BBC Newsflipped into World1 hour agoCan TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?bbc.co.uk - By Kelly NgUS lawmakers will vote this weekend on a second bill in as many months that corners TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance with a stark choice - sell its US business or be banned. Fears that data about millions of Americans could land in China's hands have driven Congressional efforts to split TikTok from …
BBC Newsflipped into Business1 hour agoOfcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphonesbbc.co.uk - By Chris Vallance & Philippa WainNearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests. Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five using messaging service WhatsApp, despite its minimum age of 13. The communications regulator warned parental …
BBC Newsflipped into Top Stories1 hour agoSteve Barclay asked if incinerator plans could be blockedbbc.co.uk - By Helen Catt, Chris Mason & Henry ZeffmanEnvironment Secretary Steve Barclay personally intervened to ask for advice on whether ministers could stop incinerators being licensed across England, including a controversial project in his constituency, the BBC understands. Mr Barclay made an urgent request to government lawyers the day after …
BBC Newsflipped into World1 hour agoWhy a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curbbbc.co.uk - By Danny VincentWhen Sammy left her village in Sichuan province to attend university in northern China more than a decade ago, she was following a well-trodden rite of passage. The English language graduate was the first person in her family to go to university. She had a passion for foreign languages and dreamed …
BBC Newsflipped into World1 hour ago2024 Sony World Photography Awards: Winners revealedbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe winners of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced, with Juliette Pavy named as Photographer of the Year for her series, Spiralkampagnen, a project on the forced sterilisation of Inuit women in Greenland. Pavy's documentary project explores the lasting affects of birth-control …
BBC Newsflipped into U.S. and Canada2 hours agoTrump criminal case: Full 12-person jury seated in Manhattanbbc.co.uk - By Madeline Halpert & Kayla EpsteinA full jury has been sworn in for ex-US President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial in New York City. "We have our jury," Justice Juan Merchan declared after selecting the final member of the 12-person panel. Two jurors had to be excused earlier. Some experts thought the process might take two …