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Instagram boosts safety features around teenage users

Instagram boosts safety features around teenage users

Instagram boosts safety features around teenage users

16 March 2021

The social media platform is to restrict adult users from accessing or contacting under-18s they do not follow.


Nanotechnology could enable test for early Alzheimer’s disease, study suggests

Nanotechnology could enable test for early Alzheimer’s disease, study suggests

Nanotechnology could enable test for early Alzheimer’s disease, study suggests

16 March 2021

While early markers of the disease are believed to be present in blood, they are in tiny numbers, making them difficult to detect.


China represents ‘generational threat’, former MI6 chief warns

China represents ‘generational threat’, former MI6 chief warns

China represents ‘generational threat’, former MI6 chief warns

16 March 2021

Sir Alex Younger said the pandemic had ‘closed the gap’ between the two countries.


Autumn trial date set for police officer accused of Sarah Everard murder

Autumn trial date set for police officer accused of Sarah Everard murder

Autumn trial date set for police officer accused of Sarah Everard murder

16 March 2021

Pc Wayne Couzens appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from prison.


More to do to improve safety for women, says Raab

More to do to improve safety for women, says Raab

More to do to improve safety for women, says Raab

16 March 2021

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it was appalling that women still suffered fear, intimidation and threats.


Stormont Executive agrees timetable for full school return in NI

Stormont Executive agrees timetable for full school return in NI

Stormont Executive agrees timetable for full school return in NI

16 March 2021

All pupils will be back in classes on April 12.


Minister calls for compassion for orphan whose leave to remain in UK has expired

Minister calls for compassion for orphan whose leave to remain in UK has expired

Minister calls for compassion for orphan whose leave to remain in UK has expired

16 March 2021

More than 90,000 people have signed a petition calling for Giorgi Kakava, originally from Georgia, to be allowed to stay in Glasgow.


Care home resident Covid deaths fall by more than three quarters in month – ONS

Care home resident Covid deaths fall by more than three quarters in month – ONS

Care home resident Covid deaths fall by more than three quarters in month – ONS

16 March 2021

The figures cover deaths of care home residents in all settings, not just in care homes.


£15m competition to convert waste into jet fuel

£15m competition to convert waste into jet fuel

£15m competition to convert waste into jet fuel

16 March 2021

The Green Fuel, Green Skies project is part of Boris Johnson’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution.


Queen sends warm wishes to Irish people ahead of St Patrick’s Day

Queen sends warm wishes to Irish people ahead of St Patrick’s Day

Queen sends warm wishes to Irish people ahead of St Patrick’s Day

16 March 2021

President Michael D Higgins described her 2011 visit as a ‘moment of healing’.


Lifting cap on nuclear warheads is ultimate insurance policy, says Raab

Lifting cap on nuclear warheads is ultimate insurance policy, says Raab

Lifting cap on nuclear warheads is ultimate insurance policy, says Raab

16 March 2021

Boris Johnson is set to raise the cap on Britain’s stockpile of Trident nuclear warheads in the Integrated Review, according to reports.


Banksy artwork on side of Reading Prison defaced with rival’s name

Banksy artwork on side of Reading Prison defaced with rival’s name

Banksy artwork on side of Reading Prison defaced with rival’s name

16 March 2021

The piece, Create Escape, shows an inmate escaping lockdown using paper from a typewriter.


AstraZeneca vaccine: World health experts meet to review safety

AstraZeneca vaccine: World health experts meet to review safety

AstraZeneca vaccine: World health experts meet to review safety

16 March 2021

Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Norway, have temporarily suspended use of the vaccine.


FCA starts criminal action against NatWest for alleged money laundering failures

FCA starts criminal action against NatWest for alleged money laundering failures

FCA starts criminal action against NatWest for alleged money laundering failures

16 March 2021

The City watchdog alleges that NatWest failed to act on suspicious activity after £264 million was paid into a customer’s account in cash.


Greggs sinks to first loss in 36 years

Greggs sinks to first loss in 36 years

Greggs sinks to first loss in 36 years

16 March 2021

The bakery chain said it remained hopeful for the year ahead and still plans to open more stores, despite making a £13.7 million loss.


Four arrested and two fines issued amid further vigil policing protest

Four arrested and two fines issued amid further vigil policing protest

Four arrested and two fines issued amid further vigil policing protest

16 March 2021

Police urged the public to think carefully before any more protests.


What the papers say – March 16

What the papers say – March 16

What the papers say – March 16

16 March 2021

The front pages are dominated by a growing number of countries dropping the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab over blood clot fears.


Dennis The Menace marks 70th anniversary in special Beano edition

Dennis The Menace marks 70th anniversary in special Beano edition

Dennis The Menace marks 70th anniversary in special Beano edition

16 March 2021

The prank-loving, eternal schoolboy will team up with YouTuber Joe Sugg and Paul Hollywood in the comic.


Duke’s hospital treatment passes four-week mark

Duke’s hospital treatment passes four-week mark

Duke’s hospital treatment passes four-week mark

16 March 2021

Concern about the duke has been heightened because of his advanced age.


Latest round in Rebekah Vardy’s High Court libel battle with Coleen Rooney

Latest round in Rebekah Vardy’s High Court libel battle with Coleen Rooney

Latest round in Rebekah Vardy’s High Court libel battle with Coleen Rooney

16 March 2021

The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney claimed Mrs Vardy shared fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account.


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