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Former children’s commissioner launches billion-pound legal claim against TikTok

Former children’s commissioner launches billion-pound legal claim against TikTok

Anne Longfield is leading a claim which accuses the video-sharing app of collecting children’s data on an ‘industrial scale’.

Tributes paid to arson victim as man detained after mental health assessment

Tributes paid to arson victim as man detained after mental health assessment

The victim of the attack in Birmingham has been named as 83-year-old Peggy Wright.

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Luton, Doncaster and Bradford are recording the highest rates.

Lockdown across the UK: How restrictions are being eased in each nation

Lockdown across the UK: How restrictions are being eased in each nation

Wales and Scotland are set for greater freedoms.

Grenfell landlords ‘chose the price tag’ of tenants’ lives, inquiry hears

Grenfell landlords ‘chose the price tag’ of tenants’ lives, inquiry hears

Residents said they put up with years of shoddy workmanship and dismissive behaviour from the tower’s mangers before the fire that killed 72 people.

Fed-up fans protest outside Stamford Bridge over Super League proposals

Fed-up fans protest outside Stamford Bridge over Super League proposals

Supporters from different clubs put rivalry aside.

Covid-19 Antivirals Taskforce launched

Covid-19 Antivirals Taskforce launched

The taskforce hopes to bring two at-home Covid treatments online this year.

Forget ‘cover-ups’ and focus on evidence, jurors in Hillsborough trial told

Forget ‘cover-ups’ and focus on evidence, jurors in Hillsborough trial told

The trial has heard that three defendants were involved in amending statements about the day of the disaster.

Exercise can cut Covid-19 death risk by more than third, study says

Exercise can cut Covid-19 death risk by more than third, study says

Physical activity which gets you slightly out of breath could also increase the effectiveness of vaccines.

Expelling Super League clubs could hit domestic broadcasting cash, experts warn

Expelling Super League clubs could hit domestic broadcasting cash, experts warn

Six clubs from the Premier League have signed up to hugely controversial plans for a new competition.

Torture and genocide to be excluded from new legal safeguards for troops

Torture and genocide to be excluded from new legal safeguards for troops

The Ministry of Defence said the Government will table its own amendment to the Overseas Operations Bill.

Crowd-sourced poem captures the arrival of spring

Crowd-sourced poem captures the arrival of spring

Observations made by 400 members of the public were woven into the verse.

Type 1 diabetes can cause musculoskeletal problems, study suggests

Type 1 diabetes can cause musculoskeletal problems, study suggests

The condition increased the risk of developing frozen shoulder, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and Dupuytren’s contracture, researchers found.

New IRA blamed for fireball bomb bid on police officer and young daughter

New IRA blamed for fireball bomb bid on police officer and young daughter

The device was placed at the rear of the Police Service of Northern Ireland officer’s car beside where her three-year-old daughter sits.

Cat rescued after three weeks trapped in wall cavity

Cat rescued after three weeks trapped in wall cavity

Molly was stuck on a ledge between the kitchen and the bathroom.

Janssen vaccine has ‘possible link’ to blood clots, says European regulator

Janssen vaccine has ‘possible link’ to blood clots, says European regulator

The vaccine is yet to be approved for use in the UK.

Queen’s 95th birthday to be private and low-key

Queen’s 95th birthday to be private and low-key

The milestone on Wednesday falls within the two-week period of royal mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh.

New law could force tech firms to say how long smartphones will receive updates

New law could force tech firms to say how long smartphones will receive updates

Easy-to-guess universal default passwords could also be banned under cyber security laws proposed by Government.

Smart motorways: Key questions answered

Smart motorways: Key questions answered

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the Government would ‘do all we can to help drivers feel safer’.

Brave porter ‘tried to hurt’ Fishmongers’ Hall killer with large spear – inquest

Brave porter ‘tried to hurt’ Fishmongers’ Hall killer with large spear – inquest

Lukasz Koczocik attempted to disarm convicted terrorist Usman Khan with a boarding pike during the bloody rampage in 2019.

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