British journalist and author, Guardian columnist and TV critic
The Guardian’s Last Seen is a gripping Australian thriller where a distressed father, Ian, believes his missing daughter may still be alive after a chilling phone call. The show unfolds with twisting revelations, anchored by Patrick Brammall’s intense performance and Kris Mrksa’s adaptation of The Dispatcher.
AP and FRONTLINE investigations have shown that U.S. AI models, cloud and internet providers and satellite services have been used to run industrial-scale romance and investment scams based in Southeast Asian compounds. The tools have enabled multilingual fake personas, automated replies and performance tracking; device and routing data tie much traffic to U.S.-registered firms and to Starlink connections in Myanmar.
Dame Penelope Keith has died after a battle with cancer. Her career spans stage, The Good Life and To the Manor Born, with a lasting impact on British comedy. Tributes praise her comic genius and decades of work in theatre, television and charity.
David Robert Mitchell has released The End of Oak Street, a 1982‑set sci‑fi horror that transports a suburban neighbourhood into a dinosaur‑infested prehistoric landscape. Critics have praised Anne Hathaway’s performance and the film’s technical craft, but they have criticised its uneven tone, derivative Spielberg pastiche and an undercutting finale. Reviews started publishing 12 August 2026.
A trio of UK outlets report on Stolen Babies, a documentary recounting how unmarried mothers between 1949 and 1976 were coerced into adoption, with pain, neglect, and state-backed institutions central to the narrative.
Four women describe how drug gangs groomed and sexually exploited them from early adolescence, with patterns of manipulation, coercion, and violence. They believe authorities failed to protect them, and a BBC documentary has brought renewed attention to the issue.