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Search Engines And Social Media Still Rife With Scams

Social media platforms and search engines are still littered with scam adverts as an epidemic” of fraud grips the UK, a watchdog has warned. Which? found blatant” fraudulent advertising, from copycats of major retail brands to investment scams and ads using the identities of celebrities, despite them having no connection with the product or service.

Ban Smartphones In School? Eton Has A Better Answer

I think I've now worked out what's wrong with the government's new guidelines on "banning" mobile phones from schools - they're actually not guidelines at all. Or, at best, they are drawn so widely as to be virtually meaningless.

Ukraine Digs In After Retreat To Repel New Russian Push

Ukraine’s military has said its troops have taken up new defensive positions in the east after retreating from the captured key town of Avdiivka, and were repelling Russian attempts to develop the offensive thrust.

Israel To Attack Rafah Unless Hostages Freed Next Month

Israel has said it will begin an assault on Rafah if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages it holds in Gaza by the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan expected to be on 10 March. The threatened assault comes as the EU warned that such an offensive would create a humanitarian disaster.

Sunak's GB News Spot To Be Investigated By Watchdog

Rishi Sunak's appearance on GB News has been put under investigation by the broadcast watchdog after receiving hundreds of complaints.

Starmer Under Pressure To Support A Ceasefire In Gaza

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to back an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as left-wing organisation Momentum relaunches a mass email campaign targeting MPs ahead of a crunch Commons vote this week.

Houthis Attack UK-Flagged Cargo Ship In The Red Sea

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has damaged a UK registered ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.

A Decade Of Struggle How Protest Proved Pivotal For Ukraine

Ten years ago Oleksandr Plekhanov took part in protests against Ukraine's corrupt then-president, Viktor Yanukovych. He was one of tens of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered in the Maidan, Kyiv's central independence square. The pro-European movement began after Yanukovych dumped an association agreement with the EU and accepted a bailout from Russia.

Climate Protester Decries Tory 'Assault On The Rights Of Juries'

The woman at the centre of an attempt by the government's senior law officer to remove one of the last remaining legal defences available to climate protesters says the move is an assault on the rights of juries to acquit defendants.

Daily Express

If Europe Cowers In Face Of Putin We Will Deserve All We'll Get

THIS Saturday will mark the second anniversary invasion of of Russia's Ukraine one of the darkest days Europe has seen since 1945.

Women Get Bigger Health Lift Than Men From Same Level Of Exercise - Study

Women experience greater benefits than men when it comes to avoiding an early death from doing the same amount of regular exercise, research suggests.

Daily Express

PM: I Know It's Been Tough,but Our Plan Will Boost Britain

Rishi speaking to Express readers vows to renew nation's sense of pride

Poverty, Anxiety And Cuts How Government Failings Left A Generation Behind

How austerity and the pandemic have affected childhood, across four key areas of policy:

Starmer Risks Biggest Rebellion Of His Leadership Over Gaza Vote, MPs Warn

Keir Starmer risks triggering the biggest rebellion of his leadership if he tries to stop his MPs voting tomorrow for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, backbenchers have warned.

Russia Looms Large Over Nato's Borders - But US Help Is Not Assured

In 1905, in the Finnish city of Tampere, Vladimir Lenin met Joseph Stalin for the first time. They and two dozen or so revolutionaries began to map out plans to overthrow the tsar and bring down the Russian empire.

Can Anything Stop The Deepfakes?

With Taylor Swift the latest victim of Al-generated porn, pressure is growing on social media companies to start taking it seriously.

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Smoke Screens Mental Health Apps Under Scrutiny

As experts worry over privacy issues, effectiveness and even harm, the UK is looking at how to regulate the plethora of smartphone-based mental health tools

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Keep Calm And Carry On? Health Fears Could Reshape The King's Role

Last Monday, King Charles emerged from a private clinic alongside Queen Camilla to wave to a small crowd. The message that Buckingham Palace wished to convey was obvious: the monarch is strong and will carry out his duties despite the health setback.

Supreme Court Judges See Dangers To Democracy Of Election Ban On Trump

The US supreme court appeared sceptical of a Colorado decision removing Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot during nearly two hours of oral arguments last night, seemingly poised to rule Trump is not constitutionally disqualified from running for president.

Hostages They Will Pay Price For Rejected Deal, Families Tell Netanyahu

Moments after Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the terms of a ceasefire proposed by Hamas, five Israeli hostages who were freed in November pleaded with him to push for a deal.

Uefa Chief's 'Resignation' Creates A World Of Confusion

With a statement that initially seemed as clear as you can get, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin created a world of confusion. Such words might well describe a legacy that always lacked strategic coherence if the Slovenian does indeed step down in 2027.

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How We Consume Sport Is About To Change Forever

Chris Blackhurst on the Fox, Disney and Warner revolution

Sunak Refuses To Say Sorry To Brianna's Father Despite Fierce Criticism Of Trans Jibe

Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise to Brianna Ghey's father and said it was "sad and wrong" to link his jibe about transgender people to the murdered teenager's case.

Daily Mirror UK

Britney: i Made Out With Ben Affleck

Pop singer's shock claim as actor dáted Paltrow in 1999

Why Wallets And Ringing Phones Are Strictly For Oldies

No longer down with the kids, Simon Mills looks at 10 ways you're showing your age - Werther's Original, anyone?

Zelensky Fires Army Chief In Ukraine Military Shake-Up

Valery Zaluzhny replaced by Oleksandr Syrsky in the most serious change to top military brass since Putin's invasion

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Did The Prime Minister Hint At A Comeback For Johnson?

Rishi Sunak has been subjected to the personal profile treatment by ITV, featuring a previously unseen photo of him as a boy in front of a caravan... and an interview with Anushka Asthana in which he "doesn't rule out" Boris Johnson returning to the cabinet.