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‘A “sheltering” approach may be counterproductive. Some children could source alternative devices and secretly engage with social media.’Photograph: LeoPatrizi/Getty Images In the article (As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids’ mental health – and it’s terrifying, 3 January), Dr Emily Sehmer, a UK-based psychiatrist, expressed concerns about the deleterious effects … Read more
What once had the potential to be one of the more dramatic sentencings in modern United States history ended in the most banal of ways…via video chat, Donald Trump calling in from Florida (ANGELA WEISS) It was, by many measures, a trial like New York had definitely seen before — a panel of citizen jurors … Read more
(Bloomberg) — The two top executives at trading house Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. shared over $1 billion in dividends in 2023, marking one of the biggest paydays for any individual commodity traders in history. Most Read from Bloomberg The vast haul for Chief Executive Officer Marco Dunand and President Daniel Jaeggi cements the pair’s status … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has ample fiscal policy space and tools to support economic growth this year and it will step up spending to spur investment, Vice Finance Minister Liao Min said on Friday. More proactive fiscal policy can be expected in 2025, in terms of its strength, efficiency and timing, Liao said at a … Read more
The UK’s long-term borrowing costs have hit the highest levels since 1998.Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock Concerns over the UK government’s borrowing costs were revived on Friday after stronger-than expected US jobs figures triggered volatile conditions in global financial markets. In an accelerating global bond market sell-off, investors warned that the UK was particularly exposed amid growing … Read more
The exhibition “Cosmic Imprints” will be on display from January 10 to 12 at The Bombay Art Society in Bandra West | Instagram Mumbai: Svarang Art Initiative debuted with its inaugural art event of a solo exhibition by renowned artist Kanchan Todi. The exhibition “Cosmic Imprints” will be on display from January 10 to 12 … Read more
X said today that it will now label parody or satire profiles to differentiate them from other accounts. In the past, users, including news presenters, have mistaken posts from parody accounts as authentic statements made by the actual people or entities. X said that the label would be visible on both accounts and posts. “We’re … Read more
Greater Manchester Police officers behaved ‘appropriately’ when they followed a 15-year-old boy on an electric motorcycle prior to him fatally colliding with an ambulance, the police watchdog has found. Saul Cookson was riding a Sur-Ron electric motorcycle in Salford at around 2pm on June 8, 2023 when two GMP officers began tailing him in a … Read more
British Gas owner Centrica has warned that the UK’s gas storage has hit “concerningly low levels” with less than a week’s worth of demand left in store. Centrica put the shortage down to the recent freezing temperatures that have led to higher demand on the UK’s gas network. Gas levels are currently lower than usual … Read more
An insurance provider has agreed to provide housing for flooded out residents of Meadow Mill in Stockport, Stockport Council has confirmed. The apartment block saw severe flooding on New Year’s Day after the River Tame burst its banks and inundated the car park and lower floors. More than 400 residents were evacuated from the stricken … Read more