1 hour ago Former tech insider warns social media has become a ‘poisoned chalice’

Sir Nick Clegg criticised Instagram for bombarding users with content that appears to be "much worse, particularly for younger people’s mental health"

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5 h. ago Changed your tune, Nick? Now Clegg backs tougher regulation of tech firms after pocketing millions from Meta

The ex-Liberal Democrat leader is reported to have made almost £15million from the sale of shares in Meta during his time as the tech giant's president of global affairs.

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10 h. ago Former Meta boss, Nick Clegg, sounds alarm over ‘TikTokification’ of social media

Sir Nick criticised Instagram for bombarding users with content that appears to be "much worse, particularly for younger people’s mental health"

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12 h. ago Sir Nick Clegg takes swipe at Instagram and calls for tougher tech regulation

Sir Nick criticised the ‘TikTokification’ of Instagram, which is owned by Meta, where he claimed users were being ‘bombarded’ by content.

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41 h. ago Businesses sound the alarm over the 'devastating' impact of Labour's tax hikes and soaring energy bills

As confidence collapses to the lowest level since the pandemic, the financial squeeze means jobs are being cut and investment plans have stalled, a poll by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said.

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43 h. ago Four NHS trusts in England declare critical incidents after ‘surge’ in A&E admissions

Hospital trusts in Surrey and Kent say situation has been worsened by rise in flu and norovirus casesFour NHS hospital trusts in England have declared critical incidents after a “surge” in A&E admissions driven in large part by patients with flu, norovirus and respiratory viruses.Three trusts in Surrey and one in Kent sounded the alarm after a “surge in complex attendances to A&E departments”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Celtic sound title alarm to Hearts and Rangers as Martin O'Neill returns with an almighty bang – 5 talking points

Martin O'Neill got his third spell in the dugout underway after Wilfried Nancy was axed after eight games

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4 d. ago Firm behind some of Britain's most iconic toys including Hornby, Airfix and Scalextric sounds alarm over £17million debt bomb

Legendary toy manufacturer, Hornby, has prepared a 'severe but plausible' plan where repayment of their £12.5million loan would need to be delayed.

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4 d. ago Martin O'Neill sounds Celtic transfer alarm after failed Kyogo bid as Jota injury update comes to light

The Hoops legend insists Parkhead chiefs need to deliver signings quickly

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7 d. ago Experts sound alarm as report reveals more than 40 million Americans turn to ChaptGPT for medical advice

One in eight Americans turn to ChatGPT every day for medical advice, leaving them prone to potentially dangerous misinformation and incorrect diagnosis, health experts have warned.

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8 d. ago ‘Extraordinary risk’ alarm sounded as storm batters Brit holiday hotspot with rivers bursting banks & streets flooding

AN "EXTRAORDINARY risk" alarm has been sounded after a brutal storm ravaged a Brit holiday hotspot - with the terrifying deluge bursting river banks and sweeping cars away. Storm Francis tore through Costa del Sol in southern Spain as it dumped up to 200mm of rain in some regions - before authorities issued an urgent...

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9 d. ago Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns

Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequencesDonald Trump and his defense secretary Pete Hegseth are mounting an aggressive push to politicise the top ranks of the US military – a push that smacks of Stalinism and could take years to repair, the former infantry chief who trained troops to invade Iraq has warned.Maj Gen Paul Eaton has sounded the alarm, saying in an interview with the Guardian that the effort to bend the higher echelons of the military to the US president’s will was unparalleled in recent history and could have long-term dire consequences. He warned that both the reputation and efficiency of the world’s most powerful fighting force was in the balance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Freedom Pass to be reviewed as councillors sound alarm over soaring cost of £372m travel freebie

Exclusive: London Councils to examine likely impact of increasing qualifying age and limiting it to a free bus pass

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3 w. ago Explosive warning from Britain's house price Nostradamus. Economist FRED HARRISON pinpointed the past two crashes. Now he reveals exactly when the next is coming, how far they'll fall

The house price prophet who predicted the last two market downturns years before they happened has sounded the alarm over a looming property crash - which he warns will be the worst in a generation.

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3 w. ago Explosive warning from Britain's house price Nostradamus. Economist FRED HARRIS pinpointed the past two crashes. Now he reveals exactly when the next is coming, how far they'll fall

The house price prophet who predicted the last two market downturns years before they happened has sounded the alarm over a looming property crash - which he warns will be the worst in a generation.

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3 w. ago UK digital ID card: Everything we know as whistleblowers sound alarm over data security

Concerns over data security have cast doubt on the UK's digital ID card plans, raising fears of a potential data breach

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3 w. ago Panic as Chernobyl's $2 billion protective shield cracks open sparking fears of a deadly radiation leak

Nuclear watchdogs are sounding the alarm after finding that the dome that contains radiation at the Chernobyl disaster site has been damaged. The team found a gaping hole in the roof.

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4 w. ago ‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats

Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humansA group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.Melanobatrachus indicus, each the size of a fingertip, is the only species in its family, and lives under logs in the lush rainforest in Kerala, India. Their miraculous spots do not indicate poison, as people sometimes assume, but are thought to be used as a mode of communication, according to Rajkumar K P, a Zoological Society of London fellow and researcher. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago George Osborne takes on a sixth job... with under fire AI firm

ChatGPTowner OpenAIhas hired the former Conservative chancellor to lead its expansion of 'democratic' AI- echoing Nick Clegg's move to Facebook.

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