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Chris Appleton has roped in his best pal Kim Kardashian to judge his Strictly Come Dancing moves on Saturday. 

Footage shared online shows a woman, believed to be the teacher, telling asylum seekers that they should ask young people for their 'ID card' when approaching them.

James Jordan has opened up about his debilitating battle with ulcerative colitis which left him so ill that medics at one point considered having him fitted with a colostomy bag.

Juvenile pilot whale from Thames Estuary pod found dead on Canvey Island beach, Essex, as rescue teams guide remaining whales into deeper waters off Kent coast.

Juvenile pilot whale from Thames Estuary pod found dead on Canvey Island beach, Essex, as rescue teams guide remaining whales into deeper waters off Kent coast.

Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were found dead in the early hours of May 13, 16 years after their mother also drowned.

Two days before her Christian grandmother's assisted dying procedure in Ontario, Canada, Brigitte Kranendonk sat her down to make sure she knew exactly what was going to happen.

The couple were spotted holding hands while taking a stroll through the city, and they even stopped at one point to share a kiss at the crosswalk while waiting for the light to change.

On Saturday night it emerged that Canon Maybury told Jewish protesters at the exhibition that 'history is complex' when asked to denounce the terrorists' kidnapping and killing of civilians.

The European Commission "proposed on Thursday banning children under 13 from social media, with parent-supervised accounts until 15," reports Reuters. "Enforcement would rely on a tool Brussels built itself" — a free, open-source age verification smartphone app "that tells a platform whether a user meets an age threshold without revealing their identity..." If passed, the proposed Kids Act would create the world's largest social media access restriction, covering 450 million people across 27 countries... [The EU-built age-verification app] is being rolled out through member states, with seven pilot countries: Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The Commission expects EU-wide availability by the end of 2026. It will also be used to prove users are over 18 when accessing adult sites, a restriction already implemented under the Digital Services Act... [T]he system itself is decentralised. Member states run it through issuers they designate, and the proofs live on the user's phone. There is no central EU database of ages or of who verified whom... A user proves their age once to a nationally designated issuer — a body vetted by the member state, which can be a digital ID provider, a bank or a post office. At a restricted site, the app certifies that the user is above the required age threshold. The platform receives only a yes-or-no response. Issuance and verification are handled by separate entities. The proof provider is not told which service the proof was used for. Each proof works only once, preventing cross-service tracking. No identity documents or biometric data are retained. The code is open-source, allowing independent scrutiny. The significance of the EU approach is that it provides a common age-verification mechanism rather than leaving individual platforms to develop and enforce their own systems. "Online platforms can easily rely on our age verification app. So there are no more excuses," [EU Commission President Ursula] von der Leyen said... The proposal must be approved by EU member states and the European Parliament before becoming law. Non-compliance would risk fines of up to 6% of a tech company's global annual sales, plus supervisory fees, Reuters reported earlier. The EU's plan follows similar initiatives in Australia, Britain, China, India, Turkey and several European Union countries.

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The AV1 robot, pictured below, has a camera, microphone and speaker enabling a child at home to see, hear and speak to classmates via an app.

It's the question Simon Mills dreads hearing - especially when his girlfriend's outfit is a confusing mix of Lady Di, glam rock and care-home teal…

A 'no contact' rule has been introduced at the school

The veteran musician was recently spotted grabbing breakfast during a rare outing in Montecito, California.

Clacton man Ian Moore, 74, was sentenced on September 16 after admitting possession of over 14,168 indecent images of children.

Gemma Collins says a stalker sent abusive letters, including a claim they attended her mother Joan’s funeral.

Clacton man Ian Moore, 74, was sentenced on September 16 after admitting possession of over 14,168 indecent images of children.

Gemma Collins says a stalker sent abusive letters, including a claim they attended her mother Joan’s funeral.

Officers were called to Tithebarn Street at around 6.35am this morning after three people were found injured.