molly russell took _ happened today, please. molly russell took her _ happened today, please.ll took her own _ happened today, please. molly russell took her own life - happened today, please. mollyl russell took her own life almost five years ago. her family believe she was happy and healthy, bubbling with enthusiasm for life but after her death they discovered she had been looking at a huge amount of content on social media sites relating to suicide, relating to self—harm. today at the start of proceedings, we saw some of that footage. 17 videos that had been found on instagram, which we know molly had either liked or had a look at. and the coroner took the unusual move of warning everyone in court how very distressing this footage was. he said it was almost impossible to watch. the videos were then played one after another. very brief videos, but showing images of death and ways that people could commit suicide. and the court room was absolutely silent. the coroner said to molly's family they did not need to remain in court to see this footage but they decided to remain wit

we heard from molly's father ian russell earlier. ted by the issues raised in molly's inquest, to anyone struggling, please remember that help is available. please find a way to seek it out, please take care when online. this past fortnight has been particularly painful for our family. fortnight has been particularly painfulfor ourfamily. we are painful for our family. we are missing painfulfor ourfamily. we are missing molly more agonisingly than usual, but we hope that the scrutiny of this case has received will help help prevent similar deaths, encouraged by the disturbing content thatis encouraged by the disturbing content that is still online to this day. it's available on social media platforms, including those run by meta. through the inquest, we have seen just meta. through the inquest, we have seenjust a fraction meta. through the inquest, we have seen just a fraction of the instagram posts seen by my 14—year—old daughter, molly, in 2017. posts that were too disturbing for some to see in court. posts that are not allowed to b

we are getting from the coroner, saying it is likely the material contributed to the death of molly russell to that debate when the coroner has said it was simply not safe that molly russell viewed the social media posts that she did and therefore he cannot conclude that she intentionally took her own life. yes, exactly. make no mistake, this is significant. the coroner could have concluded suicide because she took her own life, but he said that he did not feel it was appropriate and i think the point of that was to put pressure on governments, whether in the uk to make sure they can regulate social media sites that children have access to properly but also send a huge message to big tech, to silicon valley, to those involved in making the sites, running the sites and one of the themes throughout the inquest is these protections should be built in to the sites before they even go out, not thought about as an afterthought or something to regulate afterwards and a key point was that children should have the same safety online that they do in the real world and i don't think the coroner seemed

this inquiry into the death of molly russell, l absolutely essential.ur reporter there, there is a real chance for some good to come out of this, isn't there? are you hopeful? i am hepeful. _ there? are you hopeful? i am hepeful. i— there? are you hopeful? i am hopeful, i really _ there? are you hopeful? i am hopeful, i really am. - there? are you hopeful? i am hopeful, i really am. i- there? are you hopeful? i am hopeful, i really am. i hope . there? are you hopeful? i —n hopeful, i really am. i hope that this issue gets to much higher up on the political agenda, i think it needs... there is an urgency in this because this issue is not going away, it is getting bigger, and since covid and has got even bigger. i also think there is a danger that this issue could be watered down. we often hear people talking about being offensive, legislation against offensive or freedom of speech, hurts, that kind of thing, but actually we are talking about the sort of material that sophie looked at, it was just appalling, and sort of material that sophie looked at, it

a coroner concludes social media did play a part in the death of 14—year—old molly russell, the teenager took her own life. molly's father gave his reaction after the inquest. if this demented trail of life sucking content were safe, my daughter molly would probably still be alive. at an elaborate ceremony in the kremlin, president putin formally annexes four regions of ukraine into russia, after discredited referendums denounced by the west as a "sham". translation: they made this choice to be with their— translation: they made this choice to be with their own _ translation: they made this choice to be with their own people, - translation: they made this choice to be with their own people, with - to be with their own people, with their_ to be with their own people, with their motherland. meanwhile, an attack on a civilian convoy in one of the four annexed regions, zaporizhzhia, leaves at least 23 people dead. 56 years after the disappearance and murder of 12—year—old keith bennett at the hands of the moors murders, police tonight began a new search after a report of possible human remai

