4 h. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Sherlock star Benedict and the mystery of the vanishing photographs

It's a mystery that would baffle Sherlock Holmes himself... just why was Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured) so secretive about doing a stint as a barman for charity?

Culture

4 h. ago Face age and ID checks? Using the internet in Australia is about to fundamentally change

New codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner come into effect in December, with major ramifications for internet usersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the old adage goes, “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog”. But in Australia it might soon be the case that everything from search engines and social media sites, to app stores and AI chatbots will have to know your age.The Albanese government trumpeted the passage of its legislation banning under 16s from social media – which will come into effect in December – but new industry codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant under the Online Safety Act will probably have much larger ramifications for how Australians access the internet.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Love Island fans 'baffled' as they hear 'animal noises' in the middle of ITV broadcast

Love Island viewers were left baffled after hearing 'sheep noises' in the villa earlier this week - as they questioned where the noises could be coming from

Politics

10 h. ago Love Island fans left baffled as 'sheep noises' interrupts ITV broadcast

Love Island fans were left 'baffled' earlier in the week as they claimed to hear sheep noises in the background while Ty and Shakira sat down for a chat in the villa

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10 h. ago Love Island fans left baffled as 'sheep noises' interrupt ITV broadcast

Love Island fans were left 'baffled' earlier in the week as they claimed to hear sheep noises in the background while Ty and Shakira sat down for a chat in the villa

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10 h. ago Rory McIlroy left astonished after hitting two balls in one shot at The Open

Rory McIlroy was left baffled during his third round at The Open as he bizarrely hit two balls with one shot, stunning himself and spectators in the unbelievable moment

Events

11 h. ago Mystery cave found in North Korea as experts baffled by what's inside 'backbone' mountain

A team of experts from Kim Il Sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology, the National Authority for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and the State Academy of Sciences are baffled

Science

17 h. ago Serial dating and push presents: love in the age of the algorithm is complex | Zandile Powell

Couples and singles let us into their idealised love lives online, but our role as viewers makes it more of a ménage à troisSitting in a hospital bed, pregnant Campbell Puckett, known as “Pookie”, is handed a Craie Kelly Epsom 25 Hermès bag (retailing around £20,000) by her husband, Jett. “It’s time for her push present,” he says behind the camera. The husband and wife are arguably the internet’s favourite heterosexual couple at the moment, and if they are anything to go by, the standards for modern romance are high.Jett recently gave Pookie a single instruction on one of their European getaways: “Do not leave Paris without a Birkin.” Luxury unboxings are a staple on their page.These #relationshipgoals have increasingly influenced viewers’ standards and expectations in their own relationships. The spectacle of lavish gifts and experiences can shift expectations and expressions of love towards the more demonstrable aspects of romance. “If my husband doesn’t get me a Hermès Kelly as m...

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19 h. ago Daniel Dubois vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard, running order and start times

Dubois and Usyk will meet for a second time at Wembley Stadium - with the winner taking home the illustrious undisputed heavyweight title

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24 h. ago Lane hogger: Huge runaway pig races down main road in front of baffled drivers after 'escaping from farm'

Paul White said he thought of 'bacon butties' after spotting the hefty pig running down the road while stuck in traffic

Transport

30 h. ago Company says investigation under way into footage of couple at Coldplay gig

Video at the concert showed Astronomer’s married CEO with his arms around its head of human resourcesAstronomer, the company at the center of the Coldplay scandal in which its CEO was caught canoodling with its chief human resources officer, has finally issued a statement on the matter.More than 24 hours after a Jumbotron camera at a Coldplay concert in Boston, Massachusetts, caught the software company’s married CEO, Andy Byron, with his arms around the company’s HR head, Kristin Cabot, Astronomer has responded to the incident which has taken the internet by storm. Continue reading...

Events

31 h. ago Glitch in the Matrix? The ‘shrinking mill’ optical illusion that’s baffled the Internet

The structure by Gravelly Bay in Port Colborne, Ontario, has also become a local tourist attraction

Politics

32 h. ago Outraged flyer reveals what young child did in business class that 'ruined his flight'

The passenger's experience with an unruly child has divided the internet.

Transport

32 h. ago Arsenal complete fifth summer transfer as photo of new signing 'leaked' by mistake

Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Cristhian Mosquera after images of his first interview with the club were mistakenly uploaded onto the internet on Friday night

Sport

35 h. ago Shein shopper finds 'perfect' bargain handbag for £8 – then spots huge problem

A woman named Leah Higgins was left baffled after realising the £8 handbag she purchased from Shein for her hen-do had one big flaw - and people were left less than impressed

Economics

36 h. ago I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight

I scoured longevity research on wellbeing – and the deeper I dug, the more I recognized a profound underlying patternAnyone who says “age is just a number” has not reached the high numbers. Ageing is not easy, and “forever young” is not a plan. Regardless of how many burpees you can do or protein smoothies you chug, the passing of time brings challenges. Roles that you relished change, words on menus seem to shrink, necks sag, diagnoses arise.On the other hand, ageing is not the downhill slide that people believe it is. A multibillion- dollar antiageing industry profits when you feel awful about yourself and fear ageing like the plague. The tragedy of ageing is not that we will all grow old and die, but that ageing has been made unnecessarily, and at times excruciatingly, painful and humiliating. Ageing does not have to be this way. Continue reading...

Events

38 h. ago Fantasy Premier League introduce new 'overlooked' points scoring rule leaving fans baffled

Fantasy Premier League has decided to try and level the playing field for defenders and defensive midfielders for the 2025/26 season by tweaking the point scoring rules

Sport

41 h. ago Are they ‘having an affair’ or just shy? The couple caught on Coldplay’s kiss cam

Internet transfixed by canoodling couple who, instead of waving, look horrified and quickly break apartIt is a moment of shock and mortification in Massachusetts that has transfixed the internet.A camera at a Coldplay concert near Boston sweeps the audience and picks out a canoodling couple. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa are an 'illusion of love' as true feelings 'exposed'

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island's Chris Hughes and Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa found love on Celebrity Big Brother, but things may not be what they seem in their whirlwind romance

Politics

42 h. ago Voices: As my owl chick’s life hung by a thread, I started haggling with the universe

The illusion drawn by false dichotomies can take on startlingly solid dimensions, finds poet and artist Frieda Hughes

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