A fridge with a built-in ice dispenser was once considered the height of luxury, and now ice enthusiasts are taking things to a whole new level… From specialty moulds in all shapes and sizes to fancy flavoured ice, the humble ice cube has received a designer makeover. And here we were thinking it’s just frozen water…

A new phenomenon dubbed ‘sushi terrorism’ has been bringing sushi trains to a halt across Japan in recent weeks. A viral video of a teen licking a communal soy sauce bottle and food on the conveyer belt has sparked copycat crimes, forcing restaurants to implement hygiene measures, including a switch to table service.

To mark International Women’s Day, statues of Australia’s first female federal pollies – Dame Dorothy Tangney and Dame Enid Lyon – were unveiled in Canberra yesterday. Other than the late Queen, they’re the first statues of human females in the Parliamentary Zone – even former PM John Gorton’s beloved hound Suzie Q had been immortalised in bronze before a woman received the honour…