Pressure on Big Tech is mounting - as transatlantic clash grows over free speech and child safety
More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds.
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Tackling misogyny should be sixth mission of Starmer's government, Harriet Harman says
Sir Keir Starmer should make tackling misogyny the sixth key mission of his government, Harriet Harman has said.
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Arctic blast on the way for UK with snow and ice warnings
This weekend should see the weather turn markedly colder, as Helen Willetts explains.
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Rise in half-term holiday bookings after rainy January
Rain plus the political environment is creating a "powerful psychological need for escape", travel agents say.
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Catfishing a conman back on dating app days after jail release
An undercover reporter catches a serial fraudster back on a dating app days after leaving jail.
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It looks like public opinion will force Big Tech to make social media safer for children
More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds.
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Wuthering Heights soundtrack the perfect pivot for Charli XCX, says Brat co-writer
Finn Keane says working on the soundtrack was "completely different" to the pop star's Brat summer era.
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Vaping in cars with children could be banned under new plans
The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.
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Tens of thousands of Six Nations tickets unsold amid Welsh rugby turmoil
Thousands of tickets remain unsold, with one club chairman suggesting the matches aren't worth it.
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'We lived next to a fire that took six months to put out'
The Coatbridge street where a mystery underground fire caught light after 120 years.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's comments go beyond reputational damage for Man Utd
It took 23 hours but Manchester United did distance themselves from Sir Jim Ratcliffe's rhetoric on immigration.
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Church of England abandons proposals for same-sex blessing ceremonies
General Synod did vote to continue to look at the issue, but bishops say there are "theological and legal barriers" to having such ceremonies now.
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Major sea rescue launched for three climbers off Welsh coast
Emergency services are responding to an incident involving three rock climbers.
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Search stood down after reports of man overboard on Larne-Cairnryan ferry
Emergency services responded to reports of a man overboard from a ferry travelling between Scotland and NI.
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European nations are now being judged on military credibility - and the UK is falling short
The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order.
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Nearly one-fifth of improvement to hospital waiting list under Labour down to non-clinical activity
"This government has cut waiting lists by more than 330,000, with hundreds of thousands more people treated within 18 weeks. That's not happening by chance – it's because we delivered record levels of care in 2025."
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Man killed brother in 'fit of extreme rage' during family bust-up
Martin Steel was beaten by his brother Darren, and his body found by their mother, court hears.
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'We warned nursery about abuser Vincent Chan - they dismissed us,' parents tell BBC
The parents of two children who say they warned nursery staff about Chan tell the BBC they felt ignored.
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Aberdeen finally sees sunshine after 21 days of gloom
The last reported sunshine had been on 21 January - the longest sunless period since records began in 1957.
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Nurses and other NHS staff to get 3.3% pay rise
Unions angry, but government says it demonstrates its commitment to workforce.
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