The House of Lords has backed a ban on under-16s using social media. Peers passed an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently making its way through parliament. Lords debate as it happened – politics latest The amendment says within 12 months of the act passing, social media sites must…
Dozens of the worldβs major rivers are so heavily tapped, they often run dry before reaching the sea. More than half of all large lakes are shrinking, and most of the worldβs major underground sources are declining irreversibly as agricultural pumping drains water that took centuries or even thousands of years to accumulate. In a…
Angel Reese doesnβt miss. The two-time WNBA All-Star has joined the cast of Netflixβs hit murder mystery βThe Hunting Wivesβ for its second season, the streamer announced Tuesday. Reese will portray βTrainer Barbie,β which is described as a co-starring role. Itβs no secret that the Chicago Sky forward is a fan of the sexy, soapy,…
Six out of nine US Supreme Court justices have indicated support for keeping a central bank interest rate-setter in her job, in defiance of the Donald Trump administration. The White House moved last year to remove Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s board, from her role, claiming she had committed mortgage fraud –…
Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara are now the happy parents to a baby girl. The βMade You Lookβ singer, 32, and βSpy Kidsβ actor, 33, welcomed their third child via surrogacy on Sunday, the pop star announced on Wednesday. Trainor shared several photos on Instagram of herself tearfully holding her newborn and her two young…
New regulations to protect tenants in Scotland from damp and mould are to be laid at Holyrood. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 will introduce new duties on landlords to investigate reports of damp and mould and initiate any necessary repairs within a set timescale, subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament….
NUUK, GreenlandΒ βΒ President Trump retreated Wednesday from his most serious threats toward Denmark, easing transatlantic tensions and lifting Wall Street after rejecting the prospect he would use military force to annex Greenland, a Danish territory and the worldβs largest island. Instead, the United States struck a βframeworkβ agreement in talks with NATOβs secretary general regarding the…
At 6 feet 3 and 250 pounds, with arms thicker than a Shohei Ohtani wooden bat, Abraham Datte is someone on the campus of Monroe Highthat you want to stay close to. Heβs been the heavyweight wrestling champion in the City Section for two years. Heβs the deputy chief in the schoolβs Fire Academy Magnet…
The London-listed private equity firm Bridgepoint has struck a deal to back a provider of data and intelligence to the global infrastructure and project finance industries. Sky News understands that Bridgepoint Growth has agreed to buy a minority stake in Exile Group, which was founded in 2013 in Deptford, south-east London. The deal, which will…
The remains of the original Griffith Park Zoo are imbued with memories of the past. Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment. It is, in other words, a prime location for a haunted narrative. βGhost in the Machine: The Old Zooβ is just that, a site-specific interactive…