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According to MPs Facebook needs stricter regulations with tough and urgent action necessary to end the spread of disinformation. A Commons committee has concluded that the platform’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has failed to show “leadership or personal responsibility” over fake news. Untrue stories from foreign powers were risking the UK’s democracy according to MPs. Facebook have agreed…
Businesses that suffer financial losses after a terror attack are to benefit from a legal loophole being shut. They will now be able to get insurance even if they have not been damaged by a bomb. This means shops and businesses that are forcibly closed after an attack will be able to reclaim potentially big…
GPs are giving too many older people antidepressants when they are struggling with depression and should be prescribing talking therapies more than they are. Family doctors too often avoid talking to patients over the age of 65 about depression and do not have time to explore and treat the condition properly. Almost one in ten…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting student Libby Squire who went missing last week. Libby Squire, 21, was last seen getting into a taxi outside the Welly Club music venue in Hull at 23:00 GMT on Thursday. She was believed to have been dropped off a short distance later close to where she…
Temperatures dropped to -13 degrees in parts of the UK last night, making it the coldest night of winter so far. This temperature was recorded in Scotland, with the lowest temperature being -13 degrees in Loch Glascarnoch. The Met Office issued yellow warnings for snow, ice and fog remain in place for some of Thursday and…
Sajid Javid introduced a knife crime preventions, the asbo-style orders could limit use of social media in order to stop gang crimes escalating. Knife Crime Prevention Orders would implement sanctions, including bans on using social media to ‘start trouble’. The orders will target anyone aged 12 or over who are suspected of being involved in…
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