10 h. ago Children’s online posts reveal trauma of living with health issues

Ninety-four per cent of the comments posted online were classed as negative

Society

11 h. ago Children’s social media activity ‘highlights stress of living with health issue’

Research used AI language models to analyse sentiments and emotions expressed by almost 400 paediatric patients and their carers on social media

Society

3 d. ago Alder Hey hospital issues urgent open letter as 'several children seriously unwell'

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, alongside UKHSA and Directors of Public Health for Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley, has issued an open letter to parents as a number of children are 'seriously unwell' in hospital

Politics

3 d. ago Ugly spat between Noel and Liam Gallagher's kids resurface after Oasis reunion

Noel and Liam Gallagher were at loggerheads for years, and their sibling feud even roped in their children, who came to blows on social media before rekindling their bond

Politics

9 d. ago Children could be banned from social media for LIFE if they share classmates' nudes under new proposal

Tech companies will be told to cover all bases to ensure offenders cannot re-register using a different name, by using identity verification systems and internet address tracking.

Events

9 d. ago Children could be banned from social media for LIFE 'if they share classmates nudes'

Tech companies will be told to cover all bases to ensure offenders cannot re-register using a different name, by using identity verification systems and internet address tracking.

Events

1 week ago Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave

Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warningsEurope live – latest updatesA vicious heatwave has engulfed southern Europe, with punishing temperatures that have reached highs of 46C (114.8F) in Spain and placed almost the entirety of mainland France under alert.Extreme heat, made stronger by fossil fuel pollution, has for several days scorched Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece as southern Europe endures its first major heatwave of the summer. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Andy Murray and wife Kim issue ban to their four kids over 'damaging' situation

Andy Murray has said that he and wife Kim are keeping their four children off social media as they believe it to be "damaging" following a wave of abuse aimed at tennis players

Politics

last month 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...

Politics

last month 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