‘Fear of missing out’ keeping girls and young women online despite sexism
Almost half of girls aged 11 to 21 in Girlguiding survey say sexism and misogyny makes them feel less safe
‘Parents know they are not alone’: UK pact to withhold smartphones until 14 gathers pace
Signatories to online pledge say it offers support in family reckonings over phone usage
‘My disability is the least interesting thing about me’: Actor Adam Pearson on fame, film and his sibling rivalry
Actor Adam Pearson feels disfigurement onscreen is often presented as a problem. He sees it very differently. He talks about karaoke in Croydon, rivalry with his twin, Oscar ambitions – and why his mum refuses to believe he’s famous
Mealybugs, mobiles… It’s been a tough week for my plants and kids
I’ve got ladybirds for my plants, I don’t know what to get for my daughter
Less haste more speed will win Labour the race to fix 21st-century Britain
Rebuilding existing infrastructure is key for the government rather than rushed policymaking for new projects
‘Editing it was like exposure therapy’: Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement
After reporting a high-profile journalist for sexual assault, Ito was championed and vilified. She relives that night and the aftermath in her documentary Black Box Diaries
Children of the Cult review – fierce doc about the Osho commune survivors
Courageously covering what Netflix’s Wild Wild Country didn’t, this film confronts those who ran the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh meditation centres with the shocking testimonies of its child victims
Saudi fitness instructor stabbed in face while jailed over women’s rights posts
Pen used in assault on Manahel al-Otaibi, who has been imprisoned for 11 years for ‘terrorist’ tweets after secret trial
Fountain of youth: The Substance and movies’ obsession with fictional drugs
As the Demi Moore body horror shows, the made-up likes of melange, substance, black meat or adrenochrome reflect our preoccupation with staying young
Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story review – life story of America’s healthcare saviour
From British private school outcast to anaconda-wrestling cowboy to philanthropist, Paul Michael Angell’s documentary is of a life less ordinary
‘People say, just get surgery, and I’m like: Bruh, this is after surgery’
Cosmetic surgery fuels the fallacy that looks bring happiness. But what is it like to live with a striking visible difference? The star of a new film about the subject shares his real-life experiences
Social workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work
Magic Notes tool records and analyses face-to-face meetings and suggests follow-up actions
The Outrun review – Saoirse Ronan is mesmerising in sobering addiction drama
Heart-wrenching story adapted from Amy Liptrot’s memoir is as tough as its Orkney landscapes
UK parents join pact to withhold smartphones from children under 14
Online pledge by Smartphone Free Childhood signed by at least one parent at 6,537 schools
Race to combat mpox misinformation as vaccine rollout in DRC begins
Poll suggests half of Congolese have not heard of deadly disease, as conspiracy theories and rumours spread