February 2026

Is social media messing up our kids? Spain’s battle against doomscrolling schoolchildren

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Is social media messing up our kids? A growing number of European countries seem to think it’s causing a problem, as more and more consider bans or restrictions. In an effort to get children to log off screens and into real life, Spain plans to ban under-16s from social media platforms. For many adults, it […]

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Hillsborough Law will ‘criminalise lying’ by senior ministers, say campaigners

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Hillsborough Law will make it a criminal offence for prime ministers and cabinet ministers to deliberately mislead the public – but not backbench MPs. Democracy campaigners say a “historic” measure within the flagship legislation has gone under the radar, which is a move to “criminalise lying” by senior politicians. That is through a new standalone

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Universal vaccine for cold, flu, COVID and allergies moves a step closer, scientists say

Technology /

A universal vaccine for humans against cold, flu, COVID and allergies has moved a significant step closer following a study using mice, scientists say. The vaccine, which could be given as a nasal spray, has been developed by experts at Stanford Medicine in the US. It may protect against a wide range of respiratory viruses,

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UK Athletics admits causing death of Paralympian hit on head by pole

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UK Athletics has admitted causing the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole. Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was fatally injured at Newham Leisure Centre, east London, while training in 2017. He was preparing to represent his country in the F34 class discus, javelin

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Savings Guide: How to spare your child crippling student debt – and doing it right could save you £15,000

Business /

For this week’s Savings Guide, we have a special edition with Mark Chicken, a chartered financial planner at The Private Office, looking at how you can save your child from university debt… For parents with young children, university can feel a very long way off. But with graduates in England facing up to 40 years

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‘This was addiction by design… I call it murder’: Parents’ anger as Zuckerberg faces court

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Grieving parents awaited Mark Zuckerberg’s arrival at a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles for what is being called the social media industry’s “big tobacco moment”. “I’m comforted by the fact he’s here alone, with only his lawyers and a jury. He’s without his lobbyists or his PR machine,” says Lori Schott, whose 18-year-old daughter Annalee

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