What my zen week with a virtual power-washer taught me about gaming – and life
Some of the most popular simulator games are outlandishly boring. But curiously, it’s satisfying to complete pointless tasks when the stakes are so low, says writer Imogen West-Knights
City watchdog faces legal action over £9.1bn compensation scheme for car loan victims
Exclusive: Lawyers for group Consumer Voice notified FCA they are challenging redress scheme as inadequate
‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers
Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media
#ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTok
Skincare videos are featuring children as young as two, Guardian analysis finds, prompting fears about the industry’s reach and lack of safeguards
Rebel Wilson’s The Deb is great fun but it tanked. Is this the fate of the Australian movie musical?
The Deb has taken just $237 a screen in its second week – but it is an enjoyable addition to the Australian movie musical pantheon, which is more flops than hits
The tooth fairy is ridiculous but kids need rituals. I know I do
Invoking a night imp might be ludicrous, but the superstitious and the sacred are often the same thing
Afternoon Update: Labor to limit NDIS eligibility; ‘significant failures’ saw foster children placed with serial killer; and hunting for UFOs
Federal health minister Mark Butler announces major changes and says scheme is costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’
UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates on hold as Iran war casts shadow over labour market
Channel Seven’s Spotlight dug for dirt on renewable energy. Here’s what they left out
Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China
UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war
Annual March rate adds to pressure on household finances and follows warnings of slowdown to UK economy
The Hours won awards for Nicole Kidman’s fake nose – and hearts as a queer classic
Stephen Daldry’s 2002 film, which secured Kidman an Oscar for her depiction of Virginia Woolf, is a groundbreaking depiction of queer sexuality across the 20th century