A social media ban for under-16s could be introduced in the UK after the House of Lords backed the move. Peers passed an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on 21 January – a wide-ranging set of law proposals currently making its way through parliament. The amendment says that within 12 months […]
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Ministers are consulting on banning social media for under-16s in the UK – just weeks after a ban in Australia came into force. The government’s consultation will look at various options, including increasing the digital age of consent and restricting potentially addictive app design features such as “streaks” and “infinite scrolling”. There have been growing
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A Cold War nuclear bunker hanging from a cliff edge could now be just weeks, if not days, away from falling into the sea. The bunker – built around 70 years ago as a look-out post – is precariously hanging off the Holderness coastline in Tunstall, East Yorkshire. Amateur historian Davey Robinson, who is using
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has broken his silence about his estrangement from his parents, saying he does not want to reconcile with his family. In a statement shared on his Instagram story, the 26-year-old offered his explanation for the alleged rift. He wrote: “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these
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An emergency news conference in the Downing Street briefing room and the prime minister the gravest I’ve seen. He came to level with the public about the predicament we are in, and the consequences for us all should President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to slap tariffs on the UK and take control
Local police forces are not equipped to fight crime, government sources have told Sky News, with thousands of officers pulled off the street into desk jobs in the past decade. “Crimes on our streets are going unpunished” and are “plaguing communities”, a senior source warned, as the government prepares to announce significant reforms to policing
Ministers are launching a consultation on banning under-16s from social media after coming under pressure from dozens of their own backbench MPs. After initially opposing such a ban, the government’s position softened in recent days, and ministers will now consult on whether to bring in an Australia-style policy. Read more: How Australia’s social media ban
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He’s spent years fighting the tabloids, but arriving at the High Court was a moment Prince Harry wanted the cameras to capture. This is his last legal challenge against the British press. It’s also his biggest, and with reputations on the line, the stakes for all sides are high. Day one, and the battlelines are
The former chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) will be investigated over a decision to ban Israeli fans from a Europa League match in Birmingham. Craig Guildford announced his retirement from the post on Friday, blaming the “political and media frenzy” surrounding him in the wake of the decision to prevent Maccabi Tel Aviv
A mother has told Sky News how her home has become a “prison” which forced her eight-year-old son to move out – after 25,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste burned for nine days last year. Nicha Rowson, who lives just metres from a major illegal waste site in Bickershaw, Wigan, said the 17-month ordeal has
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