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Around one in three (31 per cent) ready-made products aimed at babies or toddlers were classified as ultra-processed (UPFs), according to University of Leeds researchers.

The abuse comes with the turf when you write about football. The fragile and the delusional, whipping themselves into a conviction that it's all a conspiracy. That you've got it in for their club.

Labour is looking at aligning UK and EU laws on pre-installed car safety technologies - but critics say it is a ploy by the government to reset its post-Brexit relationship with the EU.

YouTube is rolling out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. TechCrunch reports: When YouTube identifies a user as a teen, it introduces new protections and experiences, which include disabling personalized advertising, safeguards that limit repetitive viewing of certain types of content, and enabling digital well-being tools such as screen time and bedtime reminders, among others. These protections already exist on YouTube, but have only been applied to those who verified themselves as teens, not those who may have withheld their real age. [...] If the new system incorrectly identifies a user as under 18 when they are not, YouTube says the user will be given the option to verify their age with a credit card, government ID, or selfie. Only users who have been directly verified through this method or whose age has been inferred to be over 18 will be able to view the age-restricted content on the platform. The machine learning-powered technology will begin to roll out over the next few weeks to a small set of U.S. users and will then be monitored before rolling out more widely, the company says. [...] YouTube isn't sharing specifics about the signals it's using to infer a user's age, but notes that it will look at some data like the YouTube activity and the longevity of a user's account to make a determination if the user is under 18. The new system will apply only to signed-in users, as signed-out users already cannot access age-restricted content, and will be available across platforms, including web, mobile, and connected TV.

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Keeley Knowles, 42, targeted upmarket stores in Birmingham every morning, raking in up to £8,000 a day as she sold the stolen items on WhatsApp.

A marriage proposal is one of the most magical moments of a person's life - and according to Simone Visconti, the moment isn't just about the settling, it's about creating something that outlives the proposal.

A teenage girl was allegedly raped in a train toilet just minutes after being sexually assaulted on a platform in a shocking early morning attack in south-east London .

Valet Alf Edwards and kitchen maid Caroline Palmer married in 1916 after meeting when both were on the staff at the palatial Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire.

A woman who moved from the UK to Thailand has revealed how much her lifestyle has changed.

Swindlers tricking visitors into betting on impossible-to-win 'cup and ball' games have become a common sight on the bridge, which is next to the Houses of Parliament.

Dramatic footage captured 55-year-old Tsvetana Kalinina sobbing and banging on a door at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria after being told her she could not board due to her 'over-sized bag'.

As a fan of dystopian writers such as HP Lovecraft and Mervyn Peake, I've always been fascinated by strange universes and parallel worlds where the laws of physics don't apply.

I first found out my husband was having an affair when his location flashed up on my iPad . I was on holiday in Cornwall with my two children from my first marriage and some friends

In Gwyneth: The Biography, author Amy Odell reveals Paltrow's secret contempt for Winona Ryder and fellow actress Minnie Driver in the 1990s.

Filippo Alloatti claims his family have to leave their home in Streatham, west London , every weekend to escape the supposed constant racket from two German Shepherds living next door.

On September 1, two years ago, Nicole was struggling with a buggy and three children in the heat of the day when her phone rang. It was her older sister, Lisa.

Police have today released video footage showing officers waiting on the tarmac as Thomas Dures, 22, landed back on British soil in January, ending a manhunt across Europe.

Bali - long glamourised as a tropical escape brimming with waterfalls, temples and self-discovery - is now facing a growing backlash from tourists who say the reality doesn't live up to the Instagram dream. 

Models wearing devil horns and displaying upside-down crosses paraded down the aisle-turned-catwalk of St Andrew Holborn church for a London Fashion Week event in 2017.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the National Guard to assist the City of Saint Paul after a cyberattack crippled the city's digital services on Friday. "The city is currently working with local, state, and federal partners to investigate the attack and restore full functionality, and says that emergency services have been unaffected," reports BleepingComputer. "However, online payments are currently unavailable, and some services in libraries and recreation centers are temporarily unavailable." From the report: The attack has persisted through the weekend, causing widespread disruptions across the city after affecting St. Paul's digital services and critical systems. "St. Paul officials have been working around the clock since discovering the cyberattack, closely coordinating with Minnesota Information Technology Services and an external cybersecurity vendor. Unfortunately, the scale and complexity of this incident exceeded both internal and commercial response capabilities," reads an emergency executive order (PDF) signed on Tuesday. "As a result, St. Paul has requested cyber protection support from the Minnesota National Guard to help address this incident and make sure that vital municipal services continue without interruption." "The decision to deploy cyber protection support from the Minnesota National Guard comes at the city's request, after the cyberattack's impact exceeded St. Paul's incident response capacity. This will ensure the continuity of vital services for Saint Paul residents, as well as their security and safety while ongoing disruptions are being mitigated. "We are committed to working alongside the City of Saint Paul to restore cybersecurity as quickly as possible," Governor Walz said on Tuesday. "The Minnesota National Guard's cyber forces will collaborate with city, state, and federal officials to resolve the situation and mitigate lasting impacts."

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