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Motorists have been warned of "serious disruption throughout the day" as protesters target motorways in a demonstration over high fuel prices. Demonstrations on the M4 and M5 in Wales and the South West took place early this morning, with "rolling roadblocks" being used. This included vehicles going slowly both ways across the Prince of Wales Bridge between Wales and England, and a slow-moving procession on the M5 near Exeter heading northbound. This story has been updated. Click here for more as police say they are aware of driving offences being committed The procession on the bridge over the Severn stopped briefly, despite police saying vehicles cannot stop or travel slower than 30mph. Advertisement Roads across the country could see jams with Essex and Gloucestershire also expected to be targeted. Cost of living live: Fuel protesters filmed on M4 'go slow' - though one might regret video The protesters are targeting mostly three-lane … [Read more...] about ‘Serious disruption’ to roads including M4 and M5 as protesters use go-slow roadblocks to target motorways over fuel duty

More children must blow the whistle on harmful content online, says Ofcom in its first campaign as the incoming regulator of social media firms. Its call for children and young people to put pressure on social media firms to take down harmful material follows its research showing only a sixth lodged complaints about it. This was despite more than two thirds of those aged 13 to 24 encountering potentially harmful content that ranged from bullying, abusive behaviour and threats to scams, misinformation and trolling. It is the first move by Ofcom to get social firms to clean up their act before the Government’s online safety bill gives it the powers to start investigating all social media companies for potential breaches. Its regulatory reach currently only extends to video-sharing sites. It will have powers to fine social media firms up to 10 per cent of their global turnover and shut down services if they fail to remove harmful content. It will also be able to prosecute … [Read more...] about Children urged to blow the whistle on harmful online content

The British Army has confirmed a "breach" of its Twitter and YouTube accounts. The Ministry of Defence said an investigation is under way after both official sites appeared to have been hacked. The Army's YouTube channel features videos on cyptocurrency and images of billionaire businessman Elon Musk, while its official Twitter account retweeted a number of posts appearing to relate to crypto assets known as NFTs. The profile picture on its twitter page was changed numerous times during the hack, and at one point showed a monkey wearing face paint. The bio was replaced with the message: “We all have a dark side. What will yours look like?” Defence sources would not comment on whether Russians were behind the hack. Hacking of soldiers’ details has been a feature of the war in Ukraine, with hacker group Anonymous claiming to have released the personal details of 120,000 Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine in early April. The British Army cyber attack is the latest … [Read more...] about British Army hit by cyberattack as Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked

British Airways has been forced to apologise over a "glitch" that bars women from using the title doctor when booking flights online. The flag carrier said it was "urgently investigating" issues with its website following a customer complaint. An American traveller, Juliana Kling, posted a picture of BA’s website on Twitter along with the comment: “Apparently ‘Dr’ and ‘woman’ do not match on British Airways. Looking forward to their reply.” A BA spokesman said: "We’re sorry for a technical issue that has occurred in one drop down box on our website and we're urgently investigating." A picture with Ms Kling’s tweet showed an error message on the BA website saying “Title and gender do not match. Please try again” above Dr Kling’s attempt to input her details as a female doctor. The comment prompted hundreds of infuriated replies on social media. British Airways has been beset by IT problems in the past, including a number of IT failures that have caused flights to be … [Read more...] about Female doctor unable to book BA flights as ‘title and gender do not match’

One big bonus of nepotism is ensuring that you’re surrounded with unthinking, uncritical loyalists. So Donald Trump must be especially miffed that his own family has been nervously but definitively sliding the knife between his shoulder blades during the ongoing January 6 Congressional hearings. Trump’s daughter, former Senior White House Advisor Ivanka Trump, said in taped testimony during the hearings on Thursday that she did not believe her father’s baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. “I respect Attorney General Barr,” she said . “So I accepted what he was saying [when he said that the claims of election fraud were false.]” Donald Trump immediately hit back against his own daughter. He insisted that Ivanka had not been involved in studying election results, and dismissed her on the right-wing social media site Truth Social: “She had long since checked out and was, in my opinion, only trying to be respectful to Bill Barr.” Then, today, Ivanka’s husband … [Read more...] about Jared and Ivanka are turning on Trump — and now you see the true face of the Republican Party

Branwen Jeffreys @branwenjeffreys on Twitter Published 20 May Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Nurseries and other childcare providers say plans to allow more children for each member of staff in England will not cut costs for parents. Most nurseries and pre-schools were opposed and would not increase numbers, the Early Years Alliance charity said. One mother, whose two-year-old has severe allergies, told BBC News she did not want staff stretched further. The government said it would consult on whether to allow each member of staff in England to look after more children. Currently, in a nursery in England, one adult can look after four two-year-olds. In Scotland, five are allowed. The government is to ask parents and childcare providers' views on whether to do the same in England. But a snapshot of views gathered by the Early Years … [Read more...] about Childcare costs: Nurseries resist staff looking after more children