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
which leads on a warning about the national health service. the nuffield trust says both of britain s main political parties will leave the nhs with lower spending increases. the health think tank analysed figures from the labour and conservative manifestos and it says the nhs will struggle to make ends meet whoever wins the election. staying with the observer, and the paper reports that the number of children attending private schools in england has risen, despite labour s intention to add vat to school fees. according to the department of education, as ofjanuary this year, the number of pupils in private schools had gone up to more than 593,000. turning to the sunday telegraph, which has been hearing from former government minister, robertjenrick. he says he shares the frustrations of traditional tory voters who might want to back nigel farage s reform uk but he says the country is facing the prospect of what he describes as a labour dictatorship. the sunday times has an in
of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king, who is also receiving cancer treatment travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. a much anticipated moment. the princess of wales back in the public eye. all eyes on herfor herfirst appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle but it is also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it is his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not to travel on horseback. the troops taken part in this annual celebration of the king s official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guard led to the event this year an