I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?
Physical phone-blocking devices, powered by NFC wireless technology, are becoming a popular solution for doomscrolling. Brigid Delaney puts one to the test Wake up, 100 messages from group chat overnight…
A man and a woman meet at the tennis. What happens next in this new play will have everyone talking
Writer and actor Megan Wilding describes her play Game. Set. Match. as ‘a romcom, until it isn’t’. And at every stage of its development, someone has told her, ‘Maybe this…
Tradwives, sugar babies and OnlyFans: Euphoria’s misogyny feels like the manosphere’s wet dream
Sam Levinson’s HBO show has always aimed to ruffle feathers. But its new season’s provocations ring hollow ‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women…
Dinner on a gold plate, then a snub: an uneven US welcome for King Charles III
Zohran Mamdani said he would not meet UK monarch privately, noting Indian diamond claimed by crown in 1849 In a way, it must be tough being king. One day, you’re…
Trump threatens to reduce troop numbers in Germany amid growing row with Nato allies
US president’s threat comes after Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggests Trump team is being outplayed in its negotiations with Iran The US may reduce its number of troops deployed in Germany,…
Blobs of fat and the smell of rotting garbage: at an idyllic Sydney beach, a 25-tonne sperm whale slowly disintegrates
Authorities are yet to decide how they will move the body of the massive creature, which is attracting humans, eagles – and plenty of sharks Follow our Australia news live…
Mystery Palestinian flag continues to fly high over Dublin as removal deemed too risky
No one has claimed responsibility for flag, which appeared on 120-metre Spire in September What goes up must come down – unless it’s a Palestinian flag at the top of…
Prosecutors release detailed description of how D4vd allegedly killed teen girl
New court document made public in case of singer charged with murder and sexual abuse of Celeste Rivas Hernandez Prosecutors described in a new court document how D4vd, who has…
Poached: could a video of tree-climbing egg thieves help save Australia’s vulnerable honeyeaters?
Researchers found the loss of just a few eggs to opportunistic predators could greatly increase the songbird’s risk of extinction within 20 years Sign up for climate and environment editor…
Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry
Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…