12 h. ago Major plan to switch off kids' social media while they're at school being looked at

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle told The Mirror he is looking 'very carefully' at ways to stop children wasting hours scrolling on their phones after youngsters begged for help

Politics

24 h. ago Social media giants ordered to protect kids or risk breaking law in 'watershed moment'

Social media giants have been sent a final list of measures they must put in place to protect kids online by July - or risk being fined 10% of their global turnover

Events

39 h. ago Netflix Wednesday season 2 trailer finally reveals first look at Jenna Ortega in action as release date confirmed

Netflix has confirmed the release date for season two of Wednesday and has released a first look trailer, which shows Jenna Ortega's title character returning to school on a mission

Economics

2 d. ago Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era

This startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriendSet in upstate New York, Sophie Kemp’s surreal satirical debut puts us in the uneasy company of a part-time model who calls herself Reality as she sets out on a crazed quest to become the perfect girlfriend. The chief beneficiary of her self-education is a crack-smoking postgrad and wannabe musician named Ariel, who cheats openly, gives her an infection and – in the reader’s eye – sees her as little more than a sex toy able to fetch snacks. But Reality is besotted, ignoring her own doomsaying conscience – what she refers to with typical idiosyncrasy as “the familiar voice” – as well as her best friend, Soon-jin, who thinks Ariel looks like a “school shooter”: “I think what she was saying was: Ariel is a unique bad boy who often wore a leather jacket.” What ensues is akin to a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era. Taking tips from a magazine, Girlfriend Weekly, which mag...

Politics

7 d. ago Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional

A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps

Events

2 w. ago Everyday people: the parking wardens, estate agents and more who inspired classic songs

After the death of Joe DePugh, the high school baseball player hymned in Springsteen’s Glory Days, we look at the ordinary inspirations for extraordinary hitsLast week Joe DePugh, a star high school baseball player from Freehold, New Jersey, died aged 75. It made headlines because he was the guy who “could throw that speedball by you / Make you look like a fool, boy” in Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 hit Glory Days – one of the numerous ordinary people that have proved inspirational in pop. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago The astonishing Harry Potter Ron Weasley lookalike who was bullied at school but now gets daily attention

A man was targeted for being "ginger", but is now a paid Rupert Grint lookalike, with people stopping him daily to take photos.

Politics

2 w. ago SARAH RAINEY: I tried the NAD+ IV drip celebs claim will help them to 'look young forever' , the next day my school mum friends couldn't believe the difference...

Lying on a turquoise hospital gurney, hooked up to a drip of clear, sparkling fluid, I can feel a tingling sensation pulsing through my body.

Politics

2 w. ago Prince Andrew 'completely unsurprised' accuser shared 'four days to live' post, pals say

Prince Andrew's friends have spoken on the 'bus crash' that supposedly left Virginia Giuffre with 'days' left to live and 'kidney failure,' which she shared on a social media post

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3 w. ago Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser says she has days to live after bus crash

Virginia Giuffre writes on social media she has ‘gone into kidney renal failure they’ve given me four days to live’Virginia Giuffre, a victim of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who once alleged she was sexually trafficked to Britain’s Prince Andrew, says she has just days to live after being involved in a vehicle accident.“This year has been the worst start to a new year I won’t bore anyone with the details, but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can,” she wrote in a post on on social media on Sunday, along with a photograph of herself lying in a hospital bed with a head injury. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago The rise of the skincare tweens: How retinol serums and eye creams took over childhood

As Gen Alpha beg their parents for £50 retinol creams and host parties at popular beauty retailers, Charlotte Cripps, a mum of two, explains why she’s stepping back from the ‘Sephora kids’ trend before it’s too late

Politics

3 w. ago Two thirds of young people believe social media should be banned for under 16s, poll finds

Some 67 per cent of 16 to 29-year-olds surveyed by the UK Youth Poll believed social media should be banned for kids.

Events

3 w. 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.

Economics

3 w. 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.

Economics

4 w. ago Duffy is seen for first time in 10 years after horror kidnap ordeal as she shocks fans by revealing new music

Duffy has been seen for the first time in 10 years since revealing she suffered a horrific kidnapping ordeal in a new social media video.

Events