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Press access spat adds to fears of circus around Luigi Mangione murder trial

Intense global interest in Mangione's case is unfolding against a media landscape where news consumers expect minute-by-minute updates, a mise-en-scène now made all the more complicated by social media influencers who…

‘Panda of the insect world’: the moscardón bumblebee creates buzz for invertebrate of the year

Any bumblebee would be a worthy winner of invertebrate of the year but a gorgeous giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse? Come on! There are about 250 species of bumblebee and Bombus dahlbomii is the…

This is how we do it: ‘Since I started HRT, we’ve switched roles – he jokes that I want to do it every day’

It took me threatening to file for divorce to bring us back from the brink. If someone told me that the gangly 6ft 6in spotty young man I met on the first day of university was going to be my husband and the father of my…

‘It’s rare to hear: I’m black and middle class’ – Symeon Brown on black Britain’s enduring ‘taboo’

One went on to a selective secondary school, and became the second black person to hold one of Britain's great offices of state. The other became a journalist who would go on to survey the country's black professional…

People say they hate AI slop — but do you really?

Despite all the dead giveaways – the em dash, the ‘it’s not x, it’s y’ line, the emoji – this wasn’t AI -generated. A boring old human wrote it. AI-generated writing is everywhere these days. In emails, award-winning…

The £477m surprise winner of the summer heatwave

But while golf greens benefit from an exemption that allows watering while much of the rest of the nation suffers a hosepipe ban , the verdant vineyards are evidence that Britain’s wine producers are among the few…

Andrew is still due to receive a royal funeral – here’s who could stop it

The former Duke of York lost the use of his HRH style and prince title last year , following renewed scrutiny of his friendship with the convicted paedophile financier. He was later required to give up his Royal Lodge…

Fearne Cotton became ‘sort of a hermit’ when ‘crippled with anxiety’

Read our privacy notice . TV presenter Fearne Cotton has reflected on becoming “sort of a hermit” two years ago when she felt “debilitated” and “crippled with anxiety” during a time of personal challenges. The…

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to receive royal ceremonial funeral despite being stripped of his titles

The former Duke of York is included in the Government’s so-called ‘bridge’ plans, which prepare for the deaths of members of the Royal Family long in advance, according to the Mail on Sunday. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor…

Setting an alarm or keeping their own phones off - how do parents tackle summer screen time?

Six weeks is a long time to keep youngsters busy - so how many of them will be turning to devices for entertainment? Young people could spend 42% more time on their phones during the summer holidays compared to term…