UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown

23 October 2026 at 18:06

Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content

Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners.

The proportion of children being fed unsafe content that often left them frightened, confused and upset, was almost unchanged, according to an Ofcom review of the first nine months of supposedly strict requirements on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

How housing affordability can be achieved at the state and local level

The Hill

By: Jon Tester · opinion contributor

23 October 2026 at 17:30

Former Sen. Jon Tester praised the passage of the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, noting its success in balancing restrictions on Wall Street investors with incentives for professional housing providers to increase supply.

How housing affordability can be achieved at the state and local level

The Hill News

By: Jon Tester · opinion contributor

23 October 2026 at 17:30

Former Sen. Jon Tester praised the passage of the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, noting its success in balancing restrictions on Wall Street investors with incentives for professional housing providers to increase supply.

Alden Ehrenreich on Reviving Ripley

The Hollywood Reporter

By: Lexy Perez

23 October 2026 at 17:30

The actor on going toe-to-toe with Helen Mirren in a new film about Patricia Highsmith and why he’s opening an L.A. playhouse to recapture some of Hollywood’s lost creative spark.

Child health in England at risk from sharp rise in NHS waiting times, report says

The Guardian - World news

By: Andrew Gregory Health editor

23 October 2026 at 00:01

CQC research finds long delays are making conditions harder to treat and highlights regional disparities in care

Thousands of children in England are experiencing some of the sharpest rises in waiting times for healthcare in the history of the NHS, a report has revealed.

While some adult waiting times have improved, children and young people are being “hit hardest” amid soaring demand and falling numbers of staff, according to the annual state of care report by the Care Quality Commission.

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