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Can you turn off generative AI?
Generative AI is increasingly entering our lives, as big tech companies make them the default.

Kara-France v Pantoja: Live updates from UFC 317 in Las Vegas
All the action as Kai Kara-France looks to become the UFC flyweight champion.

Loopy Tunes dominate at Children's Music Awards
Musical duo Siu Williams-Lemi and Leah Williams-Partington won in three of the four categories they were nominated in.

Whanau of missing 17-year-old Whetu Bennett 'distraught'
Police are appealing for any information about the whereabouts of a 17-year-old girl who has been missing for three days.

Danny Boyle's zombie reboot '28 Years Later' leaves us dangling
Boyle's 28 Days Later, gets a reboot, as a post-zombie apocalypse England retreats into a new Dark Age.

Two more arrests after break-in at RAF base
Six people are now in custody after pro-Palestine activists claim they sprayed paint on planes.

School sun safety lessons trialled to tackle skin cancer
The new pilot teaches children as young as five how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen.

Get me to the Euros! How to nab last-minute tickets for a summer of football
The women's football tournament Euro 2025 kicks off in Switzerland on 2 July. Here's a guide to all the action.

I feel like I've been gaslit - like the life I had before the war was made up
The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has altered course.

'Regrets, I have a few' and 'cut weight to cut waits'
An interview with Sir Keir Starmer and plans to reform the NHS are featured on Sunday's front pages.

I buy my children vapes to try to control their addiction
One month on from the ban, one mum says it has had little impact on her children's nicotine consumption.

NSW were hammered 8-0 in a first-half Origin penalty blitz. Here’s why it won’t happen again
Laurie Daley met referees boss Jared Maxwell during the week to seek an explanation for the lopsided penalty count in Origin II.

Norris declaration 'dangerous' for Piastri
Lando Norris declared he 'felt like his old self' after taking pole for the Austrian Grand Prix, in which teammate Oscar Piastri could manage only third.

Photos: Extensive damage caused by ongoing Tasman floods
A reporter surveying flood damage by helicopter says she has seen widespread and extensive damage extending up the Motueka Valley.

Streaming giants help bring Korean dramas to world - but much lost in translation
The global rise of a small subset of K-dramas is impacting the entire Korean TV landscape - and it's not all for the best.

UFC 317 live updates: Kai Kara-France v Alexandre Pantoja
Follow all the action from T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

From mascot to matchwinner - the making of a new England hero
Jonathan Rowe has gone from walking out as a nine-year-old mascot alongside England and Brazil at Wembley to scoring the winner in the Under-21 Euros final.

Why are UK cities often the hottest spots in the country?
Temperatures in city centres can be 10C higher than surrounding areas but why does that happen and can anything be done about it?

'Proud to be gay': K-pop star on coming out to the world
Only a handful of K-pop artists have come out as gay, but none as publicly as Bain. Is this a turning point?

The mystery of the paedophile who hired out Disneyland
Jacky Jhaj has previously organised a fake red carpet premiere and filmed elaborate videos.

Thousands party at Budapest Pride despite Orban's ban
A giant crowd throngs the Hungarian capital, championing LGBT rights and defying PM Viktor Orban.

Joint wins Wimbledon warm-up
Rising Aussie star Maya Joint defeated Alexandra Eala to won the Eastbourne Open, a crucial Wimbledon lead-up tournament.