‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare
Thomas found connection online after moving to a rural village with no friends nearby. Then things started to spiral
Do we really need truncheons and pepper spray to fight off London’s ‘feral’ teenage shoplifters?
I don’t want to minimise the scenes in Clapham High Street. But how about dialling things down a notch, writes Zoe Williams
‘The original triple threat’: two exhibitions celebrate Marilyn Monroe as creative pioneer
BFI and National Portrait Gallery to mark centenary of the film star’s birth with ‘the summer of Marilyn’
Joe Rogan and the influencers who built Maga are revolting over Iran. Was this an alliance doomed to fail?
Unlike Trump’s cronies in the White House, outside voices are not so easily disciplined. There’s a lesson here for all future political movements, says Jason Okundaye, an assistant Opinion editor at the Guardian
Is the UK falling out of love with social media?
Ofcom data points to more passive consumption amid changes to apps and fears about mental health and past posts
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
Influencers and athletes are among those claiming substances can help with injury repair, weight loss and angi-ageing
Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concerns
‘Young people want to come together’: experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham
Academics and youth workers say cuts to services and lack of public space help explain recent unrest in south London
UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdog
World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam
Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations
Her daughter was murdered seven years ago. Why are images of the crime still on social media?
Bianca Devins was 17 when she was killed by a man who then shared photos of her mutilated body on sites like Instagram and Snapchat – something her mother Kim describes as ‘psychological terrorism’. Here, she reveals her battle to get them offline
UK social media users less active on tech platforms due to rise of video apps
Ofcom research shows people also concerned old posts could affect personal or professional life
MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’
Committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company
Revealed: the vast illegal casino network targeting UK gamblers
Calls for tougher laws as network stretching from Caribbean to Georgia generates riches for offshore tycoons by appearing to prey on the vulnerable
Bone Keeper review – there’s a critter in the caves in serviceable Brit horror
An unconvincing group of friends is briskly picked off one-by-one while searching for a beastie that hitched a ride to Earth on a meteorite