When Amazon announced a £380m investment in X-energy’s advanced Small Modular Reactor last month, it became clear big tech companies now view nuclear power as a leading solution for their growing energy needs. The UK must take note, writes Tom Greatrex, CEO of the Nuclear Industry Association.

On March 2 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed, spread over meetings in Peru, France, Kenya and Canada, the fifth and final negotiation meeting is about to take place in Busan, South Korea. This is crunch time. Agreement must be found or the opportunity to take global action to tackle plastic pollution might be lost.

Kate Bush’s anti-war animation highlights the plight of children affected by conflict – and the need for empathy and action

A year since the groundbreaking Online Safety Act became law, the risks children face online seem to be worse than ever. From AI child abuse images to sophisticated ‘sextortion’ gangs and addictive algorithms, the pace of technology, and those who seek to exploit it, has overtaken the shift towards safety.

The Guardian’s Political Correspondent, Eleni Courea, is part of a new generation of female journalists in the UK Press Lobby. As part of our Women in Westminster series, PoliticsHome sat down with Courea to learn more about why she believes demystifying politics is essential for our democracy

The Policy Unit provides prime ministers with crucial advice on the direction of departmental policy. Will Tanner, former deputy chief of staff at No 10, argues it would be perilous for Keir Starmer to ignore its value