social media did contribute to the death of 14—year—old molly russell who took her own life five yearsine "shouldn't have been available for a child to see". the inquest heard how she'd viewed thousands of posts online relating to depression, self—harm, and suicide before her death. her father has called on social media companies to tackle the "toxic culture" and prioritise the safety of young people. the prince of wales has reacted to the corner�*s ruling in molly's case. in a tweet, he said... joining me now is to ged flynn, who is the chief executive of papyrus, a charity specialising in prevention of young suicide. thank you very much forjoining us. this inquest, and your mind, what has it made clear or revealed to the public? has it made clear or revealed to the ublic? , ., ., .., has it made clear or revealed to the ublic? , ., ., .. ., public? the first word that came to m mind public? the first word that came to my mind was _ public? the first word that came to my mind was humanity. _ public? the first word that came to my mind was humanity. this - public? the first word that c

fourteen year old molly russell killed herself in 2017, after viewing material about self harm, suicide for not doing more to prevent this. our correspondent angus crawford has been at the hearing in north london. a family wanting answers — why did molly die, and what part did social media play? ahead of them, two weeks in court, hundreds of pages of evidence a bright, apparently happy teenager, molly was just ilt when she took her own life. going through her social media accounts, herfather, ian, discovered she was being bombarded with content about suicide, depression and self—harm, on instagram, pinterest and other apps. this is an inquest. no—one's on trial. the aim — to find out why a child ended her own life. but, for the first time, executives from two social media companies will have to give evidence under oath about what they do to protect their young users online. it contained some material that i'm sure is going to be very upsetting. ahead of them, a forensic look into molly's use of social media. ian, with his legal team, have already seen much of that evidence — files full

a coroner concludes social media did play a part in the death of 1a —year—old molly russell, the teenager took her own life. molly's father gave his reaction after the inquest. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably be still be alive. at an elaborate ceremony in the kremlin, president putin formally annexes four regions of ukraine into russia after discredited referendums denounced by the west as a sham. translation: to be with its own | people, to be with its motherland. meanwhile an attack on a civilian convoy in one of the four annexed regions zaporizhzhia leaves at least 23 people dead. a bbc investigation has found big regional differences in the number of fines issued to parents whose children missed school in england without a valid reason. some local authorities handed out thousands of fines in the last academic year, in other areas there were none. when we sign up to train with the dogs we know one day this day is coming. saying good bye to sammy the story of a retiring guide dog and how hard it is to get another one. and coming

here for a second day of questioning about what the platform did to keep molly russell safe.e, blood and self—harm. then, pictures molly had liked, saved and shared. again, we can't show you most of them. but here, a heart monitor. "if it stopped, would you miss me?" a coffin with the words, "now everyone loves me." questioning ms lagone, the barrister for the family, 0liver sanders, kc, asked... ms lagone replied... he then singled out an image from molly's account. "she is sad, hurt, dying," it reads. ..said the barrister. the coroner, andrew walker, put it to the witness... ..replied ms lagone. the exchanges became heated. mr sanders raising his voice, shouting that children could not consent to being sent graphic and harmful material. at one point, ms lagone said she was sorry that molly had seen content that violated their policies. meta held to account. and a grieving family coming face—to—face with a company they believe helped kill their daughter. angus crawford, bbc news. plenty more on the website about that story as well. italy's far—right leader, giorgia meloni, i

ian russell first spoke out about what he found on molly's phone in 2019.any more." he became a vocal campaigner, speaking to mps. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter... even meeting the prince and princess of wales, who tonight said... instagram did make some safety changes. three years ago, we spoke to the ceo, who had this message for ian. i have a lot of respect for the fact that he's turned an incredibly tragic experience into a force for change, into a force for good. and for that, i'm grateful. but ian says any reforms came too late for molly and much, much more needs to be done. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably still be alive. and the final thing i want to say... ..is thank you, molly, for being my daughter. thank you. joining me now is angus crawford. what everyone wants to know is will anything change?— anything change? well, make no mistake, this _ anything change? well, make no mistake, this could _ anything change? well, make no mistake, this could be _ anythi

