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When a young street seller set himself on fire to protest lack of employment opportunities and government corruption, Tunisia became the cradle of the Arab spring revolutions that swept the middle east. Less than a month later, the dictator Ben Ali had to flee the country he had ruled for 23 years. Ten years on, what change has the revolution brought and was the sacrifice of so many worth the price?
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The Wolf Dividing Norway – the Guardian
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On the anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg trials, 90-year-old Colette Marin-Catherine confronts her past by visiting the German concentration camp where the Nazis killed her brother.
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When the remote town of St Just, Cornwall, was locked down in March, the small community worried that its precarious economy wouldn't survive.
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Shifting from rural Wales to post-industrial Teesside and inner-city London, this film celebrates the imagination and resourcefulness of its young subjects
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Mass protests erupted across Belarus following the widely disputed election that put President Alexander Lukashenko in office for a sixth term. Three Belarusian filmmakers have documented personal stories of those caught up in the political turmoil
Spotlight
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Written by James Graham and produced by the Guardian in partnership with the National Theatre, this short musical film takes stock of an extraordinary year and resets for the one ahead
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Michel Barnier has said the main obstacle to a deal is whether Brussels will be able to hit British goods with tariffs if the government closes UK waters to EU fishing fleets
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In an appearance in front of the Commons Brexit select committee, Gove said he believed failure to find an agreement remained the most likely outcome
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The Commons leader hit out at Unicef, which is responsible for providing humanitarian aid to children worldwide, after the UN agency stepped in to help feed deprived children in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Carl XVI Gustaf used an annual royal Christmas television address to highlight the growing impact of the virus as hospitals in the Stockholm region warned they were struggling to cope with a surge in cases
Explainers
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What are abolitionists calling for and how would a police free society work? We explore the arguments for abolishing police in the US
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Conspiracy theories linking 5G technology to coronavirus have resulted in dozens of phone masts across the UK being vandalised in recent weeks. Theories about the dangers of 5G had already been circulating, despite regulators confirming that the radiation levels of the new technology are well within safe boundaries. So how did the conspiracy incorrectly linking it to 5G start? And is 5G really dangerous? We explain why 5G has nothing to do with Covid-19
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Thousands of people die annually trying to cross borders. It’s often argued stronger borders and more checks would deter people from making dangerous crossings. But how accurate is this? Maya Goodfellow explores what the current border regime means for people seeking asylum
Sport
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Chess is enjoying something of a renaissance, thanks to the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit – along with it being a game well-suited to Covid lockdowns.
Yet many chess-lovers contend its lure is simultaneously being killed off by computers, which take the romance and mystery from the game in ever more accurate analysis. But this is an adaptable game of paradoxes, and technology has proven to both give and take. Will chess ever be 'solved'? And could it survive if it was?
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Take a look back at a sporting year like no other, as the coronavirus pandemic forced sport to shut down and protests swept the globe
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Anthony Joshua retained his world heavyweight title after a ninth-round knockout of Kubrat Pulev
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Former Wales back-rower, Alix Popham, was diagnosed with early onset dementia this year aged 40. He says he is frustrated the game - one he still loves - has not made changes to make the sport safer.
Technology
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Top US tech bosses have been told that they are censoring political speech, spreading fake news and ‘killing’ the engines of the US economy in a combative congressional hearing
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Donald Trump has claimed credit for the UK's decision to ban Huawei from the country’s 5G networks, which the Chinese ambassador called 'disheartening'
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Huawei equipment is to be stripped out of Britain's 5G phone networks by 2027, the culture secretary has confirmed. Oliver Dowden said firms should not buy Huawei 5G kit after 31 December this year and it would eventually be illegal to do so. Huawei denies it has ever been asked to engage in spying on behalf of China
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Apple ditches Intel in favour of its own silicon
Interviews
Culture
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The Unicorn and Filskit Theatre company present a Christmas treat for children aged two to five. Huddle is the tale of an Emperor penguin and his new chick learning how to thrive against the odds. Narrated by Madeline Appiah.
Life & style
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Socialite Paris Hilton has been speaking out about abuse she said she suffered at Provo Canyon boarding school in Utah.
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Eleven-year-old skateboarder Gui Khury has become the first person to land a 1080-degree turn on a vertical ramp
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The Australian comedian crawls her way across the stage 'like some kind of crazy sexy inchworm' to meet the men in her audience
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With comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian specials to tide you over
