9 h. ago Most parents fear children are being exposed to harmful content online

The Online Safety Act requires social media platforms and search engines to introduce age checks and stronger content moderation

Society

31 h. ago Your smoking habit could affect even your grandchildren’s lung health, study warns

Risk can be avoided if fathers exposed to smoke during childhood avoid smoking around their children

Events

38 h. ago Doctor urges parents to keep children out of school if they spot two

Exposing children to these symptoms could even be "dangerous", an expert warned.

Society

53 h. ago Tube strike latest: TfL warns passengers of SIX days of misery if RMT walkout goes ahead next week

TfL says it is ‘working hard to resolve dispute’ but warns journeys on Sunday and next Friday will also be affected

Events

53 h. ago Tube passengers escorted through dark tunnel after being trapped on Jubilee line train for three hours

Commuters were eventually led out of the train through a dark Tube tunnel

Politics

53 h. ago Moment passengers walk down the tracks after getting stuck on Tube train for THREE hours

A faulty Jubilee line train got stuck between Westminster and Waterloo stations on Monday night, during the London Underground network's peak hours.

Politics

56 h. ago TfL sorry after passengers stuck on broken down Tube for hours

TfL sorry after passengers stuck on broken down Tube for hours  BBC

Politics

67 h. ago Children as young as 11 tempted to try betting after being ‘flooded’ by celebrity endorsement

Those in UK aged 11-17 said seeing a celebrity gambling or advertising it made them want to emulate them, survey findsChildren as young as 11 feel tempted to try betting after being “flooded” by celebrities and sports stars promoting it, according to two reports that found nearly 90% of children aged 13-17 are exposed to gambling content online.The UK’s leading gambling charity, GambleAware, which commissioned the reports, urged regulators and policymakers to address social media accounts and influencers producing betting content on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch in light of the findings. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Moment Notting Hill Carnival revellers brawl on Tube in front of stunned passengers

The altercation was filmed at Baker Street station and features a man in a brightly coloured tracksuit clashing with a group of fellow revellers

Politics

9 d. ago Sadiq Khan targets rude Tube and bus passengers blasting music in new campaign

Posters will begin appearing on the Elizabeth line reminding travellers not to play music out loud or to have conversations on speaker mode

Events

2 w. ago Corporal punishment carries ‘multiple risks’ to children’s health, says WHO

An estimated 1.2bn children are subject to this ‘harmful practice’ each year, affecting physical and mental wellbeing, report findsThe World Health Organization has declared corporal punishment a global public health concern that causes serious harm to children’s physical and mental wellbeing, and can lead to criminal behaviour.A new report found that across 49 low- and middle-income countries, children exposed to corporal punishment – defined as “any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light” – were 24% less likely to be developmentally on track than children who were not. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago 'Emergency' at London Tube station as passengers warned 'do not enter'

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

Events

2 w. ago Children more likely to engage with junk food posts from influencers – charity

It comes as a new survey found children are regularly exposed to junk food while online.

Society

2 w. ago Moment thief who robbed deaf woman passenger in her 80s on Tube escalator thumbs through her wallet for money as he makes his escape

Liam McGuicken, 53, was caught on CCTV openly rifling through the victim's wallet seconds after he cornered her on the London Underground in central London .

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3 w. ago Vigilante commuter who stepped in when passenger dropped his trousers in front of children on packed London Tube is now questioned by police

The vigilante, who has been praised by some and criticised by others, has been questioned by detectives from British Transport Police (BTP) after coming forward to give his side of the story.

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3 w. ago Tube passenger quizzed by police over ‘assault’ of naked man who exposed himself in front of kids

Footage posted online shows the incident on a Hammersmith and City line train

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3 w. ago Tube passengers who tackled man with trousers down investigated by police

Officers say man, who was later detained under the Mental Health Act, was assaulted during incident

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3 w. ago London Underground passengers who 'assaulted' naked man on Tube face arrest

London Underground passengers who 'assaulted' naked man on Tube face arrest  GB News

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3 w. ago Tube passengers face arrest over ‘assault’ of naked man in east London

Tube passengers face arrest over ‘assault’ of naked man in east London  London Evening Standard

Events

3 w. ago Tube passengers facing arrest over ‘assault’ of naked man who exposed himself in front of children

Footage posted online shows the man dropping his trousers on a Hammersmith and City line train

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