Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
Bluetooth sleep masks don’t only block out light, they also let you stream audio. I spent weeks testing some of the top-rated ones on the market
‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack
Fears grow about anti-immigration protests after asylum seeker charged with attempted murder in Northern Ireland
Surveillance drones deployment on US’s Great Lakes raises data collection fears
Rights groups and some locals are concerned that Coast Guard program could become a data collection project
Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds
Southern Poverty Law Center releases report as US government pursues federal fraud charges against group
Attachment review – adoption is a marathon in this sprint of a show
Julia Cranney’s play illustrates complex processes as it explores one woman’s plans to start a family but it hops too quickly through her life
Air passengers ‘risking lives by grabbing bags and filming in emergencies’
Fines may be needed to deter travellers from retrieving hand luggage, says official from airlines body Iata
Labour has to reassess what it is for, and that is no bad thing
Letters: Responding to an article by Polly Toynbee, Patrick Diamond says the party must have courage to think anew. Plus letters from Tom Kelly and Michael Orton
‘Electrify daily life’, urges Cop31 host
A third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Turkish minister Murat Kurum, as he sets out priorities priority for this year’s UN climate summit
Is the pope a Real Madrid fan? Leo’s admission upsets Barcelona faithful
Pontiff appeals in Catalan for harmony on Barcelona leg of Spain tour after making football foes in city
UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment
Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer that the ‘ladder of opportunity’ is wobbling
I know it’s taboo – but I’m a big fan of marriage
If you like the idea, but are too ashamed to admit it in the midst of this hot divorcee summer, listen up! There are some very good reasons to get wed, writes Polly Hudson
The Guardian view on the care system: support for teens must go beyond reunions with old friends
Editorial: A new scheme to support care leavers’ relationships is welcome. But loneliness is one problem among many
Tony Worthington obituary
Labour MP who served as a Northern Ireland minister in the run-up to the Good Friday agreement and was active on behalf of asbestos victims
Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival
Hard times – and British-style pubs – are squeezing restaurant-bars that once thrived in cities everywhere. Can they innovate to keep pace with change?