Out there for some. Its wednesday, the 8th of may. Our main story. The parents of 11 children, who died after what they say were the failings of social media, have called on rishi sunak and keir starmer to do more to protect young people online. In an open letter, they say theyre disappointed by the lack of ambition shown by the regulator, ofcom, which has today set out its plans to force Tech Companies to make their platforms safer. Our correspondent Angus Crawford reports. I want to know what theyve got to say, and i want them to meet people with lived experience. Its really important to try and understand what ofcom are doing because from the outside they seem to be doing so little, which is ridiculous and frustrating. Brianna and molly, their short lives spurring their parents on to try and make the online world a safer place for all children. We showed them posts and pictures, easy to find on social media of self harm, suicide and eating disorders. Had you, um. Had you seen conten
It is the privilege of my life, and i look forward to dedicating my future to serving the people of scotland as i have done so for so many years, and to do that as First Minister. What are your priorities for government . My overriding priority will be to work to eradicate Child Poverty in scotland. Cameras click. The formalities over, the focus has now shifted here to bute house, the official residence of the First Minister, Wherejohn Swinney is appointing his cabinet. The big change last years snp leadership contender kate forbes is back in government as deputy First Minister is back in government. It is an enormous privilege and i look forward to supporting the First Minister as he pursues the priorities of the Scottish People eradicating poverty, ensuring Economic Growth and ultimately uniting the country behind the great opportunities of our day. It all brings back memories for this man, labours jack mcconnell, now in the house of lords. So, what advice does the third First Minist
Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. In the last hour, the mp Natalie Elphicke has become the latest conservative to defect to the labour party. Natalie elphicke has been the mp for dover in kent since 2019. Our chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffmanjoins Me from The Houses Of Parliament henry, was this a surprise . It was a shock. If you had asked me before this afternoon to list 100 conservative mps most likely to defect to the labour party, Natalie Elphicke would have been nowhere near that list. And i think that was reflected in the faces of conservative mps at prime ministers questions, as keir starmer announced at the start of his question that he wanted to welcome her to the labour side. Mps had not noticed her there, and they were expressing to bewilderment to each other. Natalie elphickes announcement will hurt rishi sunak, because she goes for him on an issue that is central to his attempt to recover his political position. She accuses him of failing on small boats.
Politics can be a high wire act, and scotlands First Minister lost his footing today. If msps cant agree a successor to humza yousaf, scotland is heading for Scottish Parliament elections. And have smartphones and social media really led to a rise in teenage Mental Illness . Well be joined by the Snp Deputy Leader and ask his former Coalition Partner from the Scottish Greens, can they make up . And the leader of the scottish tories, and asking have his actions paved the way for labour gains and tory pain . Also tonight the play based childhood we have had for thousands of years basically ended around 2010. It was replaced by a phone based childhood. Thats the New York Times and sunday times best selling author whose new book argues that time spent on smartphones and social media is behind an epidemic of teenage Mental Illness. Well talk live to professor jonathan haidt, who says under 16s shouldnt have access to smartphones or social media. What he says is controversial. Plus, esther g
with malta and north macedonia with a shoulder injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a senior officer involved in the stephen lawrence murder case was corrupt, according to a secret metropolitan police report from the year 2000 uncovered by the bbc. it said ray adams was cleared by a corruption probe which relied on false testimony from a man linked to the family of one of stephen s killers. the revelation contradicts years of police denial about the role of corrupt officers in the case. daniel de simone reports. the spectre of police corruption has long haunted the stephen lawrence murder. for three decades, scotland yard kept the secret we now expose. the met knew about it, that s what s so shocking. today we reveal a met police report concluded that a senior officer involved in the case, ray adams, was corrupt. the early failure to bring stephen s killers to justice has led to suspicion that corruption infected the investigation. the father of one kill