the times hones in on the inquest verdict in the case of molly russell on friday in the plea by the princefor online safety to protect youngsters. and starting to get the readers ready for the world cup in qatar. so, let's plunge straight in. let's start on the times and the prince's plea for online safety after the ruling and we've been dealing with this case a lot on the papers and not surprisingly because of the evidence being very powerful. surprising but long—overdue from this reading is the linking of social media to her state of mind and death and that is quite a landmark. it is not the first time that social media has been pulled in and found wanting. we have lost several kids after events that went wrong on the platform and i we have the family of molly russell have been trying to prove and how they described it as a demented trail of life sucking content and we heard how shocking some of the websites were that she was accessing and some of the things that were being said. i had to say i did quite a lot of work with kids and adolescent mental health units and with complex foster c

we did get an extraordinary insight today into the use of instagram bite molly russell. of health and well—being for mehta, she was shown a series of these miserable images that molly russell shared and liked and saw and she said experts advise them i meta it was impossible —— it was important to lead these images because it was important to users but the barrister for the russell family said there is not a single shred of expert evidence that thatis single shred of expert evidence that that is supported by the evidence from the community. she was asked repeatedly whether she considered this kind of material was safe for children and she replied it�*s important people have a voice to express themselves but at that point the coroner intervened and said these materials, is this kind of content safe and she replied, yes she did think it was safe. the coroner intervened again slightly later to say what gives you the right to make a decision about the material that you place before children? and she replied, these are not decisions we take in a vacuum. angus crawford, thank y

court has been shown distressing video footage about suicide and self—harm that the schoolgirl molly russellfore she took her own life. and the multi—award—winning novelist dame hilary mantel, best—known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. coming up on the bbc news channel, can england rediscover theirform again? italy awaits tonight before germany on monday, with gareth southgate hoping to avoid the disappointment of relegation in the nations league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in a massive shake—up of the uk's finances, the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the independent institute for fiscal studies has described the announcements as the biggest tax—cutting budget in 50 years. the government says its policies will help boost economic growth. yesterday the bank of england warned the uk may already be in recession. but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustainable borrowing. the chancellor announced changes to income tax in england, wales and northern irela

here for a second day of questioning about what the platform did to keep molly russell safe. cast, of suicide, blood and self—harm. then, pictures molly had liked, saved and shared. again, we can't show you most of them. but here, a heart monitor. "if it stopped, would you miss me?" a coffin with the words, "now everyone loves me." questioning ms lagone, the barrister for the family, oliver sanders, kc, asked... "is this content safe for children to view?" ms lagone replied... he then singled out an image from molly's account. "she is sad, hurt, dying," it reads. "six weeks after seeing this, she is dead," said the barrister. "do you really think that was helpful for her? are you serious?" the coroner, andrew walker, put it to the witness, "you create the risk. you create the danger. and then you take steps to try to limit that danger." "we take our responsibilities seriously," replied ms lagone. the exchanges became heated. mr sanders raising his voice, shouting that children could not consent to being sent graphic and harmful material. at one point, ms lagone said she was so

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ian russell first spoke out about what he found on molly's phone in 2019." he became a vocal campaigner, speaking to mps. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter... even meeting prince william, and all the time, coping with his grief. and some days, it's worse than others, but i don't think there will be a day in the rest of my life where i won't blame myself. instagram did make some safety changes. three years ago, we spoke to the ceo, who had this message for ian. i have a lot of respect for the fact that he's turned an incredibly tragic experience into a force for change, into a force for good. and for that, i'm grateful. but ian says any reforms came too late for molly and much, much more needs to be done. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably still be alive and instead of being a bereaved family of four, there would be five of us looking forward to a life full of promise and purpose. and the final thing i want to say... ..is thank you, molly, for being my daughter. thank you.

