Australia to ban young children from social media
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia could ban children under the age of 16 from using social media, to fight what the country’s Prime Minister has called…
Indian state imposes curfew and shuts internet after fresh wave of ethnic clashes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndian authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew and shut down the internet in some parts of the northeastern state of Manipur following protests…
Floods hit millions in West and Central Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteParts of Central and West Africa have seen heavy flooding over an unusually intense rainy season, unleashing a humanitarian crisis in which…
Alleged killer of Ugandan athlete dies from burns, hospital says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her…
How prenatal cannabis exposure may affect mental health in childhood
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists are trying to understand how cannabis may affect long term neurodevelopment when people were exposed to it in the womb. Read…
Starmer wins crunch Commons vote as Tory attempt to save winter fuel payments fails
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cries of ‘shame’ were heard in the Commons on Tuesday as Tory efforts to save winter fuel payments for millions of…
Judge and his family threatened after he jailed rioters on live stream
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA judge who jailed some of those involved in violent disorder after the Southport stabbings said he and his family were threatened…
Pandemic stress drove young adults to turn to cannabis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a qualitative study published in the journal BMC Public Health, researchers from Canada conducted semi-structured interviews with young adults from the Nicotine Dependence…
Kate’s personal video sharing cancer treatment update shows ‘vulnerability while staying in control’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Princess of Wales’s deeply personal video is a “ground-breaking moment” and “tectonic shift” in how the royal family controls its image, a…
Abducted Tanzanian opposition official found dead, acid poured on face
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe body of a senior Tanzanian opposition official abducted from a bus by armed men was found on the outskirts of commercial…