3 h. ago Smaller social media platforms could avoid UK over online safety laws – expert

Under the Online Safety Act, firms could be fined £18 million or up to 10% of global turnover for failing to protect users.

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16 h. ago Rachel Zegler makes 'secret' cryptic post as she quietly marks a milestone

Hollywood star Rachel Zegler shared a cryptic message with her followers on Instagram as she celebrated her birthday with a series of snaps on the social media platform

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37 h. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a protest and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a rally and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Punters could turn to the black market with new laws set to batter bookies, says expert

EXCLUSIVE: Betting shops are concerned that more punters will turn to the seedy black market as new government consultations indicate a tax hike for online betting – shortening odds and decreasing prize money

Science

40 h. ago Trump’s Truth Social posts make no sense – what do they say about his mentality?

The president’s little used social media platform offers him a forum for his nonstop haranguing and score-settlingNo political leader has used social media quite like Donald Trump. But his recent posts on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded in 2021, have become increasingly bizarre: the president using the lack of scrutiny afforded by the platform’s small user base to truly let loose.In the hundreds of “Truths” since he took office, Trump has variously used Truth Social to reimagine himself as a king and to urge Americans to “BE COOL!” as the stock market tanked in the wake of his trade war, the president’s seemingly random use of capital letters, punctuation and inaccurate spelling consistent across the messages. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Gardeners 'banned' from mowing lawns until date in July after expert's warning

Gardeners across the UK have been urged not to mow their lawns until a particular date in July at the earliest as bees, butterflies and other insects need long grass to survive and thrive

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50 h. ago Alan Titchmarsh urges gardeners to avoid common job on Sundays

Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh is urging gardeners to stop mowing their lawns on a Sunday morning, in bids to give our beloved green spaces some peace and quiet.

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60 h. ago Scottish ministers drop plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices

Government says the measures are too legally complex to deliver before the next Holyrood electionThe Scottish government has dropped plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices before the next Holyrood election, arguing they are too legally complex to deliver in time.Ministers had long promised a bill to criminalise misogyny after Nicola Sturgeon, the then first minister, accepted recommendations from a working group led by the lawyer and human rights expert Helena Kennedy in 2022. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago 'Worst mistake' to never do when mowing your lawn, warns expert

Many homeowners "unintentionally sabotage" their grassy havens with common mistakes. Gardening experts have shared some of the most common lawn mistakes to avoid and how to prevent them

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3 d. ago Amal Clooney 'faces possible US ban from Trump over war crimes probe into Netanyahu'

The high-profile British human rights lawyer sat on the expert legal panel that advised the International Criminal Court on evidence from the Gaza conflict

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4 d. ago Feed your lawn with natural product to make it healthier and protect from sun

The month of May is a great time to start fertilising your lawn, and one expert has shared a natural way to do this that will greatly improve the health of your grass

Society

4 d. ago Trump 100 days: after tepid start, protest movements – and Democrats – find footing

Although the resistance at the start of Trump’s second term was wobbly, ‘ordinary people’ are pushing the movement forwardThose opposed to Donald Trump’s agenda started his second term on a worse footing than the beginning of his first term.This time, the social media platform owners who previously tried to tamp down on false claims stood with him at his inauguration. Some major media outlets attempted to stay in Trump’s good graces. Democrats were wrecked by a popular vote loss, believing they lacked the backing to lead an opposition. The courts were stacked in Trump’s favor and had ruled the president had absolute immunity from criminal punishment for “official acts”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gardening expert's simple grass seed watering hack to revive patchy lawns

Improving a patchy lawn does not have to be difficult, as long as gardeners know how to make the most of unpredictable weather. An expert has shared a simple grass seed watering tip

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1 week ago London Marathon becomes first major to leave social media platform X (Twitter)

London Marathon becomes first major to leave social media platform X (Twitter)  Canadian Running Magazine

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1 week ago Gardening expert says leaving furniture on your lawn is a 'big mistake'

If you've got a lovely lawn, you might want to think about where you're placing your garden furniture as it could be causing damage to both the grass and the furniture

Politics

1 week ago Children could face a social media curfew under new plans after concerns over 'addictive' platforms

Digital Secretary Peter Kyle is weighing up proposals to introduce a new social media curfew that would be the online equivalent of a TV watershed for under-16s.

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1 week ago London Marathon organisers boycott X over ‘descent into gutter’ under Musk

Trans women to remain barred from elite female racesEvent director hits out at abuse aimed at Eilish McColganThe London Marathon has revealed that it is permanently boycotting X, with event director Hugh Brasher accusing the social media platform of “descending into a gutter” since Elon Musk took charge.Brasher’s comments came after he was asked about the horrific levels of abuse suffered online by Eilish McColgan, who has been accused of “looking like a skeleton” and having anorexia after posting videos on social media of her training before Sunday’s race. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NHS nurse stalked victim using fitness app Strava in Baby Reindeer

Hayley Clarke (pictured), of Hereford, Herefordshire, started bombarding her victim with messages on various social media platforms - and later the cycling and running tracker app - in June 2022.

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1 week ago Nurse, 37, is struck off for stalking victim using fitness app Strava

Hayley Clarke (pictured), of Hereford, Herefordshire, started bombarding her victim with messages on various social media platforms - and later the cycling and running tracker app - in June 2022.

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