here for a second day of questioning about what the platform did to keep molly russell safe.count were shown to ms lagone, most too graphic to broadcast, of suicide, blood and self—harm. then, pictures molly had liked, saved and shared. again, we can't show you most of them. but here, a heart monitor. "if it stopped, would you miss me?" a coffin with the words, "now everyone loves me." questioning ms lagone, the barrister for the family, 0liver sanders, kc, asked... "is this content safe for children to view?" ms lagone replied... "i think it's important people have a voice and express themselves. so yes, i think it is safe." he then singled out an image from molly's account. "she is sad, hurt, dying," it reads. "six weeks after seeing this, she is dead," said the barrister. "do you really think that was helpful for her? are you serious?" the coroner, andrew walker, put it to the witness, "you create the risk. you create the danger. and then you take steps to try to limit that danger." "we take our responsibilities seriously," replied ms lagone. the exchanges became heated. m

the father of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life after viewing harmful content onlineys her death should be a marker that it's ok not be ok. what a player! and, the 20 time grand slam champion roger federer tells the bbc he wants to stay involved with tennis, after he retires this week. coming up on the bbc news channel. eric dier says fan abuse has become so bad he doesn't want his family attending matches. he has called the issue a real problem. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. energy bills for businesses are to be cut by about half their predicted level, in a package of measures unveiled by the government. the wholesale cost of gas and electricity is to be capped for non—domestic customers from first octoberfor six months — in an attempt to stop companies from going bust. hospitals, schools and places like community halls and churches will also receive the support. industry groups welcomed the package — though warned that further support may be needed after the winter. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. meet emma simpson has more. a

the death of 14—year—old molly russell.v channels. according to figures just released an even more people will have watched online. a man has been jailed for ten months after disorder and leicester between muslim and hindu communities. and robbie recorded new versions of this classic songs to mark 25 years since his first solo album. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, england need 159 when the first tee 20 against pakistan having fallen back to restrict the homesites, hundred 50 for seven between the two teams on pakistan soil for 17 years, pakistan started well with the two openers with previous number one ranks in the world in this format punishing england boulders in the early stages and lasting until the tent over in the first would get to fall before system for 68 of the bowling of the standing captain. the third to go is the torah started to wrestle back control loop claiming his first international wicket and three on his debut, including two in the final over. currently 24—1 for reply after th

the inquest opens into the death of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life after being after being exposed to harmful content online. health officials warn of a second disaster in pakistan as they see a sharp increase in diseases after the country's devastating floods. and tv viewing figures for the queen's state funeral peaked at more than 26 million yesterday as the procession made its way through london. i coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, england's cricketers are playing in pakistan for the first time in 17 years. we playing in pakistan for the first time in 17 years.— playing in pakistan for the first time in 17 years. we will have the latest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister, liz truss, says she is prepared to take difficult and unpopular decisions to help get the uk economy growing. in her first bbc interview since she became prime minister, liz truss said by focusing on economic growth the uk will be more attractive to investors. and she defended plans to lift the cap on bankers' bonuses at a time when cost—of—living

also this lunchtime: the inquest opens into the death of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her life after being exposed to harmful content online. after the queen's funeral yesterday, members of the royal family step back from public engagements to continue a week of private mourning. a warning of a second disaster in pakistan, as health officials see a sharp increase in waterborne diseases following the country's devastating floods. a usjudge quashes the murder conviction of adnan syed, jailed more than 20 years ago for killing his ex—girlfriend in a case highlighted by a hugely popular podcast. and coming up on the bbc news channel, captain sarah hunter leads an england squad of 32 players selected for the women's rugby world cup. it includes two young forwards, and there's a couple of high—profile omissions. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister, who's flown to the us to meet world leaders at the united nations, has said higher energy bills are a price worth paying in order to safeguard the country's long—term security. liz truss said that not

who took her own life five years ago, after being exposed to harmful content online. 1a year old molly russell of images, some too distressing to broadcast. a bright, apparently happy teenager, molly was just 1a when she took her own life. going through her social—media accounts, her father ian discovered she was being bombarded with content about suicide, depression and self—harm — on instagram, pinterest and other apps. the corporate culture at these platforms needs to change... since then, he's become a high—profile campaigner for internet safety, and for many has made a huge impact on the debate. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter. that moment, my old life stopped. ian has been absolutely magnificent, because, you know, from the very beginning, he's actually sort of put his loss, his pain and his agony into trying to make sure that this doesn't happen to other families. and anyway, it's a david and goliath story, isn't it? it contains material that i'm sure is going to be very upsetting. - it's taken years for the family's legal team to get the tech companies

