Demographers say the rebound is partly down to the 3.6 million children born between 1991 and 1995 reaching their early thirties ...

The key forward never quite delivered on the promise or hype at Carlton and in the long term the Blues will be better off without his gravitational draw ...

Texas Democrat removed for holding ‘Black people aren’t apes’ sign as colleagues stay seated while Republicans cheer ...

HBO’s new show is part of a wave of gay-themed romance – from Heartstopper to Red, White and Royal Blue – that desexes gay men just enough to make them palatable, like pets for young women ...

Giant glass box on the side of a lake the setting for Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov’s secret getaway ...

Four-day Caricom summit dominated by debate about US interventions in the region as military strikes against suspected drug boats continue ...

Dick Durbin accuses FBI chief of ‘irresponsible joyriding’ and says agency’s work marred by Patel’s poor decisions ...

Reform and the Greens both insist they can win Gorton and Denton from Labour – and if they do, it could be another nail in the prime minister’s coffin. Helen Pidd reports on how the candidates and vot ...

Toby Walsh says he despairs at Australian government’s lack of regulation of artificial intelligence ...

Jailed, beaten, executed … this BBC documentary gives voice to Russian dissidents and conscripts trapped in a system of violence, fear and punishment. The result is devastating ...

Zohran Mamdani calls for ‘respect’ of New York police as hundreds of thousands in US still face power outages ...

Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature protections at risk ...