Katharine Viner

The high court has found in favour of the Guardian after the British actor and filmmaker sued for libel over allegations of sexual misconduct, says Guardian News and Media editor-in-chief Katharine Viner

The Guardian has successfully defended a libel action brought by the actor Noel Clarke over an investigation by the newspaper in which he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women

The actor claimed accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy. The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, and journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne on why the news organisation risked millions to defend its reporting

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The Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katharine Viner looks back on the biggest news stories of 2025

It has been a year dominated by Donald Trump. It has not yet even been 12 full months since his return to the White House in January, but already the changes he has wrought – both in the US and around the world – seemed scarcely conceivable in 2024.

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In this age of crisis, technology is pulling us apart. At its best, journalism can bring us together again, writes Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner

In this age of crisis, technology is pulling us apart. At its best, journalism can bring us together again. Written and read by the Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner

Also: the electoral wisdom of on-the-ground reporters, and jet lag meets its match