Australia’s social media ban can be enforced ‘effectively’, official report finds

Australia’s social media ban can be enforced ‘effectively’, official report finds

Australia’s incoming ban of under-16s on social media can be “privately, effectively and efficiently” enforced, an official report has found.  The Australian government is banning young teenagers from social media from December and commissioned the report to look into how the new rules could be enforced. It explored a number of methods for verifying users’…

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Labour plans to ‘overhaul broken asylum system’

Labour plans to ‘overhaul broken asylum system’

After a summer dominated by criticism over the small boats crisis and asylum hotels, Labour says it’s planning to overhaul the “broken” asylum system. As MPs return to Westminster today, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will speak about the government’s success in tackling people smugglers and plans for border security reform. Image: August saw the lowest…

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Murder investigation launched after man fatally stabbed in Luton

Murder investigation launched after man fatally stabbed in Luton

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was fatally stabbed in Luton, Bedfordshire, on Sunday. Police said officers were called to Humberstone Road just after 6pm after reports of an altercation involving two men and a woman. A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead…

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Nine people killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan earthquake

Nine people killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan earthquake

Nine people have been killed in a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan. The earthquake struck the east of the country near the Pakistan border at 11.47pm local time (8.17pm UK time) on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. At least nine people were killed and 25 were injured in Nangarhar province, according…

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels raid UN premises and detain several people

Yemen’s Houthi rebels raid UN premises and detain several people

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have raided United Nations offices and detained several people, officials have said. The group has tightened security across the capital, Sanaa, after their prime minister was killed in an Israeli strike on Thursday. Sunday’s raids were the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown against the UN and other international organisations working in…

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