Day: March 26, 2024
‘Nothing has really changed’: letters from 1719 reveal familiar worries of London life
March 26, 2024When Ben Browne set off on horseback from his small village in the north of England for the bright lights of London in 1719, his concerns were not so different from those of today’s young people. Mainly: please send money, everything is so expensive. About 65 letters sent by Browne to his father back in […]
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Young people use porn to learn about sex, MPs warn, as STIs soar
March 26, 2024Young people are learning about sex from online pornography because conventional sex education is “failing” them, MPs have said, amid a surge of sexually transmitted infections. The Women and Equalities Committee said that there is an “unacceptable risk of harm” from online information about sex and sexual health because of an “absence of authoritative advice”. […]
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Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know
March 26, 2024The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor […]
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia
March 26, 2024For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is […]
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Investigation after allegation two 7 October survivors were singled out by Border Force staff because they were Israelis
March 26, 2024The Home Secretary has confirmed an investigation is under way over claims two men, said to be survivors of the 7 October Hamas terror attack, were singled out by Border Force staff at Manchester Airport because they were Israelis. The Jewish Representative Council (JRC) of Greater Manchester and Region says the pair were at the […]
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