King Charles’ official cypher – his symbol that will appear on royal letters, government buildings and red postboxes in the UK – has been released by Buckingham Palace. His mother was ‘ER’ – for Elizabeth Regina – while he’ll go by ‘CR’. And no, that doesn’t stand for Country Road…

James Earl Jones – the iconic voice behind Star Wars villain Darth Vader – is retiring from the character. The 91yo and the films’ producers have sold the rights to his voice to a Ukrainian tech company that can use AI to recreate his dulcet tones. Fans will be praying they don’t alter it any further…

You probably already know it’s magpie season, but experts warn of a few other swooping bird species to watch out for. That includes seagulls and kookaburras – a phenomenon that writer Benjamin Law knows all too well…