Facebook's safety head was questioned by lawmakers on Thursday over what the company knew about the potential for Instagram to be harmful to young users' mental health. The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety…
Ministers reverse May-era foreign student rules
Image copyright Getty Images International students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to find a job, under new proposals announced by the Home Office. The move reverses a…
Pope accuses critics of stabbing him in the…
Image copyright EPA Image caption Pope Francis made the comments on a flight home to Rome after a three-nation trip to Africa Pope Francis has accused his critics of stabbing him in the back, and…
Taylor Swift tried to sue over racist chatbot
Image copyright Getty Images Taylor Swift tried to sue Microsoft over a chatbot which posted racist messages on Twitter, the president of the tech company has revealed. Taylor's lawyers made a move on Microsoft in…
Was CIA ‘too white’ to spot 9/11 clues?
Image copyright Getty Images When the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) failed to prevent the September 11, 2001 attacks, many asked whether more could have been done. But the true reason why the agency was blind…
British Airways is a great brand in free…
September 9 2019, 12:01am, The Times Edward Lucas As its pilots go on strike, ‘the world’s favourite airline’ must accept that it has lost our trust Cringing before the angry mob, we shuffle up Whitehall for…
Block of flats engulfed by fire
By Press Association 2019 Worcester Park Fire Firefighters have brought a major blaze in south-west London under control, after a four-storey block of flats became engulfed in flames. A total of 20 fire engines…
Boris Johnson rages at ‘yellow belly’ Jeremy Corbyn…
BORIS Johnson slammed Jeremy Corbyn as a 'yellow belly' and a 'preposterous coward' after Labour abstainers blocked his bid to hold a general election for a second time. The PM wanted the Commons to back…
Parliament votes to force publication of no-deal Brexit…
Parliament has voted to force the Government’s top advisers to publish messages about the controversial suspension of parliament. The move was backed a majority of 9, with 311 votes for and 302 votes against. MPs…