Journalist Richard Guilliatt resigns from Walkley awards board after critic wins reporting prize

Exclusive: Resignation comes after abuse survivor said she was devastated her father, who was jailed for 48 years, was interviewed for the Shadow of Doubt podcast

How not to be rude in 2026

Do you keep your headphones on at the checkout? Or chat people up then never follow through? You need our expert guide to the new social faux pas – and how to avoid them

Erling Haaland has already won one prize: the most viral player of the World Cup

Norwegian striker’s following keeps growing, more for the content he creates off the pitch than his scoring record

EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’

Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’

‘His legacy is cringe’: how Charlie Kirk became a meme among the young – even his supporters

Crude jokes about the Maga luminary are exploding online – less than a year after conservatives were suppressing any slander against him

How social media is changing Wimbledon from eminent tournament to ‘bucket list’ event

From high-profile influencers to live ticket-queue tracking, some fear aggressive marketing is ruining championships

US judge throws out Trump’s $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post

Suit stemmed from 2023 Post article that said bank with ties to porn industry helped to fund Trump’s media operation

Why gen Z are ‘romanticizing’ their hangovers: ‘It’s lowkey a beautiful thing’

For young people, flaunting eye bags and bed rotting has become a cheeky rebuttal of body optimization culture

Freddy the German: psyop, mirror to US rapacity or Tocqueville in a CR7 shirt?

The true identity of the World Cup’s breakout fan has been the topic of feverish debate. He is also the tournament’s most revealing character

‘In stories like this, the data and the methodology are key’: when private equity meets public service journalism

A team from across the Guardian set out to investigate the full extent of private equity’s stake in Britain’s public and essential services. The scale and opacity posed many challenges

‘Tough pill to swallow’: LadBible boss on the traffic hit from Meta’s feed shake-up

Digital publishers struggle to reinvent business model after algorithm is changed in favour of promoting creator content

AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps

As imaging tools become more sophisticated, online predators are using images of children to make extreme pornography

UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears

Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online

‘They sing mostly about cows … and peace’: how social media is driving a Maasai music revival

Digital artists from Maa-speaking peoples including the Maasai and Samburu are gaining popularity in Kenya with a blend of traditional and modern sounds

Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’

Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division