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You’ve woken up with an amazing story to tell, but everyone’s eyes are already glazing over. Here’s the fix, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

A group of parents in Maine were wary of buying smartphones for their 10-year-olds – and took a drastic step, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s declaration on Palestinian statehood sends a welcome signal for the future. But more pressure is needed if a humanitarian catastrophe is to be averted

Editorial: Only a small sliver of riverside land is accessible to the public. Rights of way shouldn’t depend on the goodwill of landowners

We value and rely on BMA members, but on this, we’ll stand firm. They are only hurting patients and themselves, says health secretary Wes Streeting

As I was writing this column, I received yet another a scam call. At least, I assume it was a scam. I no longer even pick up the phone to unknown numbers, even on my work mobile, because they’re so often trying to sell me solar panels or frighten me…

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In the wake of Britain’s move towards a historic recognition of a state of Palestine, three Middle Eastern powers have united to call for Hamas to disarm and leave the territory, in order to facilitate a ceasefire. It is now for the United States to welcome…

The crime statistics are piling up, and all of them are scary. Knife crime in London, according to this paper’s correspondent, Ross Lydall, is up nearly ten per cent since last year: London now accounts for roughly one in three knife attacks in England and Wales.

In a majority of capital cities in Australia, inflation is now below 2% – that is, below the Reserve Bank’s target range