the father of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful content online,est how shocked he was after she died to discover the hideous material she had been looking at. donald trump and three of his children face a fraud lawsuit after an investigation into their family business in new york. later on the bbc — family business in new york. later on the bbc news _ family business in new york. later on the bbc news channel, - family business in new york. later on the bbc news channel, we - family business in new york. l—te on the bbc news channel, we round up the latest action and discuss the biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centre. good evening. more than 1000 protestors have been arrested in cities across russia after president putin announced that up to 300,000 military reservists could be called up to fight in ukraine — the first mobilisation of russian civilians since world war ii. international flights have started to sell out as people left the country. russia has been losing ground in eastern ukraine in recent weeks as ukrainian troops

the father of 14 year—old molly russell who took her own life after viewing harmful content online —n inquest she'd been able to access material from the ghetto of the online world. warming upfor warming up for his final farewell, the tennis legend roger federer tells us about his plans after his last match in london this weekend. coming up on the bbc news channel, it has emerged that the pilot of the plane that crashed killing the footballer emiliano sala had earlier told a friend that he was worried the plane was "dodgy." good evening. billions of pounds of further support has been announced by the government — to support businesses with soaring energy bills. this will almost half the amount they would have paid for their bills. the cost of gas and electricity that industry pays is to be capped for six months in an attempt to stop companies from going bust. hospitals, schools and places like community halls and churches will also receive the support. the plans are on top of the £150 billion already announced to help households with their bills for two years. industry groups have we

the times homes in on molly russell following the landmark inquest — and the prince of wales�* plea fore safety. and finally the guardian also lead with molly russell and the inquest ruling on social media �*monetizing on misery�*. so, let's begin. the full fallout facing tv personality philip schofield. the plea for online safety to protect children. so, let's begin. do you want to start is on that big, pretty much the whole of the front page of the guardian? the? pretty much the whole of the front page of the guardian?— page of the guardian? they are findin: in page of the guardian? they are finding in the _ page of the guardian? they are finding in the awful _ page of the guardian? they are finding in the awful case - page of the guardian? they are finding in the awful case of - page of the guardian? they are i finding in the awful case of molly, the schoolgirl who took her own life after the _ the schoolgirl who took her own life after the coroner has found being, basically— after the coroner has found being, basically pushed in that direction by a lot— basically pushed in that dire

the inquest into the death of 14—year—old molly russell has begun.her death, her family found she had been exposed to large amounts of harmful material on social media. a man has beenjailed for ten months for his part in the disorder in leicester at the weekend involving young men from the muslim and hindu communities. good morning and welcome. prime minister liz truss is to set out her government's agenda as uk politics resumes following the queen's funeral. the prime minister will promise to match spending on military support for ukraine next year during a trip to meet world leaders in new york today. mps will return to parliament tomorrow — and business secretary jacob rees—mogg is expected to set out government's energy support package for businesses. on thursday, heath secretary and deputy prime minister therese coffey is due to make an announcement about her plan for the nhs this winter. and a mini—budget, described as a "fiscal event" to outline the government's economic plans, will take place on friday. earlier on bbc breakfast, the culture s

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also on the programme: the father of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life, urges social media

ian russell first spoke out about what he found on molly's phone in 2019. it any more." he became a vocal campaigner, speaking to mps. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter... even meeting the prince and princess of wales, who tonight said... "no parent should ever have to endure what ian russell "and his family have been through. "online safety for our children needs to be "a prerequisite, not an afterthought. " instagram did make some safety changes. three years ago, we spoke to the ceo, who had this message for ian. i have a lot of respect for the fact that he's turned an incredibly tragic experience into a force for change, into a force for good. and for that, i'm grateful. but ian says any reforms came too late for molly and much, much more needs to be done. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably still be alive. and the final thing i want to say... ..is thank you, molly, for being my daughter. thank you. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. we report from brazil as they p

