Social media ban for children ‘no silver bullet’, minister says The social media ban for under-16s is not a “silver bullet”, the Technology Secretary acknowledged as she faced a backlash from firms which will be hit by the restriction. The minister responsible, Liz Kendall, accepted that many children will succeed in getting around the ban
Thames Water rescue in doubt as Government ‘raises objections over deal’ The utility firm is reportedly on the brink of temporary nationalisation Thames Water is reportedly on the brink of temporary nationalisation after the Environment Secretary cast doubt on a £10 billion rescue deal for the troubled supplier. Emma Reynolds is understood to have written
Serena Williams to play at Wimbledon It’s after she secured a doubles wild card with sister, Venus Serena Williams will make her return to Wimbledon in women’s doubles with sister Venus. The pair have been given a wild card into the Championships, beginning on June 29, as Serena continues her comeback. The 44-year-old played her
Sabri Lamouchi sacked as Tunisia head coach He’s been replaced by Herve Renard Tunisia have sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi following their 5-1 World Cup defeat to Sweden and appointed former Saudi Arabia boss Herve Renard until the end of the tournament. Former Nottingham Forest manager Lamouchi had only taken over in January and was
UK unveils new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet as Starmer attends G7 The UK has unveiled new sanctions that aim to ramp up pressure on Russia as Sir Keir Starmer attends the G7 summit in France. The package of 70 new sanctions target Russia’s shadow fleet, military procurement supply chains and illicit finance networks used
Murdered MP Jo Cox would be deeply concerned by divisions in UK, says sister Murdered MP Jo Cox would have been “deeply concerned” at the current divisions in UK society but would not have shied away from the challenge of uniting people, her sister has said a decade on from the killing. Kim Leadbeater described
AI and digital tech used to chart climate impact and extinction risk for plants Artificial intelligence has helped reveal how plants are shifting flowering times across the world due to climate change, a new report has said. A global study using AI to analyse eight million digitalised plant specimens dating back a century revealed flowering
Palestine Action terror ban was lawful, Court of Appeal rules The decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Three judges at the High Court ruled in February that the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 last year
Housebuilding target at risk over planning shortages, union says The Government’s housebuilding target is at risk because of a shortage of council planners, according to new research. Unison said its study found that one in 10 council planning jobs in England were vacant, which the union said was slowing decisions. The research revealed widespread shortages
Rightmove gives reasons why June saw an ‘unusual’ asking price fall The average price tag on a home fell by 0.6% or £2,113 in June, in the biggest price drop recorded for this month of the year in 14 years, according to a property website. The month-on-month fall took the average asking price across Britain