News from October 3, 2025

David Hockney iPad drawings of Yorkshire Wolds to be sold at auction

Seventeen prints from The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate are largest group of Hockney’s iPad works to come to market

I just switched from iPhone 16 Pro Max to iPhone Air — what I like and what I don't - Tom's Guide

After a year of using the Pro Max, the Air is a big change

Large fire erupts at Los Angeles County refinery - CBS News

LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said crews contained the fire to one area of the refinery.

Public hospital psychiatrists to receive 20% pay rise after winning dispute with NSW Health

State’s Industrial Relations Commission hands down decision after 200 doctors threatened to resign in January

Optus among companies earning billions in Australia but paying no income tax

Latest ATO report reveals string of mostly multinational firms continue to be able to pay no or very little income tax, including Netflix, Apple and Microsoft

Taylor Swift: The Diary of a Showgirl is a triumphant pop victory lap - BBC

Taylor Swift's 12th album is a breathtakingly fun pop record, capturing the joy of falling in love.

Taylor Swift Releases New Album The Life of a Showgirl : Listen and Read the Full Credits - Pitchfork

No traces of banned chemical thiometon found in blueberries, NSW authorities say, contradicting previous claim

State EPA and food safety authority say no evidence of insecticide was found and researcher’s 2024 results were ‘unreliable’

Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl review – dull razzle-dazzle from a star who seems frazzled

Far from the Max Martin-assisted pop juggernaut fans expected, this soft-rock paean to domestic bliss is slight on tunes and still seethes with grievance. And the less said about her fiance’s ‘magic wand’, the better

The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally

Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally

Bossing it! The makers of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere on turning Jeremy Allen White into the rock icon

Springsteen’s 1982 lo-fi album Nebraska was recorded when the singer was battling with depression – but about to become a superstar. Now that pivotal period has been brought to the screen – with The Boss’s approval

My travels through Chicago: tear gas, resistance and Trump’s big immigration crackdown

Donald Trump recently launched ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in the city and threatened to send in the National Guard. The mood is febrile, with fears things could get worse

‘The Simpsons has been in decline as long as I’ve been alive’: why it’s time for the show to end for good

Despite a dreadful fall in quality, the second movie has just been announced. From poor voice acting to bad characterisation, one fan explains why their beloved show has to go

Trump’s crackdown on lawyers shows ‘no place is immune’, says US bar chief

Michelle Behnke says lawyers from around the world have given support as ABA challenges ‘policy of intimidation’

Experience: I put on the world’s first deaf rave for deaf ravers like me

Finding a venue was a headache. Some bookers thought it was a joke

At least five Australians reportedly detained while carrying aid to Gaza on pro-Palestinian flotilla

Australian government says officials in Tel Aviv requested early consular access to those detained from Global Sumud Flotilla

Thursday Night Football: Mac Jones, 49ers outlast Rams in OT, winning 26-23 - NBC Sports

The 49ers are beat up.

FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives - NPR

49ers 26-23 Rams (Oct 2, 2025) Game Recap - ESPN

Munich drone sightings force airport to cancel flights in latest Europe disruption

The German airport was forced to suspend operations, in the latest drone disruption to European aviation