Canvassing to empty houses: knocking on doors in the smart doorbell era

Campaigning door-to-door is nothing new, but selling your party’s vision in the UK election to someone when you can’t see them can be a mixed blessing

‘People aren’t so impressed by big names’: is the era of celebrity political endorsement over?

A-listers queued up to add showbiz pizzaz before elections. Today, it’s seen as more effective for a member of the public speak out

From ‘hooligans with credit cards’ to influencers: the evolution of England’s WAGs

The term for England footballers’ wives and girlfriends first exploded in 2006 in Germany. The new generation watching the Euros are turning the old stereotypes on their heads

Men are less able to identify eating disorders – I called mine ‘cutting weight’

Male body dysmorphia has rocketed – maybe because we’re desperate to assert a sense of control over our chaotic lives, says freelance writer Tom Usher

Vomit-inducing deepfake nudes show yet again that when misogyny intersects with AI and elitism, girls get hurt

The Bacchus Marsh grammar allegations are shocking but not new. Barely regulated tech has made school student pornographers a global phenomenon

The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male: how toxic masculinity took over social media

His heroes are Patrick Bateman, John Wick, Tommy Shelby and Walter White. He follows Andrew Tate and idolises wolves. And he has quickly become a laughing stock. Welcome to the world of the sigma male

Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’

Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice

Birthday Girl review – Trine Dyrholm superb in mother-daughter cruise ship rape drama

Rocking big hair and fake eyelashes Dyrholm shines in provocative film that deals with issues of sexual assault and female bonding

BT left my blind father without a panic button

It didn’t work after it switched his landline to digital without warning

‘They give us liberty with less anxiety’: A teenager, a parent and a teacher on smartphones for under-14s

After plans to make St Albans the first smartphone-free city for children under 14, our panellists discuss potential benefits and drawbacks

‘Off the charts’: the key breakthroughs giving new hope in treating cancer

World’s largest cancer conference in Chicago shares ‘impressive’ findings in vaccines, drug trials and AI

Rosalie review – intriguing empowerment tale of a 19th century celebrity ‘bearded lady’

Based on a true story, this film presents hormone-disordered Rosalie, who has hair on her face and body, as a perky outsider in period dress

Internet addiction alters brain chemistry in young people, study finds

Changes in multiple neural networks can result in further addictive tendencies and negative behaviours, researchers say

The best alarm clocks to make sure you wake up and don’t go back to sleep, if you have ADHD

Neurodivergent people can struggle with timekeeping. Don’t rely on your phone, try one of these to kickstart your day

Mom review – Indigenous Mexican woman contemplates the price of a machismo society

Director Xun Sero grew up fatherless and resentful. As his mother opens up about her troubled life, he must face his own role