UK News

New school food standards will require UK schools to reduce sweetened baked desserts and serve them with fruit, as part of initiatives to combat childhood obesity and tooth decay. These guidelines, set to take effect next September, also impose restrictions on sugary foods and mandate the inclusion of vegetables in meals.

Read More

Boris Johnson’s train narrowly escaped a Russian drone strike while returning from a security conference in Kyiv. The attack occurred minutes after he departed, prompting an evacuation of an EU delegation. Johnson remains unharmed and has called for increased support for Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing threat to civilian railways.

While wars are fought between armies or militant groups, conflicts have their keyboard warriors too. It is estimated that more than half of the world uses social media, and many people do not go to traditional media as a source of information at all. As social media use increases, unease has grown among EU decision-makers about the power of these platforms to potentially distort people’s view of the world. The EU has tried to regulate on disinformation through the Digital Services Act (DSA), but how successful has that effort been? Our panellists assess the impact of the DSA and raise other issues that are connected to disinformation, such as spyware and election interference.

From our sponsors
Advertisement
Advertisement