Former children’s commissioner launches billion-pound legal battle against TikTok over claims it ‘illegally’ collected data from millions of children Anne Longfield has brought the claim on behalf of as many as 3.5m children Claims children under 13 may have had data illegally collected since May 2018 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced from … Read more
A sister of one of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings is campaigning to become the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. Julie Hambleton’s shopkeeper sister Maxine Hambleton, 18, was one of the 21 people who died when the IRA set off in two public houses in the city centre in November 1974. … Read more
Budding Norfolk police crime commissioner is slammed for ‘racism and sexism’ after claiming ‘most rapes are carried out by migrants’ and ‘women used to be flattered by wolf-whistling’ David Moreland is currently running as an independent to be Norfolk’s next PCC Ex-Met Police officer asked what action he would like to see to protect women … Read more
The new children’s commissioner for England wants to extend free school meals over the summer as she warned the pandemic has had a ‘profound impact’ on children. Dame Rachel de Souza today said she wants to ‘rebuild childhood’ in the wake of the Covid crisis and likened the challenge to reconstructing the social security system after … Read more
Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind after months away from school during Covid-19 pandemic, says Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield blamed remote officialdom for plight of millions of children She asked ministers: ‘Are you serious about ”building back better”?’ Ms Longfield also pointed to the ‘scandal’ of almost a fifth … Read more
The Children’s Commissioner today insisted teachers should receive Covid-19 vaccinations after the first on the priority list as calls grow for schools to reopen. Anne Longfield said about 500,000 teachers and 500,000 support staff could all be given the jab ‘in a couple of days’ given recent data on UK vaccination capacity. She added that … Read more
A police force wants powers to force entry into the homes of suspected Covid rule breakers. West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has urged the government to give officers power of entry, to help ‘enforce the new regulations more easily.’ The edict comes as Scotland Yard warned its officers will take a harder … Read more
Under-18s should not be sent to jail says Children’s Commissioner as she calls for ‘Scandinavian-style child-focused system’ to keep youngsters out of trouble New report criticises ‘under-resourced and fragmented’ child protection system Youth justice needs ‘radical reform’ says England’s Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield says system fails to see the child first and the offender second … Read more
Scientists on the FDA’s COVID vaccine advisory committee are finally discussing whether or not to approve it and are questioning how long it will protect people for against the virus and whether or not trial participants who were given a placebo should receive it. The independent advisory committee is meeting today to discuss the findings of … Read more
Now you SHOULD buy an N95: Former FDA commissioner urges Americans to ‘buy better masks’ to protect themselves amid record-high surges in coronavirus cases Former FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb wrote an op-ed in which he encouraged American to buy better masks He recommended the N95, or its equivalent, due to its proven ability to … Read more