The friendship secret: why socialising could help you live longer

Neuroscientist Ben Rein is on a mission to show that being around others not only feels good, but can even improve recovery from strokes, cancer and heart attacks. So why are so many of us isolated and glued to our phones?

Golden Globes 2026: One Battle After Another, Hamnet and Adolescence win – as it happened

Paul Thomas Anderson, Jessie Buckley, Stephen Graham, Wagner Moura and Rose Byrne are among this year’s big winners

One Battle After Another and Adolescence dominate 83rd Golden Globes

Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy thriller and the Netflix breakout drama took home major awards with Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley also winning

Golden Globes 2026: the full list of winners

One Battle After Another and Adolescence won big – and so did actors Wagner Moura and Jessie Buckley

Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban

How to dress for work without spending a fortune – or sacrificing personal style

Also: advice to reduce screen time, how to maximize your toaster oven, the best gloves and at-home fitness staples

Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for under-16s social media ban

Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect young people

Netflix and Paramount deals are both wrong for Warner Bros Discovery – and democracy

A congressional hearing this week underscored the danger a WBD deal would pose to journalism and the American public

Senior Labour MPs urge government to ban cryptocurrency political donations

Campaign groups argue online transactions ‘present real risks to our democracy’ as it is hard to trace their true source

Influencers and OnlyFans models are increasingly requesting O-1 visas: ‘This is the American dream now’

Content creators are leveraging high follower counts to apply for the visa for ‘individuals with extraordinary ability’

Mandelson praises Trump’s ‘graciousness’ and declines to apologise for friendship with Jeffrey Epstein – as it happened

In first TV interview since he was sacked as UK ambassador to US, Mandelson says association with Epstein was ‘terrible mistake’ but adds: ‘I was not culpable’

Grab your fidget spinners! Why gen Z are pining for 2016

As galling as it is to see young people refer to the items I wore 10 years ago as ‘vintage’, surely the real problem is that so many of them believe their best years are behind them, writes Coco Khan

‘It’s more productive than doomscrolling’: film-maker Ben Wheatley on his secret life as musician Dave Welder

While playing with nine-figure Hollywood budgets, the Kill List and Meg 2 director has become a prolific music producer. Next up is his experimental film, Bulk

Excessive screen time could limit vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn

Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds

Game On: the Swiss sports brand using hi-tech and chutzpah to challenge Nike and Adidas

Zurich-based firm taps into latest robot tech to ‘fibre-spray’ high-end sports shoes worn by the likes of Roger Federer