3 h. ago Dozens of delivery riders face deportation after immigration crackdown

The targeted action of workers in the so-called gig-economy led to 171 arrests across the country last month

Politics

7 h. ago Tories urge NHS trust to drop action against nurse marched out for calling trans paedo 'Mr' as hearing looms

Jennifer Melle, 40, was previously investigated and disciplined by Trust bosses despite being called the n-word by the patient.

Sport

11 h. ago Legend calls for action after Springboks' 'red flag' incident against Wales

The remarkable moment left fans stunned but has left others frustrated over potential safety issues

Politics

13 h. ago ‘One bite and he was hooked’: from Kenya to Nepal, how parents are battling ultra

Five families around the world share their struggles to keep their children away from UPFsParents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs)The scourge of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is global. While their consumption is particularly high in the west, forming more than half the average diet in the UK and the US, for example, UPFs are replacing fresh food in diets on every continent.This month, the world’s largest review on the health threats of UPFs was published in the Lancet. It warned that such foods are exposing millions of people to long-term harm, and called for urgent action. Earlier this year Unicef revealed that more children around the world were obese than underweight for the first time, as junk food overwhelms diets, with the steepest rises in low- and middle-income countries. Continue reading...

Events

33 h. ago Another country bans phones in class saying children ‘need to see each other’s faces’

The education minister has hailed the move as a ‘cultural change’

Politics

36 h. ago South London council plans legal action against Sadiq Khan and Met Police over closure of last police station

Richmond Council said the decision to close the front counter at Twickenham Police Station had been taken without consultation

Events

63 h. ago The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’

The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast‘It worries me that it’s so normalised. He obviously wasn’t hiding it. He didn’t feel this was something he shouldn’t be doing. It was in the open and people saw it. That’s what was quite shocking.”A headteacher is describing how a teenage boy, sitting on a bus on his way home from school, casually pulled out his phone, selected a picture from social media of a girl at a neighbouring school and used a “nudifying” app to doctor her image. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Kids under 5 most vulnerable as 'world's most contagious virus' cases spike

Global health experts are calling for action to save lives after the number of large outbreaks of measles tripled since pre-Covid times, with 30million children under-protected

Politics

8 d. ago Livingston MP secures CAHMS crisis meeting with government minister

Gregor Poynton wrote directly to the Scottish Government outlining the issues raised and calling for urgent action.

Politics

8 d. ago Starmer and Trump discussed Palestine Action twice on calls before group’s terror ban, court hears

Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is fighting the group’s terror ban at the High Court, arguing it will have a ‘dramatic, severe, widespread and potentially lifelong’ effect

Events

9 d. ago Ryan Reynolds forced to take action after Wrexham player's urgent 2am call

The Hollywood actor has opened up on the moment one Wrexham player called him 'so upset' in the middle of the night

Sport

1 week ago The ‘war on terror’ has killed millions. Trump is reviving it in Venezuela | Daniel Mendiola

After decades of terrorizing civilians in the name of fighting terror, the White House is trying to do it with even less oversightFor the last two months, US forces have amassed outside Venezuela and carried out a series of lethal strikes on civilian boats. The Trump White House has ordered these actions in the name of fighting “narco-terrorists” – a label apparently applicable to anyone suspected of participating in drug trafficking near Latin American coastlines. More than 80 people have already been killed in these pre-emptive strikes, and war hawks are calling for expanded military action to depose the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro.Watching this play out, I am reminded of a passage from the geographer Stuart Elden’s award-winning 2009 book, Terror and Territory. In discussing how to study the “war on terror”, Elden observed that it did not make sense to study terrorism as something unique to non-state actors.Daniel Mendiola is a professor of Latin American history and mig...

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1 week ago Defiant Dems receive 24/7 protection from Capitol Police after Trump accused them of 'seditious behavior' and threatened them with execution

Trump issued a furious response on Truth Social Thursday that called their action 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'

Events

2 w. ago Choose Love celebrates 10 years at Royal Albert Hall concert: 'We should still have hope'

Choose Love has spent a decade helping some of the most vulnerable people in the world, and tonight’s show at the Royal Albert Hall will combine celebration with urgent calls for action

Culture

2 w. ago Boy killed on level crossing walking to school 'probably distracted by mobile phone'

Jaiden Shehata was walking to school in January when he was hit by a train travelling at 50mph, and his family are heartbroken by his passing.

Events

2 w. ago Government responds to calls for UK firework ban after thousands demand action

More than 181,000 had backed a call for fireworks to be limited to local council approved events

Politics

2 w. ago Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'

Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet

Politics

2 w. ago Plane and car crash testing are designed only with men in mind. When will women be included?

Using a more accurate ‘average’ female dummy is not yet a legal requirement for car or plane testing

Events

2 w. ago Asbestos discovery saves "rare and beautiful" art masterpiece for now

Legal action being planned too in bid to save it for good

Politics

2 w. ago TransPennine Express rail staff to take industrial action after vote

Workers will take action in a dispute over on-call working arrangements

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