Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak
Eleven people in the Canterbury area are also seriously ill in hospital, the BBC understands. Source link
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Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement
A senior Meta researcher, Matt Motyl, said the company’s competitor to TikTok, Instagram Reels, was launched in 2020 without sufficient safeguards. Internal research shared with the BBC showed comments on Reels had significantly higher prevalence of bullying and harassment, hate speech, and violence or incitement than elsewhere on Instagram. Source link
Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice
It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Source link
Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary
Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections. Source link
Father guilty of murdering baby daughter
Sean Jefferson, 35, and Amy Leigh Clarke, 34, from Staffordshire, faced multiple charges. Source link
Who wants what from the Iran war?
A next best result for the US would be if a severely damaged Islamic Republic were to then modify its behaviour, stop mistreating its citizens and end its support for radical militias in the region. Again, this looks unlikely after Iran chose as its new supreme leader, a man most likely to irritate Washington in…
French national jailed for 10 years in Azerbaijan for spying
Martin Ryan was accused of collecting secret information about Baku’s military co-operation with Turkey and Pakistan. Source link
Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers and police to combat drug gangs
Citizens of the most violent-wracked provinces have been warned the government is “at war” with the gangs. Source link
Firms urged to check if other users edited their data on Companies House
The glitch meant logged-in users could view and edit other companies’ details without their consent. Source link
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war isn’t really an option. Source link