When are people too old to do their jobs?

Old people are making news. Just this past week in Denmark, the retirement age for collecting a government pension was increased to 70 years old, an issue that has caused much debate in that country. Here in the US, questions have been raised about former president Joe Biden’s mental acuity while he was still in office. Warren Buffett announced his retirement at the age of 94 from Berkshire Hathaway. Donald Trump’s behavior, at the age of 78, continues to raise concern, if not alarm

Natural disasters cost Australia’s economy $2.2bn in first half of 2025, new Treasury analysis shows

Six months of natural disasters in 2025 have cost the economy $2.2bn, largely in slower retail and household spending, according to new federal Treasury analysis.Wild weather has repeatedly battered the Australian east coast this year.The analysis period covers Cyclone Alfred, the first cyclone to hit south-east Queensland in 50 years, and associated flooding.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailIt also includes the impact of last month’s severe flooding in New South Wales’s Hunter and mid-north coast regions

What is the most common mental health misinformation on TikTok?

Thousands of influencers peddle mental health misinformation on social media platforms – some out of a naive belief that their personal experience will help people, others because they want to boost their following or sell products.As part of a Guardian investigation, experts established clear themes to the misinformation contained in videos posted with a #mentalhealthtips hashtag on TikTok.Several videos about borderline personality disorder suggest symptoms that are everyday experiences – such as feeling anxiety when people change plans, experiencing mood swings, a fear of abandonment and mirroring people’s behaviour to be liked.Another video purports to show how depression manifests in the workplace as a lack of concentration, feeling tired, having low energy levels, a loss of appetite and irritability.“While some of the ‘symptoms’ overlap with depression, these can be attributed to a range of afflictions and struggles,” said Liam Modlin, a therapist and psychology researcher at King’s College London

Starmer says Farage would spook the City and give us Truss 2 – he could be right

The message Zia Yusuf wanted to send was clear. With a backdrop of the City of London behind him, from the 34th floor of the Shard, the Reform UK chair laid out an economic policy designed to show his party meant business.In a briefing over a full English breakfast for some of the nation’s journalists on Friday morning, Yusuf reiterated an announcement the Reform leader, Nigel Farage, had made overnight from another hotel 5,000 miles away in Las Vegas: the party would now accept donations in bitcoin, and if elected to power would make tax and regulatory changes to bolster Britain’s adoption of cryptocurrency.As far as settings go for a press conference, commanding views over St Paul’s Cathedral and the banks and asset managers of the Square Mile, it is straight out of the Westminster playbook, even if the policy idea is pure Donald Trump.However, the trouble with Yusuf’s message to the City was not the questionable credibility of crypto – viewed with unease at the Bank of England as the wild west of finance – but the party’s broader tax and spending policies

French Open: Alcaraz and Sabalenka in action, Swiatek edges Rybakina in thriller – live

9-8 Alcaraz, when Shelton shanks well wide. And, crucially for Alcaraz, this set point is on his serve – unlike the first. Alcaraz repeatedly goes to Shelton’s backhand, before working the space and firing beyond the American’s forehand wing! Alcaraz wins a set that was Shelton’s for the taking, and while it’s only the first set, it’ll be a long way back for Shelton from here.… Shelton edges to 7-6 … a third set point … Alcaraz is grunting loudly, hitting hard and true, and then shows delicate touch to finish the point at the net with a backhand volley. And he’s screaming when he gets his first set point as Shelton nets! So 8-7 Alacaraz … and this time it’s Shelton’s turn to come forward and settle matters

Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates set to seal overall victory on stage 21 in Rome – live

55km to go: The sprinters’ teams are keeping this breakaway under manners. The pace is a proper race pace now. One final blast before a well-earned rest for these riders. And of course, Simon Yates will be in the bunch, accompanied by his teammates, just focusing on staying upright.Kruijswijk is doing plenty of work on the front of the bunch