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Who will win the 2018 Grand National?
The Grand National takes place at Aintree on Saturday afternoon with 40 horses confirmed on the race starting card. Here, the Guardian’s racing tipster Chris Cook takes a look at some of the runners and riders he thinks may be in the mix to win
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The story of an artist who lives in darknessThe latest Guardian documentary takes us into the world of John Kapellas, an artist and composer who is allergic to light
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Filming a digital revolution in HavanaThe latest Guardian documentary finds out what happened when Cuba’s phone company installed wifi routers in 18 public parks
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A Swedish city divided by a giant straw Christmas goatThe latest Guardian documentary visits Gävle, where local custodians try to protect a giant straw goat from mischievous pagans in a fight for the spirit of Christmas
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Living and working on the Italian 'road of love'Hundreds of women operate as sex workers along the Strada Bonifica, the ironically named ‘road of love’ on the Adriatic coast of Italy – many of them Nigerian woman who have been trafficked and forced into prostitution
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The Mexican town where gender is fluidIn Juchitán, Mexico, muxes – children identified as male at birth, but who choose at a young age to be raised as female – are embraced as part of the community
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How a city under siege prepares for war
How can a city living under blockade and perpetual threat of conflict prepare itself for war?
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Did senators questioning Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg understand the internet? – video
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg faces a range of technically confused questions and bizarre comments from senators during his first appearance in Capitol Hill on Tuesday
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How world's first electrified road charges moving vehicles – video
Sweden has opened the world's first electrified road
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Avalanche sends rescue workers fleeing in Tignes, France – video
People scramble to get out of the way as an avalanche hits a road in Tignes, a ski resort town near the Italian border
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Zuckerberg faces Congress: the biggest highlights from day two – video
The key topic of debate was the company's ability to track users in areas such as shopping habits, browsing histories and the users' locations
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The truth about the gender pay gap
We dispel some of the myths around the gender pay gap, and explain what it really means and why it matters
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How Cambridge Analytica tried to intimidate Nigerian voters
Whistleblower Chris Wylie told MPs how Cambridge Analytica tried to manipulate the 2015 Nigerian election with a violent campaign video – which he has now handed over to parliament and the Guardian
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Why is the NRA so powerful?
The National Rifle Association is famous for its influence on American politics.
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Who will win the 2018 Grand National? – video
The Grand National takes place at Aintree on Saturday afternoon with 40 horses confirmed on the race starting card. Here, the Guardian’s racing tipster Chris Cook takes a look at some of the runners and riders he thinks may be in the mix to win
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Patrick Reed: pressure was on Rory McIlroy in Masters final round – video
US Masters winner Patrick Reed said all he had to do was 'play golf' insisting the pressure was on the likes of Rory McIlroy and the other big names going into the final stages of the Masters on Sunday
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Conor McGregor attacks bus backstage at UFC event – video
Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault after he was filmed attacking a bus containing a group of UFC fighters at a UFC press event in Brooklyn. The 29-year-old turned himself in to police on Thursday evening after the violent incident, which caused three fights to be scrapped after several fighters were injured by broken glass.
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Eric Bristow, five-time darts world champion, dies aged 60 – video obituary
Eric Bristow, otherwise known by his nickname 'The Crafty Cockney', has died at the age of 60
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Is this cake server the most extraordinary but useless machine ever? – video
New Zealand-born inventor Joseph Herscher has created an absurdly complex machine for the simple purpose of serving a piece of cake
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Five key moments from Mark Zuckerberg's testimony – video
Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, faced 44 senators as part of a rare joint committee hearing to address how his company handles user privacy and other issues.
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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook 'didn't do enough' – audio
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook 'didn't do enough' to prevent companies like Cambridge Analytica from abusing tools on the platform, accepting it was his 'mistake'
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South Korea university demonstrates people-carrying robot – video
The institute is facing a boycott from artificial intelligence researchers from nearly 30 countries over concerns that a new lab that has partnered with a leading defence company could lead to 'killer robots'
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Attenborough’s garden stroll with the Queen – video
Sir David Attenborough says 'there were no holds barred' when he took a walk around the gardens of Buckingham Palace with the Queen for an ITV documentary. The monarch comments on traffic and aircraft noise during the discussion with the famous naturalist, as well as talking about her love of trees
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Crufts final invaded by Peta animal rights protesters – video
The live final of Crufts 2018 was interrupted by animal rights demonstrators on Sunday night
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The Queen makes front row appearance at London fashion week – video
Queen Elizabeth sits in the front row with Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour for Richard Quinn’s runway show during London Fashion Week.
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World welcomes 2018 with glittering fireworks - video
Countries around the globe celebrate the new year with spectacular fireworks displays, including the UK, where London and Edinburgh hosted major events
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Swipe my race: 'If you're only dating someone for their skin colour, you should consider why'
Against the backdrop of London in 2017 and with a quarter of young people reportedly on dating apps, we hear from BAME people on race preference in apps like Tinder or Happn