Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 59 minutami Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16sThe mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of “kicking it down the road”.Ellen Roome, the mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, is among the families who will meet Keir Starmer on Tuesday as a consultation on a possible social media ban closes this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Heavy rain and storms expected in Australia’s south-east as severe weather warning issued for Tasmania pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 35 minutami Bureau of Meteorology says thunderstorms could bring widespread rainfalls and flash flooding while there are ‘signs of El Niño development’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere thunderstorms could bring heavy rainfall and flash flooding to eastern and south-eastern Australia in coming days, according to the weather bureau.On Tuesday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said a low-pressure system over South Australia combined with moisture being pushed down the eastern seaboard from the tropics, would bring widespread rainfalls. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Middle East crisis live: US attacks Iran missile sites as Tehran negotiators hold talks in Qatar pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 35 minutami US Central Command claims targets also included boats trying to lay mines, rattling ceasefire, while Iranians meet with Qatari prime minister in DohaIsrael escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ HezbollahHuge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, despite punishing desert temperatures and the crisis in the Middle East, AFP reports.From daybreak, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the rocky hill near Mecca, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have delivered his last sermon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Group of women and children linked to Islamic State land in Melbourne with others expected in Sydney pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 38 minutami Cohort of 12 children and seven women who were held in a Syrian camp were expected to fly into Sydney and Melbourne on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA plane carrying some of the 19 Australian women and children held in Syria since the defeat of Islamic State has landed in Melbourne, with the remainder due to land in Sydney on Tuesday evening.The cohort of 12 children and seven women left a Syrian detention camp last week before boarding flights home. Most either left Australia more than a decade ago, or were born in Syria or Iraq after their parents travelled to the so-called caliphate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
