Molly Russell’s dad urges Keir Starmer to act on online safety in letter
Ian Russell says there is “no real movement” within government on online safety The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after seeing harmful content online, has personally appealed to the prime minister to tighten rules that protect children and has warned the UK is “going backwards” on internet safety. Ian […]
LA crews race to halt wildfires ahead of high winds
Watch: ‘Homes razed to the ground’ on Malibu iconic coastal road Weather forecasters in California are warning fierce winds which fuelled the infernos around Los Angeles are expected to pick up again this week, as fire crews on the ground race to make progress controlling three wildfires. Officials warned that after a weekend of relatively […]
‘Very unlikely’ foreign actor linked to Havana Syndrome, US intelligence says
Most of the US intelligence community believe it is “very unlikely” an international power is linked to mysterious symptoms experienced by US diplomats and their families. However, in a new report published on Friday, two of the seven US intelligence agencies and departments say foreign actors could have developed radiofrequency technology associated with “Havana Syndrome” […]
Online safety laws unsatisfactory, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle says
UK laws on internet safety are “very uneven” and “unsatisfactory”, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said, following calls from campaigners to tighten the rules. On Saturday, Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell, who took her own life at 14 after seeing harmful content online, said the UK was “going backwards” on the issue. In […]
New smartwatch app ‘could help smokers quit’
A new smartwatch app which intervenes when typical hand movements of smoking are detected could help people quit, researchers say. Technology developed at the University of Bristol uses motion sensors to pick up on cigarette use and delivers a vibration alert with a text message offering support. “If we can identify this point of lapse […]
North Yorkshire Paralympian in Disability Power list top 10
A former Paralympian said she was “blown away” to have been recognised as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK. Beth Moulam, who retired from sport in 2022 after representing GB at the Tokyo Paralympics, has been listed in the top 10 of the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 for the second […]
Personal stories of how it takes over lives
BBC Shaun Flores shares his story in a new BBC iPlayer series Shaun Flores was 11 years old when he first started watching porn, after being introduced to it by a friend. “I was hooked almost immediately,” the now 30-year-old says. “It was just like, wow, what is this that people are doing where they […]
NI adults UK’s most likely to view sites online
Getty Images A new Ofcom report finds over 430,000 adults in Northern Ireland visited “pornographic content services” online in May 2024 Adults in Northern Ireland are more likely to look at pornography online than those in any other part of the UK. That is according to new research published by the communications regulator Ofcom. It […]
Donald Trump picks Kash Patel for FBI and Chad Chronister to DEA
Getty Images US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a former aide, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency Patel has often criticised. A former US defence department chief of staff in the first Trump administration, Patel has been a steadfast supporter of the incoming Republican president. For Patel to take the […]
Welsh entrepreneurs living abroad would invest back home
Getty Images Welsh entrepreneurs living abroad are ready to invest here, says new study of diaspora More could to be done to encourage Welsh entrepreneurs living abroad to invest in their home country, according to an academic. Dr Sarah Louisa Birchley, a specialist in global diaspora entrepreneurship, said her study of 1,700 Welsh emigrants living […]