The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell said he hopes the coroner’s conclusions will be an “important step in bringing about much-needed change”. Ian Russell said he wants social media to be “a place that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of young people over the money that can be made from them”. He said his message to Instagram – and Facebook – boss Mark Zuckerberg would be a “simple” one, saying: “A simple message to Mark […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex occupied areas of Ukraine which has been dismissed as a sham by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He says he would use “all available means” to protect the territory that Ukrainian and western officials said Moscow was claiming illegitimately and in violation of international law. In a speech preceding the treaty-signing ceremony, Mr Putin urged Ukraine to sit down for talks to end the […]

Former Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs has announced he has been given the “all clear” from tonsil cancer. The 57-year-old musician, who was a founding member of the Manchester band, revealed in April that he had received a diagnosis and was taking a break from playing with Liam Gallagher. He has been receiving treatment at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Withington, Manchester. Bonehead wrote on Twitter: “Update on my […]

Almost two-thirds of appointments in England were done in person last month. The proportion of people seeing their GP face-to-face has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, new figures show. Around two-thirds of appointments (66.1%) with family doctors in England were done in person in August, according to the latest data from NHS Digital. This is just below the 66.2% carried out in March 2020, […]

Their comments come after a YouGov poll for The Times showed Labour opening up a massive 33-point lead over the Conservatives Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have insisted their £45 billion package of tax cuts is the “right plan” to get the economy moving despite chaos on the financial markets and fears of rocketing mortgage bills. In their first public comments since the pound hit a record low on Monday, […]