3 h. ago Children under 16 will be BANNED from social media to protect them from 'harmful content' under plans put forward in New Zealand

The draft bill, drawn up by National Party MP Catherine Wedd, is modelled on strict legislation recently passed by Australia.

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1 week ago Disabled man BANNED from two Wetherspoons pubs after needing staff help in the toilet

Edward Rooney has been banned for life from two Wetherspoon pubs after staff had to help him off the disabled toilet

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1 week ago Jude Law's ex Catherine Harding reveals if their daughter Ada, nine, will follow in her father's footsteps as she opens up about wedding plans with Arsenal star Jorginho

The singer, who is now engaged to Arsenal player Jorginho, 33, had a brief fling with the English actor in 2014, but they went their separate ways before Ada was born.

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1 week ago Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding in Venice 'will include several members of the Trump family'

Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos have invited several members of the Trump family to their June wedding in Venice, Italy. Ivanka Trump and other Trump family members will be there.

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3 w. ago No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding | Catherine Bennett

In a triumph of bling over restraint, the bride will get a hen do in space and a party on a super-yachtWell done us. It can’t be long before Jeff Bezos personally extends his thanks, as he did when we – Amazon employees and Amazon customers – paid for his flight to sub-orbital space, but let’s not wait. As soon as Monday, when his fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, is due with five friends on a rocket trip, Amazon givers could be witness, again, to the kind of unfettered excess that is only possible if everyone, at every level, contributes, even if it’s only via permanent surveillance and a surrendered toilet break.But no one puts it better than Jeff, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, did himself, after he took his inaugural Blue Origin space trip in 2021. “You guys paid for all this.” More recently, we provided funds – that might not exist without the company’s pitiless working conditions – for Sánchez’s pink diamond engagement ring, proudly exhibited, estimated value, $3m. The...

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3 w. ago School used toilet cubicle as 'safe space' for pupil known for kicking staff and throwing chairs

A boy who shut himself in a school toilet for more than four hours didn't have food or drink but was checked on and came out "calm", says teacher

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3 w. ago Classroom assistant took matters into her own hands after teacher left pupil locked in without food and drink

A child shut himself into a small toilet cubicle for hours because he didn't want to attend school assembly until staff were able to open the door

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