Béjar’s daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe. So when he became part of Meta’s ‘wellbeing team’, he knew he had to speak out – and his testimony cost it billions The Social Reckoning hits cinemas this Friday, but the real world has ...
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British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed MilibandBritish consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
Foreign secretary says former consulate general will remain independent, operational and serving Palestinian people The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has said Britain’s consulate general building in East Jerusalem will not be closing but will be known as a UK mission, remaining independent, operational and serving Palestinian people. Israel had ordered ...
Oil prices rise sharply on Middle East tensions and US hurricane threatOil prices rise sharply on Middle East tensions and US hurricane threat
Global bond market sell-off continues and stocks fall amid another wave of potential strikes against Iran Business live – latest updates Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast. ...
The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’
It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it? ‘I really loved hosting at home years ago, before I had kids, when my house wasn’t ...
This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?
The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it Shortly after the Norwegian stock market closed on 17 June 2026, a few dozen local people from the small west ...
Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’
In Bolotana, 70 miles from island’s original blue zone, 13% of women who reach 70 will live on to a century The secret to longevity is being a woman – specifically, a woman in one part of Sardinia. At least, that is the conclusion of a study on centenarians in ...
The impossible dilemma that Black parents face | Saida GrundyThe impossible dilemma that Black parents face | Saida Grundy
Having to choose between academic rigor and cultural inclusivity puts some families in an untenable conundrum I don’t recall what provoked me, well into adulthood, to ask my parents what the hardest part of their more than 50-year journey together had been. It was an impromptu inquiry spurred by nothing ...
‘Curious and circumspect creatures’: the artist making sculptures for the rats of New York City‘Curious and circumspect creatures’: the artist making sculptures for the rats of New York City
For his latest project, Asad Raza made ‘public art’ for rats with pieces designed to appeal to the city’s maligned rodents “We call this the Hell Door,” artist Asad Raza explained animatedly. It’s 10pm on a warm August evening, and we are standing outside a small enclosure at the back ...
Landslides, flash floods and raging seas: is California ready for the ravages of El Niño?Landslides, flash floods and raging seas: is California ready for the ravages of El Niño?
A mix of natural disasters could all befall the state at once as it finds itself in the crosshairs of the climate phenomenon On a cloudless autumn afternoon, sunlight sparkled on the water that had quietly swallowed a busy intersection to the north of San Francisco, as the surrounding rush-hour ...
The Social Reckoning review – Aaron Sorkin’s jittery sequel with all-new evil puppet ZuckerbergThe Social Reckoning review – Aaron Sorkin’s jittery sequel with all-new evil puppet Zuckerberg
Jeremy Strong’s slow-talking Facebook founder turns into a cameo, background to a thriller about a whistleblower that somehow never mentions Trump Here is a film for all those people who solemnly deplore social media in conversation but haven’t quite got round to deleting their accounts. Sixteen years have gone by ...