Chris Vallance Senior Technology Reporter Getty Images Wikipedia is taking legal action against new Online Safety Act regulations it says could threaten the safety of its volunteer editors and their ability to keep harmful content off the site. The Wikimedia Foundation – the non-profit which supports the online encyclopaedia – is seeking a judicial review...
Firefighters have highlighted the dangers of falling into the water at Exeter Quay. A rescue demonstration during the National Fire Chiefs Council’s Be Water Aware week was aimed at educating people about the risks associated with the quay, where many people walk, cycle, or swim. Steve Fisher from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service...
For more than half a century, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a division of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has worked to improve workplace safety and to study the effects on workers of exposures to toxins such as lead. Its teams of epidemiologists, occupational nurses, specialist doctors, toxins...
BBC Police said more than 100 vehicles were found to be speeding Two drivers were arrested and a number of vehicles seized during a police operation in south Devon, officers have said. The operation on 16 April in Teignbridge was part of a “day of action” to keep roads safe, Devon and Cornwall Police said....
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Miedema’s Manchester City have been immersed in the busy schedule of late, playing eight matches in 29 days throughout March as they competed in four competitions. She featured in all eight before sustaining her injury during the Netherlands’ Women’s Nations League match with Austria on 8 April, having also played for the national side four...
Since President Donald Trump’s return to office, his administration has issued a series of executive orders escalating the U.S.’s demonization of trans people, migrants, and activists against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A key strategy of the White House appears to be controlling the mobility of these groups and removing them from public life — whether...
An informative event has been held by Devon and Cornwall Police at Haldon Forest, near Exeter, to promote road safety. The event, held on 16 April, comes after there were a total of 600 injury collisions across Devon and Cornwall, which included 56 fatal incidents. A 2m (6.5ft) close pass mat was used as a...
In one of its first major actions under the Trump administration, the Federal Trade Commission is arguing Meta has an illegal monopoly in social media and should be forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday as the highly anticipated antitrust trial kicked off in Washington, D.C. If Meta loses...
Dr. Peter Marks is being treated as a hero for standing up to RFK, Jr., but in any normal universe the bureaucrat would be treated as a pariah. Forget for the moment that Marks is hardly the self-sacrificing saint and expert people claim he is, and get down to brass tacks about why he...
Warrington Police / PA Campaigner Esther Ghey has told the BBC she is “frustrated” at the government’s approach to online safety, warning that “young people are losing their lives”. Ms Ghey’s child Brianna, 16, was murdered in February 2023 by two 15-year-olds, one of whom had been watching violent content online. Brianna herself had viewed...
Drivers considered to be high risk are the main focus of a new road safety campaign. Devon and Cornwall Police said the Fatal Five campaign aimed to highlight the biggest issues causing crashes on the region’s roads with a series of events taking place in April. It said the five most common causes of crashes...
The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) are currently proposing several changes to the structure of the women’s game with the aim of helping to grow it. Clubs will be asked to discuss and vote on any proposals at their quarterly shareholders meetings – one possible change would be the temporary scrapping of relegation from the...
While Uefa has not made an official comment about the state of the pitch during Real Madrid v Arsenal, fierce criticism followed from players, managers and pundits. Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright described the pitch as a “disgrace” in a video on his Instagram page. Gunners manager Renee Slegers said she did not...
This story was originally published by The New Lede. A Trump administration move to axe key food safety advisory committees could leave the public more vulnerable to food-borne illnesses, critics fear, particularly alongside current legislative efforts to undermine proposed safety regulations on food processors. The decision to cut the committees, which brought together academics, industry...