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Prevent adults from direct messaging children, Ofcom tells social media firms

Prevent adults from direct messaging children, Ofcom tells social media firms

Prevent adults from direct messaging children, Ofcom tells social media firms

20 November 2021

The proposals in the Online Harms Bill include fines of up to £18 million or 10% of companies’ global turnover.


Queen’s first wedding anniversary without lifelong companion Philip

Queen’s first wedding anniversary without lifelong companion Philip

Queen’s first wedding anniversary without lifelong companion Philip

20 November 2021

The monarch married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20 1947 when she was a 21-year-old princess.


What the papers say – November 20

What the papers say – November 20

What the papers say – November 20

20 November 2021

A range of stories – including the migrant crisis – feature among the headlines on Saturday.


BBC Children In Need raises more than £39 million following fundraising show

BBC Children In Need raises more than £39 million following fundraising show

BBC Children In Need raises more than £39 million following fundraising show

20 November 2021

The annual show featured musical performances, comedic sketches and fundraising challenges.


Fresh plan to tackle migrants crisis takes inspiration from Greece – reports

Fresh plan to tackle migrants crisis takes inspiration from Greece – reports

Fresh plan to tackle migrants crisis takes inspiration from Greece – reports

19 November 2021

Priti Patel is reported to have been impressed with plans over curfews and the digitisation of the country’s asylum system.


£122 million up for grabs after nobody scoops EuroMillions top prize

£122 million up for grabs after nobody scoops EuroMillions top prize

£122 million up for grabs after nobody scoops EuroMillions top prize

19 November 2021

The National Lottery has urged players to ‘get their tickets early’ to have a chance of winning the prize.


Labour tells Tories to tackle Islamophobia in society and within own ranks

Labour tells Tories to tackle Islamophobia in society and within own ranks

Labour tells Tories to tackle Islamophobia in society and within own ranks

19 November 2021

Labour Party chairwoman Anneliese Dodds was speaking ahead of a visit to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month.


Milestone as 14 million Covid booster jabs are administered across the UK

Milestone as 14 million Covid booster jabs are administered across the UK

Milestone as 14 million Covid booster jabs are administered across the UK

19 November 2021

A total of 387,057 boosters and third doses were recorded on Friday, bringing the total to 14,266,368, with more than one million top-ups recorded.


Camilla: Charles and I still have ‘snap in our celery’ despite being in our 70s

Camilla: Charles and I still have ‘snap in our celery’ despite being in our 70s

Camilla: Charles and I still have ‘snap in our celery’ despite being in our 70s

19 November 2021

The duchess said the royal couple’s visit to Egypt and Jordan had been hard work.


Calls for Priti Patel to apologise and withdraw comments about Liverpool bomber

Calls for Priti Patel to apologise and withdraw comments about Liverpool bomber

Calls for Priti Patel to apologise and withdraw comments about Liverpool bomber

19 November 2021

Lawyers raised concerns about the Home Secretary blaming the legal system for the presence of the suspected bomber in the country.


‘Astonishing’ haul of knock-off and illegal goods seized from Oxford Street

‘Astonishing’ haul of knock-off and illegal goods seized from Oxford Street

‘Astonishing’ haul of knock-off and illegal goods seized from Oxford Street

19 November 2021

Officers found bootleg designer goods and improperly labelled tobacco products in a pre-Christmas raid on the popular London shopping destination.


Ministers concerned over impartiality in appointment process for new Ofcom chair

Ministers concerned over impartiality in appointment process for new Ofcom chair

Ministers concerned over impartiality in appointment process for new Ofcom chair

19 November 2021

A group of Scottish and Welsh ministers have written to the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries to voice their views.


Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre quits race for Ofcom chair

Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre quits race for Ofcom chair

Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre quits race for Ofcom chair

19 November 2021

The selection process is being rerun after an initial round of interviews failed to find a successful candidate.


Child killer Colin Pitchfork back in prison after breaching licence conditions

Child killer Colin Pitchfork back in prison after breaching licence conditions

Child killer Colin Pitchfork back in prison after breaching licence conditions

19 November 2021

Pitchfork was released in September after being jailed in 1987 for the rape and murder of two teenage girls in the 1980s.


Europe moving too slowly to resolve UK-France fishing row, says Macron

Europe moving too slowly to resolve UK-France fishing row, says Macron

Europe moving too slowly to resolve UK-France fishing row, says Macron

19 November 2021

The row revolves around the granting of fishing licences for small vessels.


Drug courier ordered to pay back £21,000 in crime profits

Drug courier ordered to pay back £21,000 in crime profits

Drug courier ordered to pay back £21,000 in crime profits

19 November 2021

David Murdoch, 57, helped smuggle cocaine with a street value of almost £6 million into Scotland in May 2020.


Father who killed newborn has minimum sentence increased

Father who killed newborn has minimum sentence increased

Father who killed newborn has minimum sentence increased

19 November 2021

James Clark, 31, will now serve a minimum of 18 years in prison for killing his 39-day-old son Sean Clark in 2018


Two teenagers in court over stabbing at university halls of residence

Two teenagers in court over stabbing at university halls of residence

Two teenagers in court over stabbing at university halls of residence

19 November 2021

Warwick University said a 19-year-old at one of its accommodation sites had suffered three stab wounds.


Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas

19 November 2021

Nearly nine in 10 areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.


Tips for avoiding single-use plastic at home and when you are out

Tips for avoiding single-use plastic at home and when you are out

Tips for avoiding single-use plastic at home and when you are out

19 November 2021

From rethinking bathroom bottles to ditching chewing gum.


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