[ad_1] Angus Crawford and Tony SmithBBC News InvestigationsRUSSELL FAMILYInstagram's owner Meta and Pinterest have made significant donations to a charity set up in the name of 14-year-old Molly Russell, the BBC understands.Molly, from Harrow in northwest London, took her own life in 2017 after being exposed to a stream of suicide and self-harm content on the two platforms. A coroner concluded the negative effects of online material contributed to her
[ad_1] Julie McCulloughBBC News NIBBCSuzi says her business cannot run at a loss A childminder has said that costs are deterring people from going into the profession and the current childcare subsidy scheme does not go far enough.Suzi Douglas, from Bangor, in County Down, loves working with children.She has worked in the industry for more than 30 years and for the last 11 she has been running her own business
[ad_1] Getty ImagesRichard and Philip Burton, seen here with Richard's then wife Elizabeth Taylor, remained close throughout their lives Richard Burton was a global icon - famed for his powerful, baritone voice and passionate yet tumultuous relationship with fellow megastar Elizabeth Taylor.But until now, few had ever heard of Philip Burton.Philip was Richard's school teacher who spotted his potential, became his legal ward, lent him his name and helped propel
[ad_1] Wes CunliffeWes Cunliffe from Newport says young people are carrying weapons and wearing stab vests to school out of fearTeenagers are buying stab vests online and wearing them to school, an anti-knife campaigner has said.Wes Cunliffe, from Newport, turned his life around after being attacked while involved in drug dealing.He believes the fear of knife crime in Wales has reached a point where young people in his area were
[ad_1] Getty ImagesPrince Andrew's involvement with an alleged Chinese spy came at a time his chief aide and other royals believed his reputation was "irrecoverable".Previously secret documents detail how ex-advisor Dominic Hampshire saw Yang Tengbo as Andrew's "only light at the end of the tunnel" after his Newsnight interview in 2019.The documents also reveal details of Andrew's "communication channel" with China's President Xi Jinping - including sending an annual birthday
[ad_1] BBCVolunteers say everything the canal supports is under threat from new water licencesAn historical canal will be given an emergency water supply to stop it from running dry in days.The Canal and River Trust, which runs the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, has used money which was earmarked for repairs to buy a short-term supply from Welsh Water. But the charity said this was a "stop gap" and it could
[ad_1] Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day which is part of the Grand National Festival.Ladies Day is traditionally one of the biggest days in Liverpool's social calendar when women - and men - are invited to dress to impress.More than150,000 people are expected to attend the race meeting, with the festival finishing on Saturday.Previous style award winner Faith Amond has been
[ad_1] Former Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene has defected to the Scottish Liberal Democrats.The former frontbencher quit the Scottish Conservatives with immediate effect on Thursday.In a letter to leader Russell Findlay, the West of Scotland MSP said the party had become "Trump-esque in both style and substance" to win over right-wing voters.At the Scottish Liberal Democrats' annual conference in Inverness, leader Alex Cole-Hamilton confirmed Greene had joined the party.Cole-Hamilton decribed
[ad_1] Liverpool Daily Post/PAA funeral for the unidentified newborn was arranged after a collection by a local Asda supermarket "When I heard about it and I saw her name, I thought 'that's not that woman - that's not the same woman that we've lived by all these years'."That was how a resident of a cul-de-sac in Liverpool described the moment she learned her neighbour for more than 30 years -
[ad_1] Getty ImagesRussell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005.The charges relate to four separate women.The comedian and actor has been interviewed multiple times by police since an investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in September 2023 revealed multiple serious allegations against him.The 49-year-old has previously denied the allegations, calling them "very, very hurtful".This breaking news story
