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Fewer than half of British adults now carry a physical wallet, according to recent research, with many carrying payment cards on their phones or smartwatches instead.But while digital wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Pay are the default payment method among generation Z and millennials, many people over the age of 44 still rely on physical debit and credit cards.Four readers told us about their wallets.‘Unnecessary’Alosh K Jose says the move to online and contactless payments after the Covid pandemic means it is unnecessary to carry a wallet. Photograph: Alosh K Jose/Guardian Community“It used to weigh me down,” says…

Getty ImagesPhil Coulter has written or co-written several songs for Eurovision, including the UK’s winning 1967 song Puppet on a String, which was sampled last year by Jade Thirlwall in Angel of my DreamsThe UK should withdraw from Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates, musician and songwriter Phil Coulter has said.This would follow the lead of the Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, which has said it will not take part if Israel does “given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza”.Mr Coulter said he was “100% behind RTÉ” in their decision to withdraw from the contest, and that people in the…

Imagn Images The Lineup Cheat Sheet was created so that you could get quick answers to your Fantasy start/sit questions with the analysis already built in. For detailed rationale, check out my latest content, including my weekly Lineup Decisions column.What do the numbers mean? All of my analyses from the week, from data points to matchup outlooks to game-flow predictions, are basically represented by a number on a confidence scale from 1-10. The higher the number next to a player’s name, the more confident I am that you should start him. The numbers are not a projection, just a confidence…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom.Judith…

Cooper Hoffman as Garraty, David Jonsson as McVries, Tut Nyuot as Baker, and Ben Wang as Olson in “The Long Walk.”Murray Close/Lionsgate The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian thriller The Long Walk is new in theaters. How do Rotten Tomatoes critics rate the film? Rated R, opened in theaters nationwide on Friday. From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King’s first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films, comes The Long Walk, an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: ‘How far could you go?’”…

Graham FraserTechnology reporterGetty ImagesWith smartphones, where Apple leads others often follow – so it launching an iPhone this week without a traditional Sim card is raising questions over the future of a very familiar piece of phone tech.All phone users will be used to the small plastic cards they need to delicately insert into their devices to make them operate.But for buyers of the iPhone Air, that will be a thing of the past.It will only operate with an eSim – which allows users to switch networks or plans without resorting to a fiddly fork to open a tiny Sim…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease.Reported cholera cases rose by 5% and deaths by 50% in 2024 compared to 2023, with more than 6000 people dying from a disease that is both preventable and treatable. While these numbers are themselves alarming, they are underestimates of the true burden of cholera.Conflict, climate change, population displacement, and long-term deficiencies in water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure continue to fuel the rise of cholera, a disease caused by the bacterium,…

Over the course of Saturday Night Live‘s history, many memorable cast members have graced the Studio 8H stage (172 of them, to be exact). But of all the various comedians to be featured on the long-running sketch comedy series, roughly 35 percent have only appeared on the show for a single season.  By technical terms, that means there have been around 60 one-and-done Saturday Night Live performers, and that list includes a plethora of Hollywood’s beloved writers, actors and comedians. Some previous ensemble members have faded into the background, while others have stood out among the crop, going on to…

September 12, 20253 min readChild’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an InfectionA child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal brain disorder that develops years after a measles infection. Experts underscore the need for vaccination to protect the most vulnerableBy Andrea Thompson edited by Clara MoskowitzAn MRI scan showing subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a complication of measles infection. A school-aged child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal complication from a measles infection they acquired when they were an infant who was too young to…