Fashion This article is more than 4 months old‘History’s most divisive hairstyle’: salons report surge in demand for mulletsThis article is more than 4 months oldSubversive style is cropping up on catwalk after stars such as Paul Mescal sport the look on red carpet Affectionately known as any of the following – a neck warmer, a Tennessee top hat, or a party at the back – mullets might be the most polarising hairstyle in history, but they are also the cut that refuses to die.

Reality TVPolice look into claim of betting scam on reality TV showsA betting ring is under investigation in response to fears it raked in tens of thousands of pounds by getting early tip-offs about the winners of reality TV shows such as The X Factor. Detectives are investigating five men for alleged involvement in the scam. The online betting company Betfair alerted police after spotting a pattern of winning bets stretching back to the 2004 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.

The ObserverFictionReviewWhat makes the women of an American town go on a sex strike? The rather unconvincing supernatural cause doesn't spoil an otherwise warm, worldly and witty novelRobby and Dory Lang are so popular with the students at their suburban New Jersey high school that they pass the "Teacher of the Year" title between them year after year. Their colleagues envy their marriage for its "stability and reciprocity, the lack of sexism, the love and the passion"

A 12-year-old trips and puts his hand through a painting at an art exhibition in Taiwan Taiwan This article is more than 8 years oldBoy trips in museum and punches hole through paintingThis article is more than 8 years oldTaiwanese 12-year-old holding a drink stumbles and tears through 17th-century oil on canvas artwork A 12-year-old Taiwanese boy lived out a slapstick nightmare at the weekend when he tripped at a museum and broke his fall with a painting, smashing a hole in it.

US television This article is more than 7 months oldDanny Masterson, star of That ’70s Show, found guilty of rape This article is more than 7 months old47-year-old actor, who allegedly drugged women’s drinks, faces up to 30 years in prison after jury finds him guilty Danny Masterson, the actor best known for his role in That ’70s Show, was found guilty of two counts of rape on Wednesday in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role.

ExperienceLife and styleShe was out cold and difficult to lift. The train came closer and people started to scream It was a summer evening, and I was on my way home from work on the London Underground. It was about 5.30pm when I changed from the Victoria to the Northern line at Stockwell. The platform was packed and very hot. I stood right at the far end, furthest from where the train would come into the station.

Crime This article is more than 14 years oldPolice errors contributed to suicide of tormented mother Fiona PilkingtonThis article is more than 14 years oldThe Independent Police Complaints Commission is to launch an investigation into the way the "distressing" case was handledPolice errors and inaction were partly responsible for driving a vulnerable single mother to kill herself and her severely disabled daughter after years of abuse from youths, an inquest found today.

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A nematode (eukaryote) in a biofilm of microorganisms, an unidentified nematode (Poikilolaimus sp.) which lives 1.4 km below the surface. Photograph: Gaetan Borgonie/AFP/Getty Images/Extreme LifeA nematode (eukaryote) in a biofilm of microorganisms, an unidentified nematode (Poikilolaimus sp.) which lives 1.4 km below the surface. Photograph: Gaetan Borgonie/AFP/Getty Images/Extreme LifeGeology This article is more than 5 years oldScientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organismsThis article is more than 5 years oldGlobal team of scientists find ecosystem below earth that is twice the size of world’s oceans

Race'I'm a paki and proud'Businessman Abdul Rahim says he wants to reclaim the P-word from racists - and he's using his 'PAK1' clothes label to do it. He talks to Sarfraz ManzoorSticks and stones may break your bones; words can do so much worse. Words can batter your self-esteem, bruise your confidence and bludgeon your patriotism. They can make you hate yourself and convince you that everyone else hates you too.