68 m. ago Social media 'failing to protect girls at every stage', experts say

Grooming, harassment and abuse are just some of the risks girls are faced with

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11 h. ago Social media sites failing to protect girls from harm at every stage, NSPCC says

The children’s charity has published new research on what it says are the dangers women and girls face online.

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4 d. ago What links butterfly, air, French and Glasgow? The Saturday quiz

From Barbarian invasions and lead poisoning to Saturday Night Fever and the shipping forecast, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What did Thomas Austin notoriously introduce to Australia in 1859?2 Which social media site’s founder is married to Serena Williams?3 What shipping forecast area is named after a UK city?4 What is the chemical formula for diamond?5 Which literary character loved “life; London; this moment of June”?6 Where did Eoka fight against British rule?7 What contains 42 vowels and 56 consonants?8 Which monarch commissioned and was depicted in the Wilton Diptych?What links: 9 Do the Right Thing; Goodfellas; Moonstruck; Radio Days; Saturday Night Fever?10 Lena; Mackenzie; Ob; Yenisey; Yukon?11 Encyclopedia Britannica (2010); New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001); Oxford English Dictionary (1989)?12 Air; butterfly; chef’s; French, Glasgow?13 Barbarian invasions; Christianity; homosexuality; lead poisoning; plague?14 Sarazen; Hogan; Player; Nicklau...

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4 d. ago Urgent warning over popular hay fever remedy with alarming side

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) said people should not buy Kenalog, which can be advertised on social media sites or by salons and beauty clinics. If sourced from unregulated sellers it could pose a risk to patient safety

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9 d. ago Duchess of York: Ofcom measures will not be enough to ‘shield our teenagers’

Sarah said she feared the new rules will not protect children ‘from the tidal wave of filth and toxicity on social media sites’.

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9 d. ago Sarah Ferguson's 'cruel' treatment as she slams 'absolute sewer'

Sarah Ferguson said she fears Ofcom’s new protections for kids 'won’t do enough to shield our teenagers from the tidal wave of filth and toxicity on social media sites'

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1 week ago Donald Trump's mental state questioned as he's dubbed the 'elderly relative shouting in a group chat'

Posts on the Commander in Chief's social media site, called Truth Social, have at points verged on being incomprehensible, and some of Trump's critics have voiced their concern

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2 w. ago 'I deleted Facebook a year ago and it's had one major impact on my life'

Journalist Ravi Meah was glued to social media site Facebook for a long time, but then decided to have a social media detox – here's how things have turned out

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2 w. ago Locals 'can't wait for the tourist tax' at 'besieged beauty spot'

The once world-renowned Dinorwig Quarry, now a social media sensation, has seen an influx of visitors to its site on the edge of Eryri (Snowdonia), with numbers over the Easter weekend described as 'unbelievable'

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2 w. ago London Marathon ditches X as chief hits out at Elon Musk's social media site

London Marathon ditches X as chief hits out at Elon Musk's social media site  GB News

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2 w. ago Top European court condemns France over failure to protect girls who reported rape

The European Court of Human Rights has sided with three women who said they were raped when they were aged 13, 14 and 16 and argued that French authorities did not protect them well enough

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2 w. ago CBB star reveals her adult site 'goes wild' after she posts video with her gran

EXCLUSIVE: CBB star Chloe Khan has lifted the lid on her social media success and said her adult site will pop off for all sorts of reasons including when she posts online with her nan

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3 w. ago Reddit goes DOWN: Social media site goes dark around the world

Over 112,400 users reported that the platform was down at 11.39 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.

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3 w. ago TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios

High-end bar with Middle East-style nut filling is rationed in shops as price of raw kernels surgesProduct promotion on TikTok is now powerful enough to influence the vast agricultural economies of the US and Iran – at least when it comes to the consumption of high-end confectionery.A chocolate bar stuffed with a creamy green pistachio filling has become incredibly popular after a series of video clips shared on the social media site. The first bit of footage praising the taste of the expensive so-called “Dubai chocolate” was posted at the end of 2023 and has now been viewed more than 120m times, to say nothing of the many follow-up videos. Continue reading...

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