NHS staff unsettled by patients filming care and posting videos on social media5 hours agoThe Guardian NHS staff have voiced concern about the growing numbers of patients who are filming themselves undergoing medical treatment and uploading it to TikTok and Instagram. Radiographers, who take X-rays and scans, fear the trend could compromise the privacy of other patients being treated nearby and lead to staff having their work discussed online. The Society of Radiographers (SoR) has gone public with its unease after a spate of incidents in which patients, or someone with them in the hospital, began filming their care. On one occasion a radiology department assistant from the south coast was inserting a cannula into a patient who had cancer when their 19-year-old daughter began filming.
[full article] [see deals]Warning over TikTok filming by hospital patients3 hours agoBBC Patients who film their own medical treatment for TikTok or Instagram could be putting themselves and NHS staff at risk, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned. The trade union's annual conference heard that more patients were videoing their procedures on mobile phones, often without asking permission. This could distract staff or make them feel uncomfortable and anxious, the society said.Sharing material on social media also risks publicising the private medical data of other people who may be in the same room or area of the hospital.
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Social media overtakes TV as main source of news in US, analysis finds5 hours agoThe Guardian Social media has overtaken television as a source of news in the US for the first time, according to a comprehensive analysis of media consumption confirming the rapid rise of “news influencers”. In a watershed moment for the US media, 54% of Americans said they received news from social media, according to the research carried out after President Trump’s second inauguration. Half said they sourced news from the once all-powerful TV networks. The accelerating global shift towards social media and video platforms is laid bare in a major study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which surveyed almost 100,000 news consumers worldwide.
[full article] [see deals]Social media now main source of news in US, research suggests3 hours agoBBC Social media and video networks have become the main source of news in the US, overtaking traditional TV channels and news websites, research suggests.More than half (54%) of people get news from networks like Facebook, X and YouTube - overtaking TV (50%) and news sites and apps (48%), according to the Reuters Institute."The rise of social media and personality-based news is not unique to the United States, but changes seem to be happening faster – and with more impact – than in other countries," a report found.Podcaster Joe Rogan was the most widely-seen personality, with almost a quarter (22%) of the population saying they had come across news or commentary from him in the previous week.
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Doctor charged with suppling Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty6 hours agoThe Guardian A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said the plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and Plasencia is expected to enter the plea in the coming weeks.
[full article] [see deals]California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine2 hours agoBBC A California doctor accused of giving Friends star Matthew Perry access to ketamine in the weeks before the actor's overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, according to federal prosecutors. Dr Salvador Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement on Monday. The plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and the doctor is expected to make his plea in the coming weeks. Who is the 'Ketamine Queen' accused of supplying Matthew Perry Doctor pleads guilty in Matthew Perry overdose deathKetamine swapped for salt as smugglers exploit Europe loophole in booming marketPerry – best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends – was found dead in his hot tub in Los Angeles in October 2023.
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Trump signs order confirming parts of UK-US tariff deal7 hours agoBBC President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reduce tariffs on UK cars being shipped to the US, which will bring into force parts of a tariff deal agreed between the two countries last month.Speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the move a "very important day" for both countries.It comes after weeks of talks to implement parts of the pact, which the UK government hopes will shield British businesses from the impact of Trump's tariffs.But the deal includes a 10% levy on most UK goods, including cars, and did not address the expected removal of charges on steel imports.
[full article] [see deals]Starmer and Trump finalise UK-US trade deal at G7, but steel tariffs still on hold6 hours agoThe Guardian Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have finalised a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, with the US president saying Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”. The two leaders presented the deal, which covers aerospace and the auto sector, at the G7 venue in Kananaskis, Alberta. Asked about steel by reporters, Trump said: “We’re going to let you have that information in a little while.” Under details released by the Department of Business and Trade, the UK aerospace sector will face no tariffs at all from the US, with the auto industry having 10% tariffs, down from the previous 25%.
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Israel-Iran conflict: List of key events, June 16, 2025 | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera7 hours agoAl Jazeera Here’s where things stand on Monday, June 16: Donald Trump said Iran and Israel “should talk immediately” about de-escalating their conflict “before it’s too late.” Dorsa Jabbari breaks down the attack on Iran’s state TV. Israel’s air force dominates the skies while Iran relies heavily on ballistic missiles and drones.
[full article] [see deals]G7 leaders push Trump on trade as talks continue | Economy News | Al Jazeera7 hours agoAl Jazeera World leaders assembled at this week’s Group of Seven summit in Canada will try to push United States President Donald Trump to back away from his punishing trade war, which experts say poses a risk to global economic stability. Most countries represented at the G7 are already subject to Trump’s 10 percent baseline tariff with threats of more to come. European countries and Japan face additional levies on cars and steel and aluminium. The G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the US. While there is little expectation that the summit will end with a breakthrough in the trade negotiations between the US and the rest of the world, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is part of Trump’s delegation.