the father of molly russell, the british 14—year—old who took her own life five years ago after beingt into her death that he was shocked when he discovered what she'd been looking at. ian russell said it was only after her death that he realised she'd been accessing large numbers of disturbing posts concerning anxiety, depression, self harm and suicide. angus crawford — who first told molly's story — reports from her inquest in north london. bleak, dark, endless... what molly saw on instagram, described as a world of despair. herfather ian called it a drip feed of daily hopelessness. also revealed in court, a twitter account we discovered years ago, and here's what she wrote — words her family were never meant to see. some of them are so painful to read. we just wish we'd been able to...help her. june 2017, six months before she died, and she wrote: "it sucks when you want to cry but you just sit there, doing nothing." she also wrote, "how can you tell the people you love "that you want to die?" at times, her mood did lift. she followed celebrities like ariana grande and she loved ha

the father of molly russell, the 1a—year—old british girl who took her own life five years ago after has told an inquest into her death that he was shocked when he discovered what she'd been looking at. ian russell said it was only after her death that he realised she'd been accessing large numbers of disturbing posts concerning anxiety, depression, self harm and suicide. angus crawford — who first told molly's story — reports from her inquest in north london. bleak, dark, endless... what molly saw on instagram, described as a world of despair. herfather ian called it a drip feed of daily hopelessness. also revealed in court, a twitter account we discovered years ago, and here's what she wrote — words her family were never meant to see. some of them are so painful to read. june 2017, six months before she died, and she wrote, "it sucks when you want to cry but you just sit there, doing nothing." she also wrote, "how can you tell the people you love "that you want to die?" at times, her mood did lift. she followed celebrities like ariana grande and she loved harry potter. but then her

an inquest begins today into the death of molly russell. content she used was pretty dreadful and will be very difficult to see throughout this inquest. at the heart of all of this is the inquest into the death of a iii—year—old girl, but there a broader significance to it too and as some campaigners see it, it will be the first time a big tech company will be questioned under oath in a uk court about its provision for protecting children and younger users on social media. as you mentioned, there will be representatives from meta who owns instagram and from pinterest who will talk about some of their provisions for protecting younger people. we are told the coroner is also interested in looking into algorithms, that is where in effect algorithms, that is where in effect a user is sent similar material to what they have been looking at, and in this case whether that played any part into molly's death and what she was looking up shortly before she died. ~ . , was looking up shortly before she died. . . , , . died. what else can we expect in t

who took her own life five years ago, after being exposed to harmful content online. 14—year—old molly russellicide, and self—harm. her father ian, has since campaigned for online safety, and hopes the inquest will be a turning point. he is expected to begin giving evidence tomorrow. a peak audience of around 28 million viewers in the uk watched the queen's funeral yesterday making it one of the country's biggest ever tv events. the vast majority of them were watching on the bbc. and those figures don't include the number of people steaming the coverage online or on phones. our media and arts correspondent david sillito is here. big numbers watching it. a specific moment, 12.25 yesterday afternoon as the funeral procession is passing through parliament square to whitehall, 9.5 million watching on bbc alone and then you have to remember there are another 50 plus channels covering the event and altogether it is 28 million people. and also you have to remember that throughout the day the audience, say, for instance, bbc one, it never went below ten or 11 million. a lot of people were dipping in a

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an update on the molly russell inquest — a coroner issued the "greatest" warning as the court was showhake—up of the uk's finances, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the government says its policies will help boost economic growth, but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustainable borrowing. the government had already confirmed the national insurance rise would be reversed from november. let's take a look at the measures announced this morning in detail. the basic rate of income tax will be cut by 1p to 19p — and the 45% tax rate for top earners over £150,000 will be abolished from april next year. a planned rise in corporation tax from 19% to 25% has been cancelled — that's the tax businesses pay on their profits. there will be a cut to stamp duty in england and northern ireland — that's the tax you pay when buying a property. the threshold will be raised to £425,000 for first time buyers and £250,000 for everyone else. the rules which cap bankers' bonuses to twice their annual sal

the two week inquest into the death of 1a year old molly russell has begun.secretary estimates at least 250,000 people queued to see the queen's coffin in london, as the royal family begins another seven days of mourning. a man is jailed for ten months after disorder in leicester between muslim and hindu communities.

