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np6vAuS0KNs&amp;list=RDnp6vAuS0KNs&amp;start_radio=1">Yub Nub song</a> of triumph at the end of that movie. Maybe it’ll sell a lot of soft toys.Is there Andy Burnham merchandise yet? It feels as though it could be in the post. A decade ago, at the peak of the SNP’s powers, the party sold a whole diffusion line called the “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/06/election-merchandise-a-mugs-game-from-snp-onesie-to-ukip-chiffon-scarf">Nicola signature range</a>”, which included covetable items such as onesies, teddies and shopping bags, presumably ideal for filling with £2,600 salt and pepper grinders, or multiple gaming console gifts for any motorhome visitors. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/23/andy-burnham-british-media-rail-crash-manchester-london">Continue reading...</a>

Despite Friday’s awful rail crash, it was the PM-in-waiting’s journey from Manchester to London that dominated the headlines

Welcome to the Andy Burnham show: the Westminster frenzy sucking up the British media’s attention | Marina Hyde

From gripping medical dramas to thrilling crime shows nearly impossible not to devour in one go, it’s already been a great year for television. Here are Guardian readers’ top shows of the year<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/ng-interactive/2026/jun/08/the-best-tv-of-2026-so-far">The best TV of 2026 so far</a></li></ul>I absolutely loved Legends. It was tense, thrilling and even funny in bits, with an evocative early-90s soundtrack. The acting was all top quality, especially Johnny Harris [as Eddie McKee], who gave another great, morally nuanced performance. Although fictionalised, it brought well deserved attention to the amazing work of Customs kept secret for so long. I would have watched it in one go if I didn’t have to get up the next day! And we got to see a bit of Thatcher’s tearful leaving speech, which is always enjoyable. Edie, 47, Leeds, west Yorkshire, UK <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/23/sheer-genius-your-best-tv-of-2026-so-far">Continue reading...</a>

From gripping medical dramas to thrilling crime shows nearly impossible not to devour in one go, it’s already been a great year for television. Here are ...

‘Sheer genius’: your best TV of 2026 so far

26 June 1976: Paramedics are called out to over 40 fainting cases in Leeds, while overheating cars cause huge tailbacks Flaming June scorched its way through the record books again yesterday, as the temperature soared to<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/23/heatwave-1976-extreme-heat-climate-crisis-new-normal"> 91F (32.2C)</a> in London, only a shade lower than the hottest day ever recorded in the capital, in 1940. Office workers stripped off and plunged into the fountains at Trafalgar Square, and the more sedate businessmen retained their bowlers and brollies while bathing their tired feet. But things were not so happy for hundreds of commuters who sweltered in the oppressive heat for 90 minutes when a tube train became stranded in a tunnel after a signal failure between Swiss Cottage and St John’s Wood. Passengers overcome by heat smashed windows and stripped to the waist. But when the train arrived at Baker Street after what should have been an eight-minute journey, no one needed hospital treatment. An inquiry is being held.The AA and RAC reported a flood of calls from motorists whose cars had overheated. The M4 was blocked from Heston to Chiswick by a collection of broken down vehicles and there were tailbacks of three miles in both directions. The temperature at the AA station near Gallows Corner, Romford, Essex, was reported to have reached 101F, and it was said to be 99.7F at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. But the London Weather Centre said last night that some temperatures recorded during the day were misleading. “They were probably recorded in direct sunlight,” said a spokesman. Four places shared the honours as the hottest spots in Britain, he said: London; Heathrow Airport; Jersey; and Farnborough, Hampshire, all with 91F. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/24/britain-swelters-in-record-heatwave-1976">Continue reading...</a>

26 June 1976: Paramedics are called out to over 40 fainting cases  in Leeds, while overheating cars cause huge tailbacks

Workers jumping in fountains, tube windows smashed: how the Guardian reported the 1976 UK heatwave

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It's unclear why Klue had not revoked the credential after the limited pilot, which hackers then used to breach a system holding keys for accessing customers' data.

It's unclear why Klue had not revoked the credential after the limited pilot, which hackers then used to breach a system holding keys for accessing custo...

Klue says hackers stole credential from 2022 that led to customer data breaches

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The app would be independent of Meta's other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engageme...

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Anthropic’s new Claude Tag brings an always-on AI teammate to Slack. But beyond productivity, the feature is a strategic play to capture organizational c...

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