9 h. ago Cancer charity finds children 'more likely to engage with junk food posts from influencers'

We are guilty of exposing our kids to social media but it could be having a huge impact on their diet

Society

21 h. ago Children being ‘bombarded’ with ‘harmful’ fast food ads, charity warns

Youngsters say they are more likely to engage with content about junk food if it is shared by influencers

Events

21 h. ago Children more likely to engage with junk food posts from influencers – charity

It comes as a new survey found children are regularly exposed to junk food while online.

Society

32 h. ago How the US army is using influencers to recruit a new generation: ‘Promise them this idea of stability’

In a new initiative, the army is partnering with social media creators to show young adults possibilities of military lifeFitness influencer Steven Kelly posted a carousel of photos on Instagram last month that included shots of himself dressed in military fatigues climbing a rope wall and aiming a firearm. Kelly, who has 1.3 million followers on the platform, isn’t enlisted in any military branch – instead it was a sponsored post created in partnership with the US army.“This experience showed me how the Army builds readiness, resilience, and discipline,” the caption said, as Kelly described the experience of taking part in basic training exercises. The post pointed followers to a link in his bio to learn more about the US army’s opportunities. Continue reading...

Politics

56 h. ago Chancellor could hike cost of everything from alcohol to pizza and gambling

Rachel Reeves may use new 'sin taxes' to increase how much you have to pay for cigarettes, junk food, chocolate and booze

Politics

56 h. ago New 'sin taxes' could be added to everything from junk food to gambling

Chancellor Rachel Reeves may also increase the cost of cigarettes, alcohol and sugary drinks to raise £50billion

Politics

4 d. ago The pictures that 'broke' Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's relationship after claims footballer 'hated her influencer lifestyle and demands'

Andy Carroll reportedly 'hated' Lou Teasdale's 'demands and became sick of her influencer lifestyle' of always posting loved-up pictures of their relationship on social media.

Politics

4 d. ago Justin Trudeau spent $170k of taxpayer cash flying ISIS brides home to Canada in BUSINESS CLASS

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government spent the eyewatering sum bringing ISIS brides back from Syria, including footing the bill for their bar tabs and junk food.

Economics

6 d. ago Scotland's pupils should be 'banned from leaving school at lunchtime' to boost health

Brian Whittle MSP has raised some innovative ideas for boosting pupil health in Scotland’s schools

Events

9 d. ago I thought we’d entered the age of body positivity. Then came ‘shrinking girl summer’ – is everyone getting smaller except me?

It’s been the year of weight-loss drugs, with celebrities seemingly disappearing before our eyes. For those of us left behind, it’s both a torment and a temptation. Spoiler alert: I tried the jabs, tooIt is a balmy evening in early July. I have finally managed to get both of my small children to sleep and I am engaging in what has become a new and unhealthy ritual: scrolling through Instagram and trying to work out which of the people behind accounts I once followed for their body positivity content are now taking weight-loss drugs. I take a break from scrolling to pinch layers of fat between my thumb and middle finger, willing them – as I have since I was a child – to disappear. My fingertips trace the folds of skin that have appeared between my hips and ribs since my youngest son was born last summer, then over the raised red zigzags that have emerged all over my tummy since I first began growing children in 2021.By the time my partner has made his way up to our room, I am sobbing...

Politics

1 week ago ‘Commodifying themselves’: the ordinary people posting Instagram sponcon to profit off friends

Users can make thousands a year by sharing links to their favorite items online – and they only need about 1,000 followers to qualifyShelbi Howell, a 32-year-old stay-at-home mom, lives in a small town outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. She is not, in any traditional sense, an influencer. Like millions of other women around the world, she posts her daily outfits to TikTok, where she has a frankly paltry 1,624 followers, and Instagram, where she has 1,251. Yet despite being in every sense an ordinary woman on the internet, Howell estimates that she has made more than $500 just from posting to social media.She does this by posting a video of her outfit or her makeup and reminding viewers – many of whom are people she knows personally – that they can buy the same item via a link in her bio. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago 'My son is obsessed with McDonald's – so I came up with perfect parenting hack'

As a parent, it can be hard saying no to your kids when they ask for certain things like junk food or the latest video game. But one mum has come up with the perfect hack

Politics

1 week ago Overflowing bins and climate change: Why might rats be getting bigger in the UK?

Adult rats can weigh up to 600g according to ecologists, and they probably became that big by eating our junk food

Politics

4 w. ago How to ensure your children get the most from your garden this summer

Creating fun activities outside is key to getting your children to engage with nature

Politics