matter, the company that owns facebook defends its policies against molly russell, the 14—year—old girldow said suicide could have been posted as a user is a cry for help. 0fficials looking after the interest of victims of crime in england and wales has resigned without formal labour minister said she was quitting because of governments failures to tackle what she called catastrophic backlog of cases getting into court, which was causing she said anguish for victims. covid infections have risen by 5% and the latest set of weekly figures. it is the first on the estimated covid infections have risen since mid july but levels are much lower now than they were then. the author dame hilary mantel started is one of the greatest british writers of the century has died at the age of 70 put up she was best known for her historical novels about the lies to neck rise and fall of cromwell. the publisher harpercollins that she died suddenly yet peacefully surrounded by close family and friends our culture editor looks back on her life. thomas cromwell is now 50 years old. same small quick eyes, the

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an inquest begins today into the death of molly russell.an then became a high profile campaigner for online child safety, forcing instagram into a promise to remove the most harmful content. executives from both meta — which owns instagram — and the picture—sharing site pinterest have been ordered by the coroner to give evidence in person at her inquest, which is expected to last two weeks. our correspondent angus crawford has more. looking for answers — still. hoping an inquest may provide some. today, ian's meeting the family's legal team. hello? it's ian russell to seejess and oliver. it contains some material that i'm sure is going to be very upsetting. tens of thousands of documents — molly's life on social media. there was just no let—up for molly. this is relentless. pictures, drawings and posts — some too graphic to show. she said to us in her notes that she was sorry and... ..that she loved us. and somehow we... ..kept her alive for so long. and i didn't quite understand it until now. but i think i... i'm beginning to know what she

meta, which owns instagram, has defended its policy is at the inquest of molly russell, 14—year—old girler roger federer will play his last professional tennis match tonight before retiring. he will be paired with his enduring rival, rafael nadal, for team europe at the labour club in london. federer announced his retirement last week. now, the celebrated author dame hilary mantel, whether regarded as one of the greatest petition of lists of the century, has died at the age of 70. she was present for her trilogy of historical novels about the rise and fall of thomas cromwell in tudor england which began with wolf hall. her publisher harpercollins said she died suddenly yet peacefully, surrounded by close family and friends. our culture editor looks back at her life. thomas cromwell is now 50 years old. the same small, quick eyes, the same thickset imperturbable body. cromwell. why are you such a... person? — cromwell. why are you such a... person? thomas cromwell and hilary mantel will be forever entwined. her trilogy about the life of henry viii's fixer became a bafta winning tv series,

big tech bosses are to give evidence to the inquest into the death of molly russell, the 14—year—old

tech giants as a coroner rules social media did play a part in the suicide of british teenager molly russell

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meta, the company that owns instagram, has defended their policies at the inquest of molly russell, an the platform. the head of health and wellbeing at meta said suicide and self harm material could have been posted by a user as a "cry for help". the official in charge of looking after the interests of victims of crime in england and wales has resigned. dame vera baird, a former labour minister, said she was quitting because of government's failure to tackle what she called a "catastrophic backlog of cases" getting to court, which was causing anguish for victims. covid infections have risen by 5% in the latest set of weekly figures. it's the first time the estimated covid infections have risen since mid—july, but levels are much lower now than they were then. the author dame hilary mantel, widely regarded as one of the greatest british novelists of the century, has died at the age of 70. she was best known for her trilogy of historical novels about the rise and fall of thomas cromwell in tudor england, which began with wolf hall. her publisher, harper collins, said she died "suddenly

a coroner concludes social media did play a part in the death of 14—year—old molly russell, the teenager

the father of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life five years ago after being exposedhis wife janet looking on, he went on, "in the uk, four school aged children end their life every week." "it's ok not to be ok," he said. "no—one is immune from such tragedy. it is closer to all than we would care to think. and breaking the stigma around suicide is vital." he talked about her childhood, her love of horses and the outdoors, and said it was odd trying to remember her, and let her go. but also he had a responsibility to tell her story, so that her life and death are a force for good. president putin has announced that military reservists are to be sent to ukraine in a partial mobilisation of russian forces. in a televised address, he accused the west of wanting to see worship weakened and destroyed and he said moscow would use all available means to protect its territory. that mobilisation, the first since the second world war, is aimed at those with previous military experience and begins today. 300,000 reservists will be called up to help the military in ukraine. he sai