[full article] [see deals]Trump’s cabinet is less hawkish. Will that affect his Israel-Iran response? | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera3 hours agoAl Jazeera Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a cabinet and inner circle that is markedly less hawkish on Iran than during his first term. But analysts told Al Jazeera that it remains unclear whether the composition of Trump’s new cabinet will make a difference when it comes to how the administration responds to the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. Last week, fighting erupted when Israel launched surprise strikes on Tehran, prompting Iran to retaliate. “I think there are fewer of the traditional Republican hawks in this administration,” said Brian Finucane, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, a think tank.
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Abortion laws in England and Wales face biggest shake-up in nearly 60 years10 hours agoThe Guardian Parliament is set to vote on whether to decriminalise abortion on Tuesday, in what would be the biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in almost 60 years. Fierce battles have been fought behind the scenes, with Labour backbenchers Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy lobbying in a bid to have their rival amendments taken forward for a vote. It is understood only one will be voted on, and with Antoniazzi’s being the lead amendment on the order paper, it is more than likely that hers will be selected. The amendments, which are due to be considered during the report stage of the Crime and Policing Bill, would see the biggest change to abortion law since the Abortion Act of 1967.
[full article] [see deals]MPs to vote on decriminalising abortion - how the law could change1 hour agoBBC A law change aimed at decriminalising abortion will be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday.Two Labour MPs, Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy, have tabled rival amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle could pick one or both amendments to be debated by MPs, but is likely to only pick one to go to a vote. The current law in England and Wales states that abortion is illegal but allowed up to the first 24 weeks of pregnancy and beyond that in certain circumstances such as if the woman's life is in danger.Abortions have to be approved by two doctors, who check if one of a list of criteria have been met - for example, if the pregnancy poses a risk to the physical or mental health of the woman.
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Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker killing visited other legislators’ homes, say authorities10 hours agoThe Guardian A man accused of dressing up as a police officer and shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers in their homes – killing one and her husband – also showed up at the houses of two other legislators the same night intending to assassinate them too, authorities revealed on Monday. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was captured on Sunday night after a major two-day manhunt and charged by state prosecutors with the second-degree murder of Democratic representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their residence in Brooklyn Park early on Saturday. He was also charged with the attempted murder of state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their home in Champlin.
[full article] [see deals]Minnesota suspect attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, officials say9 hours agoBBC A man who is accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife, allegedly attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, Minnesota officials said on Monday.Vance Luther Boelter, 57, who is charged with fatally shooting Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband, Mark, visited the homes of three other state lawmakers in "truly chilling" attacks, US Attorney Joseph H Thompson said.Mr Boelter, who police said researched the victims and their families beforehand, allegedly had planned for a larger scale attack, which police thwarted.He appeared in court on Monday afternoon to face six federal charges, and possibly the death penalty, if he is found guilty.
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UK response to Air India crash ‘disjointed and inadequate’, say grieving families12 hours agoThe Guardian Grieving family members of three British citizens who were killed in the Air India plane crash have accused the UK government of a “disjointed, inadequate and painfully slow” response on the ground in India. The family of Akeel Nanabawa and Hannaa Vorajee and their four-year-old daughter Sara Nanabawa are calling on the UK government to improve how it is communicating with the family members who rushed to Ahmedabad in Gujarat after the crash.
[full article] [see deals]Family of Air India crash victims feel 'abandoned'11 hours agoBBC The family of three Britons who died in the Air India plane crash are calling on the UK government to provide more support in India.Akeel Nanabawa, Hannaa Vorajee and Sara Nanabawa, aged four, were returning home to Gloucester when their plane ploughed into a residential area in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Akeel's brother, Hamzah, said they have not received his body despite giving DNA and waiting three days. Right now, we feel utterly abandoned."A Foreign Office spokesperson said there is an advice helpline and a support centre has been set up near the airport.
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Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse12 hours agoThe Guardian Yvette Cooper has condemned damning failures by the authorities to protect children from grooming gangs as she announced there would be a formal requirement on police for the first time to collect ethnicity and nationality data for all cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation. The home secretary confirmed the government would accept all 12 recommendations of Louise Casey’s rapid review, including setting up a statutory inquiry into institutional failures, marking a significant reversal after months of pressure on Labour to act.
[full article] [see deals]Grooming gangs in UK thrived in ‘culture of ignorance’, Casey report says8 hours agoThe Guardian A culture of “blindness, ignorance and prejudice” led to repeated failures over decades to properly investigate cases in which children were abused by grooming gangs, a report has said. As the government announced a public inquiry into the scandal, Louise Casey said for too long the authorities had shied away from the ethnicity of the people involved, adding it was “not racist to examine the ethnicity of the offenders”. Lady Casey said she found evidence of “over-representation” of Asian and Pakistani heritage men among suspects in local data – collected in Greater Manchester, West and South Yorkshire – and criticised a continued failure to gather robust data at a national level.
