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‘It’s the only way I talk to my friends’: What do 16-year-olds really think about a social media ban?
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (909+ words) Sir Keir Starmer is coming under mounting pressure to green light a social media ban for under-16s, as MPs warn that young people are being dangerously exposed to violent and sexual content online. Momentum for the Australia-style ban grew last…...
Climate change scrutiny body to be set up
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (536+ words) Northern Ireland has taken a step closer to establishing a Just Transition Commission (JTC), with draft regulations to be brought to the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee and the Assembly. Agriculture and rural representatives will be among those on…...
UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (419+ words) Morgan McSweeney said he took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, 72, to Britain's most important diplomatic post in 2024. "The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself," McSweeney…...
Morgan McSweeney Quits As Starmer's Chief Of Staff Over Mandelson Scandal
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (60+ words) Morgan McSweeney Quits As Starmer's Chief Of Staff Over Mandelson Scandal'Yahoo News Canada Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Keir Starmer's chief of staff as the Peter Mandelson scandal engulfs the government. The key No.10 aide said he was carrying the…...
Exit poll shows Japan PM's ruling bloc on track to win majority - AP dispatch
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (52+ words) Exit poll shows Japan PM's ruling bloc on track to win majority - AP dispatch'Yahoo News Canada The governing coalition of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK…...
Reform UK's Welsh leader says property location being 'weaponised"
4+ hour ago (637+ words) Reform UK's Welsh leader has said he had moved back to Wales from London to raise his children and reports that he did not live here were "smear attempts". The party's leader Nigel Farage confirmed Dan Thomas, from Blackwood, in…...
Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (509+ words) The crossing was closed Friday and Saturday due to confusion about reopening operations. Egypt's Al Qahera television station said that Palestinians began crossing in both directions around noon on Sunday. Israel did not immediately confirm. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…...
Jake Paul Under Fire For Hypocrisy After ‘Toddler-Level Logic’ ICE Statement
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (580+ words) Jake Paul is facing swift backlash after inserting himself into the ongoing debate surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and critics wasted no time telling him to take several seats. The YouTuber-turned-boxer took to X with a series of posts defending…...
Czech prime minister in favour of social media ban for under-15s
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (226+ words) PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in favour of banning the "use of social media by children under 15, as a "growing number of European countries consider similar restrictions. Countries including Spain, Greece, Britain…...
The Conservatives' plan to stem the $500-billion flight of capital from Canada
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (651+ words) Opening Parliament on Groundhog Day is ironic, but not funny. Winter is coming. This week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre posted a video on X, "seeking an urgent meeting with the prime minister" to "bring practical solutions, an openness to hear…...