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Indonesia to ban social media and other online platforms for under 16s

It is the latest country to curb young people's access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.

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Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.

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Sheep are disappearing from our hills - and our dinner plates

Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?

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The Churchill speech that launched the Cold War

In 1946, Britain's wartime leader warned of the Soviet threat to the West

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Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones in the running for author of the year

The Welsh actress and writer has had four novels published to date, alongside a Gavin and Stacey memoir.

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Price of first class stamps to rise to £1.80

Royal Mail says the increase reflects the rise in delivery costs, but the move angers consumer groups.

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Why the Oscars peaked in 1998 - and then slumped

Titanic won 11 Oscars at the most-watched Academy Awards ceremony ever

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Ukrainian bank workers released after detention in Hungary

Kyiv has reacted furiously after officials in Budapest accused staff transporting cash to Ukraine of money laundering.

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Xbox confirms new console is coming - but can it revive the brand?

Microsoft is the first big company out of the gates with Project Helix - a "next-generation" console.

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Five ways the Iran war could affect you - in charts

With fuel and gas prices having risen in recent days, here are some ways the conflict could affect households.

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Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first

The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".

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Fatboy Slim and Sonny Fodera to headline first day of Radio 1's Big Weekend

The annual music festival will take place in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park from 22 to 24 May.

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Ireland deny spirited Wales to keep hopes alive

Ireland keep alive their slim hopes of reclaiming the Six Nations title with a bonus-point victory over spirited Wales in Dublin.

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TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

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Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts

The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase.

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Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral

The case is the first wrongful death case against Google over alleged harms caused by Gemini.

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