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Church admits failure over sisters' 'sadistic' abuse3 hours agoBBC The Church of England has apologised to three sisters who say they were "fobbed off" after reporting historical child sex abuse claims.Jenny, Wendy and Christina Read said they were "frequently" abused as young children by their father, a female church warden and a male curate in night-time "sadistic rituals" at a north-east England church.An independent review commissioned by the Church found the institution's failure to take action "compounded" the women's trauma, while Cleveland Police "missed opportunities" to investigate for which the force apologised.Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury when two of the reports were made, said he regretted how he handled the allegations.
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American Bar Association sues to block Trump’s attacks on law firms | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera4 hours agoAl Jazeera According to the complaint, those executive orders were used to “to coerce lawyers and law firms to abandon clients, causes, and policy positions the President does not like”. In a statement, the ABA — the country’s largest voluntary association for lawyers — called Trump’s attacks on law firms “uniquely destructive”. “Without skilled lawyers to bring and argue cases, the judiciary cannot function as a meaningful check on the executive branch,” the association wrote.
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Shooting victim Colombia Senator Uribe Turbay critical after brain surgery | Gun Violence News | Al Jazeera5 hours agoAl Jazeera Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay is reported to be in extremely critical condition after undergoing surgery to tend to a brain bleed, just more than a week after being shot in the head during a campaign event. The attack was part of an eruption of violence that has stoked fears of a return to the darker days of assassinations and bombings. The Santa Fe Foundation hospital on Monday said that Uribe was stable after undergoing a “complementary” operation to his original surgery, but remained in serious critical condition. The main dissident faction of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group on Friday denied responsibility for the attack on Uribe, though it did accept responsibility for a series of unrelated bomb attacks.
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British Steel secures £500m contract to supply UK train tracks5 hours agoBBC British Steel has secured a five-year contract worth £500m to supply train tracks for Network Rail.The company will forge more than 337,000 tonnes of track in a deal safeguarding the short-term future of the Scunthorpe steelworks.It comes after the government seized control of the company from its Chinese-owner Jingye in April amid accusations it was planning to switch the blast furnaces off, which would have made them permanently unusable. British Steel said the new contract represented a "huge vote of confidence in UK workers and British industry". While British Steel has long supplied the track used for Britain's railways with Scunthorpe producing rail since 1865, the latest deal provides guaranteed work for the plant for at least the next five years.
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Stress blamed for high number of NHS call handlers quitting5 hours agoThe Guardian NHS call handlers are quitting amid burnout at dealing with 999 calls about suicides, stabbings and shootings and the long delays before ambulances reach patients. The pressure is so intense that 27% of control room staff in ambulance services across Britain have left their jobs over the last three years, NHS figures show. Many feel overwhelmed by the demands of their roles, unsupported by their employers and powerless to help patients who are facing life-or-death emergencies, according to a report by Unison, with some resigning within a year of starting the role. Call handlers get so stressed that they took an average of 33 sick days a year each between 2021/22 and 2024/25, data obtained by the union also showed.
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US judge declares Trump’s cuts to NIH grants ‘illegal’ | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera7 hours agoAl Jazeera In a ruling issued on Monday, Judge William Young vacated the terminations that began in late February and said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily cancelling more than $1bn in research grants because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Young told the court there could be little doubt the cuts represent “racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community”, according to quotes published on X by Politico reporter Kyle Cheney. In April, a group of researchers sued the NIH, saying hundreds of critical research projects were halted due to an “ideological purge”.
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Athlete, Pilates instructor, teacher: Human toll of Israel’s attack on Iran | Israel-Iran conflict News | Al Jazeera7 hours agoAl Jazeera Israel’s attacks on Tehran have not only targeted military bases and nuclear sites, but they also have penetrated the bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms of ordinary citizens. The attacks between Israel and Iran started on Friday, when Israel launched what it called preemptive air strikes targeting more than a dozen Iranian sites — including key nuclear facilities, nuclear scientists and military leaders — in an operation it said was aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran has retaliated with a wave of ballistic missile strikes against Israel, claiming the lives of at least 24 people and wounding 380, in an escalation that has raised fears of a broader regional conflict.
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Woman, 22, convicted of abusing 21 babies at nursery where she worked8 hours agoThe Guardian A 22-year-old nursery worker has been convicted of abusing 21 babies, including kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder during a harrowing campaign of abuse. Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow, admitted seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was convicted of another 14 counts by a jury at Kingston crown court. Her crimes were discovered in June last year after she was sent home for pinching a number of children and appearing “flustered” at the Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south-west London, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Detectives from the Metropolitan police went through CCTV from the nursery that showed her pinching and scratching children under their clothes on their arms, legs and stomachs.
