7 h. ago East Kilbride MP launches campaign for 'complete ban' of smartphones in schools

The MP is urging the Scottish Government to implement a complete bad on phones in schools and wants the UK Government to toughen laws to protect children.

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11 h. ago Men get more disgusted as they age? It’s only a matter of time before my husband sees the real, slovenly, me | Emma Beddington

Research shows that while women experience feelings of revulsion from a young age, men catch them up in later years. Maybe I should stop scraping the mould off the jam What disgusts you? I hope it’s not inexpertly summarised research, because I have been intrigued by the recently reported finding that men get more disgusted as they age. Researchers at the Institute for Environmental Decisions in Zurich found that while young women generally “experience more disgust than men”, later in life the difference between the sexes narrows, and “men and women will reach similar levels of disgust when they get older”.I don’t think anyone who has encountered young men’s bedrooms either in person or through the @boyroom social media account (a festival of coverless, unwashed duvets, defrosted bags of Ikea meatballs left to fester and stockpiled used tissues) will be surprised to learn that male disgust doesn’t kick in early. However, the theory is that as physical vulnerability increases with ag...

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12 h. ago Keir Starmer says illegal immigration should be treated like terrorism as he reveals 24,000 people have been booted out of Britain since the election despite axing of Rwanda 'gimmick'

The Labour PM used an international summit in London to demand greater action against criminal gangs profiting from trafficking large numbers of people, including across the Channel.

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27 h. ago ‘Incel’ TikTok accounts rebranding to avoid social media bans, study finds

While social media platform does not allow hateful material, advocates of ‘incel’ ideology now produce content via ‘socially palatable’ terms, according to new paper

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33 h. ago Parents warned as toxic 'incel' social media accounts connivingly change their SECRET LANGUAGE to avoid detection in the wake of Adolescence uproar and TikTok ban

Online advocates of misogynistic incel (involuntarily celibate) culture are rebranding as 'Sub5s' to get past the platform's ban on hateful material.

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64 h. ago Why a ban on kids having social media accounts and buying smartphones could stem online hate

In an article for the Daily Record, newly-elected MP Joani Reid has called for sweeping curbs to protect children amid growing fears of online manipulation.

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64 h. ago Labour MP demands ban on smartphones sales and social media accounts for kids to combat online harm

EXCLUSIVE: Joani Reid is backing a range of sweeping measures as fears grow about the impact of social media on children and young people.

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64 h. ago More action needed to protect young people from online harm and hateful content

Nothing should be off the table when it comes to the wellbeing of young people, says Record View.

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3 d. ago People arrived excited for holidays and also bought jewellery from woman

Rebecca Newcombe, 28, created a number of social media accounts with aliases in order to hoodwink unsuspecting victims for goods that simply did not exist

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3 d. ago Labour's Shabana Mahmood 'humiliated' as Sentencing Council REJECTS her demand to scrap new guidelines that sparked 'two

In a letter to Shabana Mahmood, the chairman of the Sentencing Council told the Cabinet minister he had refused her request to alter the guidance.

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3 d. ago Milos Kerkez drops major transfer hint amid Liverpool interest: 'My agent is on'

Liverpool fans have filled left-back’s social media accounts with comments urging him to make move to Anfield

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4 d. ago Pete Hegseth’s Arabic tattoo stirs controversy: ‘clear symbol of Islamophobia’

Critics say US defense secretary’s tattoo of the word kafir, meaning ‘infidel’ or ‘non-believer’ could offend MuslimsThe US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth has a tattoo that appears to read “infidel” or “non-believer” in Arabic, according to recently posted photos on his social media account.In photos posted on Tuesday on X, the Fox News host turned US defense secretary had what appears to be a tattoo that says “kafir”, an Arabic term used within Islam to describe an unbeliever. Hegseth appears to have also had the tattoo in another Instagram photo posted in July 2024. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Why parents are walking their kids to school armed and in combat gear in an Ohio suburb

Masked gunmen in black combat gear patrol Lincoln Heights, a proud, historic black community of 3,100 residents.

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5 d. ago Reality TV icon issues heartbreaking health update after whirlwind wedding

Katie Thurston, who shot to fame on The Bachelorette took to her social media accounts to give the sad update to fans, right after she tied the knot to her new beau Jeff Arcuri

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8 d. ago ‘Chilling effect on free speech:’ Trump wants green card applicants already legally in the US to hand over social media profiles

USCIS said the vetting of social media accounts is necessary for “the enhanced identity verification, vetting and national security screening.” Critics say it crushes free speech

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1 week ago Adolescence writer Jack Thorne calls for social media ban for children to protect them from online harm

Jack Thorne’s hit Netflix drama tells the story of 13-year-old Jamie, who is accused of murdering a girl at his school

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1 week ago Labour WASPI blow as unions make huge demand on anniversary of bombshell report

The heads of five of Britain's biggest trade unions have written to Keir Starmer calling for a U-turn on the decision not to award compensation to millions of WASPI women

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1 week ago Education secretary to review guidance on smartphones in schools amid calls for outright ban

Bridget Phillipson commissions probe into smartphones after pressure from MPs to go further to tackle harmful effects of social media

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1 week ago Charity declares ‘national childhood emergency’ amid concerns about online harm

Children First said it has seen a ‘surge’ in young people coming to it in distress and at risk of ‘serious harm’.

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1 week ago ‘The younger me would have sat up and nodded’: Adolescence writer Jack Thorne on the insidious appeal of incel culture

Researching mine and Stephen Graham’s Netflix drama, I realised the brains of under 16s are unable to cope with ideas as dangerous as those in the ‘manosphere’. The government needs to ban smartphones for childrenTwo and a half years ago, Stephen Graham phoned me up to ask if I was interested in writing a show about knife crime. He wanted to talk about young male violence towards women and he had two stipulations: he wanted to do it in a series of single shots, and he didn’t want to blame the parents.I enthusiastically got involved and suggested we write together. At first, we didn’t know why Jamie, the perpetrator of the attack, did it. We knew he wasn’t a product of abuse or parental trauma. But we couldn’t figure out a motive. Then someone I work with, Mariella Johnson, said: “I think you should look into ‘incel’ culture.” Continue reading...

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