25 h. ago Calls for UK drivers to face new ban over 'threat to children's safety'

Campaigners want lawmakers to introduce a cap on bonnet height

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51 h. ago SUVs are a 'growing threat to public safety' and drivers can't see children as old as nine directly in front of them

SUVs are more likely to hit an adult's vital organs and a child's head in a collision - and they increase the risk of dragging a pedestrian under the moving vehicle in crashes, a new report said.

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3 d. ago The misogyny of the metaverse: is Mark Zuckerberg’s dream world a no

Graphic sexual content, bullying, abuse and threats of violence are rife in the metaverse - and the NSPCC says a huge proportion of online grooming offences take place on Meta-owned products. Is it too late to change course?Everybody knows that young women are not safe. They are not safe in the street, where 86% of those aged 18 to 24 have experienced sexual harassment. They are not safe at school, where 79% of young people told Ofsted that sexual assault was common in their friendship groups and almost a third of 16- to 18-year-old girls report experiencing “unwanted sexual touching”. They are not safe in swimming pools or parks, or at the beach. They are not even safe online, with the children’s safety charity the NSPCC reporting that social media sites are “failing to protect girls from harm at every stage”.This will come as no surprise to any woman who has ever used social media. But it is particularly relevant as Meta, the operator of some of the biggest soc...

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3 d. ago Misogyny in the metaverse: is Mark Zuckerberg’s dream world a no

Graphic sexual content, bullying, abuse and threats of violence are rife in the metaverse - and the NSPCC says a huge proportion of online grooming offences take place on Meta-owned products. Is it too late to change course?Everybody knows that young women are not safe. They are not safe in the street, where 86% of those aged 18 to 24 have experienced sexual harassment. They are not safe at school, where 79% of young people told Ofsted that sexual assault was common in their friendship groups and almost a third of 16- to 18-year-old girls report experiencing “unwanted sexual touching”. They are not safe in swimming pools or parks, or at the beach. They are not even safe online, with the children’s safety charity the NSPCC reporting that social media sites are “failing to protect girls from harm at every stage”.This will come as no surprise to any woman who has ever used social media. But it is particularly relevant as Meta, the operator of some of the biggest soc...

Politics

4 d. ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is built on falsehoods about low

Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They’re using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety netAs they race to deliver Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill, Republicans in Congress are using familiar tropes to justify massive cuts to the safety net that will leave millions of low-income children and families without healthcare or sufficient food. The programs, they argue, are rife with waste, fraud and abuse, and the people who use them just aren’t working hard enough. So work requirements are necessary to force the obviously lazy “able-bodied” people to get to work.Here’s the reality check: a majority of those receiving this aid who can work are already working. More than 70% of working-age people who receive nutrition benefits or Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income children and adults that covers one in five Americans, are already working, according to the Government Accountability Office. Those who aren’t w...

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7 d. ago Quarter of drivers haven't had an eye test in two years amid danger warning

Plenty of drivers haven't had their eyes tested in a while amid calls to make eye tests compulsory for older drivers after four people were killed by drivers with failing eyesight

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7 d. ago New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban, despite Trump's threat of cutting federal funds

New York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding

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8 d. ago Calls for UK drivers over the age of 70 to face major licence change

Experts are calling for mandatory eye tests to be introduced for over 70s renewing their driving licence

Politics

1 week ago DVLA issue number plate warning amid calls for new UK laws affecting all drivers

Ministers are being pressured to take urgent action over the illegal trend

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1 week ago George Russell called out by Formula E driver Dan Ticktum in social media video

Russell stated nobody else would perform a move like Max Verstappen’s deliberate collision in the Spanish GP – apart from “one British driver in Formula E”

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1 week ago GMB's Susanna Reid shares fears for her children's safety as she 'tears' guest apart in interview

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid was praised by viewers as she grilled Robert Jenrick in a 'heated' interview

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1 week ago Max Verstappen faces F1 race ban threat after George Russell drama at Spanish GP

Max Verstappen has enough penalty points to be teetering on the edge of a Formula 1 race band after his furious clash with George Russell towards the end of the Spanish Grand Prix

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2 w. ago YouTube star Louise Pentland shares 'boundaries' on Loose Women over posting her children online

With over 2 million subscribers, Louise commented on the safety of her children while posting family content

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2 w. ago Innocent dad inundated with calls after photo wrongly shared as Liverpool crash driver

"I'm stressed out, I don't need it at all"

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2 w. ago Major supermarket issues safety alert over children's clothes due to terrifying injury risk

Customers are urged to stop using the product and return them to your nearest from for a full refund.

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3 w. ago Suspects on the loose after killing a man in front of children at an elementary school track meet

A man was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, just steps away from an elementary school track meet, sending dozens of children and parents scrambling for safety and prompting an urgent manhunt for the suspects.

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3 w. ago Driver called out over poor parking as angry note left on windscreen

A note written all in capitals was left for them to return to.

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3 w. ago Scottie Scheffler calls for 'more robust' driver testing as Rory McIlroy keeps quiet

Club checks become big become conversation following 107th PGA Championship

Transport

3 w. ago Children risk being radicalised through social media, Scottish Labour MP warns

Gregor Poynton is chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children's Online Safety

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3 w. ago Primary school evacuated after little boy brings in unusual item for 'show

Emergency services rushed to the primary school following reports from concrened staff members - the children were moved to safety while police and army explosive experts investigated

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