The prime minister is also expected to crack down on marketing laws, restricting vape flavours and limiting coloured packaging intended to appeal to children.

The French government on Thursday sought ways to end protests by farmers blocking motorways and demonstrating across the country after a fuel tax rise ignited long-standing grievances.

Meta on Thursday began blocking messages from strangers sent directly to young teens using Instagram or Messenger.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a mounting crisis after Israel's worst day of troop losses in the Gaza war as well as growing protests over his failure to bring hostages back.

AI chatbots are becoming increasingly commonplace in the professional sphere, with Amazon, Google and Microsoft investing heavily in the technology.

Britain's ruling Conservatives are stepping up personal attacks on opposition Labour leader and former prominent lawyer Keir Starmer, who is tipped to become prime minister after the next general election.

Netanyahu sparks outrage by rejecting the US call for a new Palestinian government in Gaza as a step towards a two-state solution and an end to the conflict.

Kfir Bibas was named the youngest child who was kidnapped by Hamas. After 104 days, his family are forced to commemorate his first birthday in Hostage Square.

Britain's royal family has had a double health scare as King Charles III faces treatment for an enlarged prostate and his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, recuperates from abdominal surgery.

The Internet Watch Foundation reported the identification of self-generated child sexual abuse material involving children under 10 on over 100,000 web pages.

There has been a surge in YouTube videos promoting a new form of climate denial specifically targeting young audiences.

Wealth inequality has become a highly divisive issue.

Thousands of YouTube videos analysed over the past six years by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) show a detrimental increase in false and misleading statements about climate change.

The world's billionaires have collectively become £2.6 trillion richer since 2020, growing their wealth at a rate three times faster than inflation.

Five migrants died and a sixth was in a critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said.

"I find the whole thing really rather pathetic," former Royal Navy admiral Alan William John West said of the duke's award.

According to Labour analysis, British children are falling behind their international counterparts when it comes to poor health outcomes.

Meta on Tuesday said it was tightening up content restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook as it faces increased scrutiny that its platforms are harmful for young people.

The claims were made by one of his victims in an email to a columnist in 2016.

British actor Idris Elba on Monday launched a campaign calling for a ban on knives such as a machetes, to reduce the number of young people killed in stabbings.

Airlines and safety bodies around the world grounded some versions of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets pending inspections Sunday, with dozens of flights cancelled over the weekend after a panel blew out of one of the planes over the western US state of Oregon.

Documents unsealed by a New York judge claimed that the Duke of York had sexual relations with a minor who was trafficked by Epstein.

Hawking, who passed away in 2018, visited Epstein's private Caribbean island in 2006 for a conference.

The racing legend turned 55 years old on January 3, 2024.

A digital rape of a UK teenager in the metaverse world has sparked a debate about whether police should investigate virtual crimes and the need for better legislation to deal with such perverts taking advantage of technology.

Research shows that a record number of children have been forced into temporary accommodation this winter, including shipping containers and shared rooms.

The experiment was carried out on lab-grown cells and mice.

A four-year study of over 350,000 below 65 age people in the UK has revealed that young-onset dementia is influenced by health and lifestyle risk factors like depression and Vitamin D deficiency.

The UK government has revealed how its Green Recovery Challenge Fund helped add more green jobs and saved hectares of land across the UK through 150 environmental projects.

"She has a lot of empathy and compassion. I think she doesn't take her life for granted," Pauline Byrne said of the Princess of Wales.