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Israel bombs Iran’s state TV after threatening it would ‘disappear’ | News | Al Jazeera9 hours agoAl Jazeera Israel has attacked the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB and interrupted a live broadcast with an explosion, marking another escalation in the conflict with Tehran and replicating its previous attacks on news media targets in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon. The attack came shortly after the Israeli military issued a threat for Tehran’s District Three, where IRIB’s headquarters is located, and Defence Minister Israel Katz said: “The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappear.” Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei accused Israel of committing a “wicked act” that constitutes a war crime and of being the number one “killer of journalists and media people”.
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Trump Organization announces smartphone targeting conservative consumers | Donald Trump | Al Jazeera9 hours agoAl Jazeera A $499 gold phone built entirely in the United States and a mobile plan boasting telehealth services have been announced by the Trump Organization as part of an effort to entice the US president’s supporters away from major telecom providers and wireless services. The mobile service is the latest example of the president’s family striking business deals off of the Trump name. The eponymous Trump Mobile was announced in a Monday statement issued by the Trump Organization, which is led by President Donald Trump’s son Eric. President Trump has said he put his business interests in a trust managed by his children to avoid conflicts of interest, but income from such business ventures will eventually enrich Trump, who sits atop the series of Trump family firms.
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Purdue Pharma $7.4bn opioid settlement wins broad support from US states | Business and Economy | Al Jazeera9 hours agoAl Jazeera The attorneys general of all 50 US states, Washington, DC, and four US territories have agreed to a $7.4bn settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin – the pain medication that allegedly fuelled a nationwide opioid addiction crisis in the United States. The group, led by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, announced the deal on Monday. “While we know that no amount of money can erase the pain for those who lost loved ones to this crisis, this settlement will help prevent future tragedies through education, prevention, and other resources,” Platkin said in a news release.
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Canada’s security operation for G7 summit faces unorthodox threat … bears9 hours agoThe Guardian Security preparations for G7 summits normally involve the elite close protection afforded to world leaders, and then a series of of concentric defences against street demonstrations and protests. As world leaders gather at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, organizers have also had to factor in the potential threats posed by local wildlife. But officials are rightly worried about the region’s large and unpredictable mammals: moose, cougars, wolves, black bears – and the six dozen grizzlies known to live in the region.
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Donald Trump repeats call for Russia to be readmitted at G7 summit in Canada9 hours agoThe Guardian Donald Trump has displayed his disdain for the collective western values supposedly championed by the G7 group of industrialised countries by again demanding that Russia be readmitted to the group. He also said the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Moscow had been kept in the club. Trump made his remarks in front of media, alongside Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, who is hosting the G7, at the start of the summit’s first round of talks. Russia was thrown out of the G8 after it invaded Crimea in 2014, and Trump’s defence of Vladimir Putin came a day before the US president is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the fringes of the summit.
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Russia and Ukraine fulfil deal to repatriate dead soldiers10 hours agoBBC Ukraine and Russia have completed an exchange of dead bodies - the final stage of a deal to bring home fallen soldiers.Kyiv said Moscow handed over 1,245 bodies on Monday, bringing the total to 6,057 in the past few days. It said it was now verifying whether all the bodies were indeed of Ukrainian soldiers.Russia put 6,060 the overall number of bodies transferred to Ukraine. It also said 78 bodies of Russian soldiers had been repatriated.Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko accused Russia of "deliberately complicating" the identification process.
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US senator introduces bill to curb Trump’s power to go to war with Iran | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera11 hours agoAl Jazeera Washington, DC – A prominent Democratic senator has introduced a bill to require United States President Donald Trump to first seek authorisation from Congress before ordering military strikes against Iran. The measure, put forward by Virginia Senator Tim Kaine on Monday, came amid growing calls by pro-Israel groups for the US to join the Israeli bombing campaign against Iran as the attacks between the two countries intensify. “I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict,” Kaine said in a statement. “The American people have no interest in sending service-members to fight another forever war in the Middle East.
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Emergency services warn of wildfire risk ahead of expected UK heatwave12 hours agoThe Guardian Emergency services have issued warnings over the increased risks of wildfires ahead of an expected heatwave this weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach 32C in some parts of the country. Authorities reminded the public to check in with older people and those with health conditions as forecasters predicted a burst of heat expected to peak this weekend before easing early next week. Most places in southern England will reach temperatures above the threshold for a heatwave – recorded when areas reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days – by this weekend.
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Tourists damage crystal-covered chair in Italian museum by sitting on it12 hours agoThe Guardian An Italian museum has contacted the police after two clumsy tourists almost wrecked a work of art while posing for photos. Video footage released by Palazzo Maffei in Verona showed the hapless pair photographing each other pretending to sit on a crystal-covered chair made by the artist Nicola Bolla – described by the museum as an “extremely fragile” work.
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