‘I’m rapt!’: meatball chants but no mania as New Zealand assembles for first Ikea store
Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family
Fallen Angels review – fizz-fuelled lust drives a Coward comedy that was almost banned
Janie Dee and Alexandra Gilbreath are excellent as wives preparing to meet an old flame in an entertainingly directed play that builds to comic chaos and a marital reckoning
Households face higher energy bills as £28bn grid upgrade gets go-ahead
Plan to improve gas networks and rewire electricity systems across Great Britain likely to add £30 to average annual bill
Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shaky
Pentagon’s Law of War manual clearly prohibits attack, but justification for whole campaign also faces tough questions
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Quiptic crossword No 1,354
Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms
Ban due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already
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Quick cryptic crossword No 83
Nigel Farage urged to sack Reform council leader accused of racism
Party is investigating Ian Cooper as Labour MPs call for him to resign as leader of Staffordshire county council
How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
Lock in a year of cheap TV with the best US Black Friday streaming deals
Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max and Apple TV are all slashing the price of a subscription this Black Friday – here are the best deals
The Abandons review – Gillian Anderson’s po-faced western has some very dodgy script moments
Icy mining magnate Gillian Anderson goes head to head with rebellious rancher Lena Headey in a drama that takes itself so very, very seriously
Record numbers becoming billionaires through inheritance, UBS report finds
Swiss bank says bequests made 91 people billionaires, while overall number jumped from 2,682 in 2024 to 9,919 this year
New York Times sues Pentagon over Trump team’s limits on press reporting
The paper says new rules limiting questions, movement and sourcing violate press freedoms and chill independent reporting
Kids’ parties are hell on earth, but may be the cure to the world’s ills
As society becomes increasingly weird, birthdays are a chance to build connection. Even if it means 300 attempts at conversation with other tired parents