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Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:52:08 GMT
How will under-16s be banned from social media in the UK and when will it start?
Around eight in 10 UK children aged three to 17 are estimated to have at least one active social media profile

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:48:44 GMT
Full list of social media platforms included in Starmer’s under-16s ban
Platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook are set to be banned

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:45:23 GMT
Trump’s Iran war costs UK drivers £4bn in higher fuel prices
The RAC Foundation, estimated that rises in pump prices since the conflict in the Middle East began on February 28 have led to motorists paying £3 billion more for diesel and just over £1 billion more for petrol

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:39:04 GMT
Social media ban UK latest: Starmer confirms plans for under-16s online crackdown in reforms of ‘failing system’
UK will follow Australia’s example in raising the minimum age to 16 for several social media sites including TikTok and Instagram

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:36:34 GMT
Is Reform heading for its own climate crisis?
Eight out of 10 of the most flood-prone constituencies are projected to vote in a Reform MP at the next general election, but the party remains sceptical about the climate crisis and net zero policies. Holly Evans takes a look at how this could come ...

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:16:14 GMT
High Court to rule on Palestine Action terror group ban
Three judges ruled in February that the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action was unlawful

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:15:56 GMT
Sadiq Khan launches £7m campaign to battle ‘global scourge’ of disinformation
The Mayor of London said the city had been subjected to a ‘relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred’ on social media

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:12:20 GMT
Mother takes daughters to court after being left with ‘nothing’ in £1m family feud
The trio suffered a ‘catastrophic falling out’ after the mother’s divorce

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:46:00 GMT
Royal Marine commandos storm Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel
Specially trained officers led the first UK-led operation of its kind on Sunday morning

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:21:51 GMT
UK and Japan seal landmark deal worth £18bn as Starmer and Takaichi hail ‘new era’ in relations
Investment deal is expected to create tens of thousands of new jobs in Britain

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:11:54 GMT
Experts explain why June saw an ‘unusual’ house price fall
Rightmove said higher mortgage rates are continuing to weigh on activity as many household budgets are squeezed

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:40:25 GMT
Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93
Keir Starmer leads tributes, describing Hattersley as a ‘giant of the Labour movement’

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:37:10 GMT
Attempt to reintroduce assisted dying bill sparks new Labour civil war
Rochester and Strood MP Lauren Edwards will reintroduce Kim Leadbeater’s highly controversial Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would allow assisted deaths in England and Wales

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:24:16 GMT
Starmer to unveil social media ban for under-16s
The UK will follow Australia’s example in raising the minimum age for sites including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:20:07 GMT
Gatwick Airport traffic: Passengers stranded after sinkholes force closure of major rail route
All lines between Purley and East Croydon were closed as Gatwick Express advices customers not to travel

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:01:20 GMT
Starmer heads to the G7 summit as his defence plan lies in tatters
The PM’s ability to manage international relations has previously been his strength - but the question hanging over this G7 summit is whether that remains for Starmer when his defence strategy lies in tatters

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:28:31 GMT
Grenfell survivors embrace firefighters at emotional anniversary march
Demonstrators took to the streets for the ninth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:01:49 GMT
Streeting backs new North Sea drilling and says he would increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM
The former health secretary argued opponents of new drilling would open the door to a Reform UK government by keeping energy costs high

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:52:20 GMT
15 arrested after clashes at protest outside London synagogue
Individuals were seen carrying Palestinian and Israeli flags at the protest

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:35:37 GMT
Ministers to look again at defence investment plan after Healey’s resignation
No 10 sources said Dan Jarvis will ‘have a chance to look at the defence investment plan’

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:30:13 GMT
Nigel Farage vows to evict all foreign nationals from social housing if Reform gains power
The Reform UK leader wrote his essay ‘Britain Is A Two Tier State – Against White People’

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:12:42 GMT
Dan Jarvis is a fine choice for defence secretary – but how long will he last?
Political editor David Maddox explains why Dan Jarvis could end up being for Labour what former defence secretary Ben Wallace was for the Tories

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:49:10 GMT
‘Brexit is not done’: Civil servant who oversaw Britain’s exit from the EU calls for debate over rejoining the bloc
Philip Rycroft says politicians must reopen the debate over the UK’s relationship with the EU, a decade on from the Brexit referendum

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:02:21 GMT
How eight beavers solved a Tube flooding problem engineers have been trying to fix for years
The creatures were reintroduced in 2023 after being hunted to extinction 400 years ago

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:40:37 GMT
‘I was just cut out of my daughter’s world’: The silent crisis of family estrangement
Debi Richens was left ‘heartbroken and devastated’ when her daughter lambasted her on Facebook after a misunderstanding at a wedding dress fitting

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:12:28 GMT
Tommy Robinson says he has been detained under counter-terror laws at Heathrow airport
The far-right activist said his two phones were taken and has asked his supporters for money to help fund his legal defence

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:06 GMT
Jo Cox’s sister: ‘Brexit campaign made us see each other as enemies. We’ve never recovered’
Exclusive: Speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of the MP’s death in June 2016, Kim Leadbeater said it would have been ‘very easy’ for her ‘to use the anger I felt to sow division’ – as she urges people to remember her sibling’s messa...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:57:13 GMT
Molly Russell’s father says rushing through social media ban for under-16s would be ‘deplorable’
Sir Keir Starmer was accused of ‘gambling with young people’s lives’ by Ian Russell over the expected policy

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:43:04 GMT
Funding boost for ‘Every Child Can’ ahead of expected under-16 social media ban
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is widely expected to introduce restrictions on children’s social media use in the coming days

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:30:25 GMT
Temperatures set to soar next week as forecasters have say on heatwave
The Met Office said that high pressure building across the UK will bring warm and humid conditions

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