Labubu, a toy doll with high, pointed ears and serrated teeth, became a much-sought-after item after K-pop sensation Lisa Blackpink posted a photograph of her holding a Labubu Macaron on Instagram.

What a relief! After months spent publishing page after page of trivia about economics, politics and various so-called “global threats”, the Kingdom’s two English-language newspapers have at last seized on a topic more worthy of our attention.