31 h. ago 'Loving' teen girl tragically dies after 'dangerous social media trend'

The family of Tiegan Jarman have been left devastated by the teenager's death and are now hoping to raise awareness of dangerous social media trends

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33 h. ago Mum on life support after 'straightforward' cosmetic surgery goes horribly wrong

Chloe Mowday fell sick and briefly died en route to hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam, after receiving two typically straightforward surgeries at the outset of a family holiday

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36 h. ago Girl, 13, dies after dangerous social media challenge goes horribly wrong

Tiegan Jarman, was found unresponsive in her bedroom on March 6, with her family saying she had taken part in a dangerous social media trend called chroming

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3 d. ago Teen left with gaping hole after false widow spider attacks during missing cat hunt

A cat hunt went horribly wrong thanks to a false widow spider attack, leaving a bloke with grim-looking large blister before popping and oozing a mixture of blood and pus.

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5 d. ago Pensioner, 85, beaten to death by toyboy she met online after first date goes horribly wrong

The pair, who had an age gap of over 50 years, met in person after chatting online, but the encounter turned violent when the man violently assaulted the woman

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7 d. ago Folktales review – taking on tyranny of social media as teens learn to live like hunter

In this documentary, high schoolers camp out in subzero temperatures, making their own fires and driving sledges in the wildThe Pasvik Folk high school in remote northern Norway teaches teenagers to grow as young adults and escape the pressures of toxic social media by challenging them to get back in touch with their “stone age brain” and live like hunter-gatherers in the snowy wild. This is the subject of a documentary from Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Over winter months of almost continuous darkness, the teens cleanse themselves with tasks such as camping out in subzero weather, making their own fires and driving sledges with huskies.Prior to all this of course is presumably a solemn promise to do without their phones, tablets and laptops, although there are no scenes of the kids actually having to surrender these gadgets (this isn’t rehab, after all). They have to swim in icy water; and they make it look like fun. What doesn’t look like fun is the camping out and there is one te...

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1 week ago Teenagers sue government over nationwide social media ban for ‘violating their right to communicate’

High Court challenge says law imposing ban is ‘grossly excessive’ and infringes on ‘constitutional right of freedom of political communication’

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1 week ago Australian teenagers sue government saying social media ban violates their right to communicate

High Court challenge says law imposing ban is ‘grossly excessive’ and infringes on ‘constitutional right of freedom of political communication’

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1 week ago Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge

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2 w. ago ‘Horribly wrong’: US veterans condemn Trump’s politicization of military

Experts infuriated by president accusing Democrats of ‘sedition’ for urging soldiers to refuse illegal ordersVeterans have condemned the politicization of the military after Donald Trump accused Democratic lawmakers of “sedition, punishable by death” after a small group of them released a video in which they urged US soldiers not to follow any “unlawful” orders.The extraordinary exchange was sparked after Democratic lawmakers with military or national security backgrounds – the Congressional representatives Maggie Goodlander, Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio and Chrissy Houlahan, and the senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin – posted a video on Facebook addressed to US service members. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Welsh teenager suffers 'significant' injuries after taking part in social media challenge

The teenager's mum said the experience was the 'scariest moment' of her life

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3 w. ago Man fighting for life in hospital after eating entire burger in one go for a 'joke'

The man is believed to have caused serious damage to his organs after attempting to pull a prank with his mates, but went horribly wrong and is now on a ventilator in hospital

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3 w. ago Diner, 22, fights for life after trying to swallow an entire burger whole ‘for a joke’ leaving him in intensive care

A MAN is fighting for his life in intensive care after attempting to swallow a burger whole "for a joke". Doctors say it will now take a “miracle” to save the 22-year-old, who has suffered irreversible damage. The man was attempting a dangerous social media challenge involving gulping down an entire burger without chewing when...

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3 w. ago Gangster decapitated in public hanging gone wrong after executioners made gruesome mistake

Thomas Edward Ketchum, a member of the notorious 'Hole-in-the-Wall' gang, was sentenced to death by hanging after a failed train robbery - but the execution went horribly wrong

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