5 h. ago Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits

Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming growThe online games platform Roblox is to start blocking children from talking to adult and much older teen strangers from next month as it faces fresh lawsuits alleging it has been exploited by predators to groom children as young as seven.Roblox has reached 150 million daily players of games including viral hits Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot but has been hit by legal claims alleging the system’s design has made “children easy prey for paedophiles”. Continue reading...

Society

31 h. ago Sara Cox 'overwhelmed' as she makes rare comment after raising millions for Children In Need

Sara Cox has said she is 'overwhelmed' as she shared a message with her followers after raising millions of Children In Need.

Politics

46 h. ago Sara Cox 'overwhelmed' by support after raising over £7m for Children In Need

The radio presenter raised over £7million for charity during her enormous effort

Economics

3 d. ago Children In Need raises more than £45.5 million after live show

The star-studded programme raised money for the charity’s causes across the UK

Economics

3 d. ago BBC Children In Need total reaches £45.5 million after live appeal show

The show included performances from Lewis Capaldi, Ella Eyre and Sam Ryder.

Economics

3 d. ago Sara Cox breaks down after raising huge sum in Children In Need marathon

Radio 2 star Sara Cox became emotional as she completed her Northern Marathon Challenge on Friday and raised more than £7 million for Children In Need

Politics

4 d. ago 'I bought £40k toy train set with £1m lotto win – recent valuation left me stunned'

Lottery winner Neil Leighton spent £40,000 of his £1 million prize fund on memorabilia from the beloved children’s classic – a collection now worth a huge amount

Economics

4 d. ago William sends message to Sara Cox as Children In Need challenge tops £4 million

Radio 2’s Teatime Show presenter will complete her marathon effort in Pudsey, Leeds, on Friday night.

Economics

5 d. ago High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the worldThe rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap: ‘Do the right thing’

‘Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future’, major organisations say

Politics

2 w. ago Vernon Kay says 'it gets me' as he shares update on heartbreaking realisation

The BBC Radio 2 presenter raised more than £5 million for Children in Need after running from Leicester to Bolton over four days

Politics

2 w. ago Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey hails impact of Scottish Government transport policy

Her praise comes after new figures showed that children and youths from South Lanarkshire have taken over 9.6 million free bus journeys since the introduction of free travel for those under 22 three years ago.

Politics

4 w. ago Cuts to world’s biggest malaria fund risk a million more deaths – including 750,000 children

The Global Fund pays for more than half of the world’s malaria treatment and prevention

Events

4 w. ago Parents, pensioners and disabled people due up to £305 in one

More than half a million children and families in Scotland received cash help for winter energy bills last year.

Economics