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[ad_1] A 14-year-old girl told Sky News that she feels “blessed to have a second chance at life” after receiving a heart transplant using a donor organ that had started beating again thanks to a new machine. Freya Heddington was only the second child to have her life saved thanks …

[ad_1] For many people struggling with their mental health, the Internet can provide shelter, but for others, it can lead to a downward spiral. Josh Hendy, 21, of Hampshire, took his own life last year after searching for harmful content online. Here, her sister Alice, who works in cybersecurity, tells …

[ad_1] WhatsApp is launching a second attempt to get its users to agree to an updated privacy policy after the initial effort in January sent many people to rival messaging apps. Protest in January over perceived changes in Facebookaccess to data ruined the company’s first attempt to move Whatsapp users …

[ad_1] The government is moving ahead with the launch of a new £ 800 million “high risk, high reward” scientific agency to provide rapid funding to UK inventors and researchers. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), said to have been the brainchild of former senior adviser to Prime Minister …

[ad_1] Politicians, news providers and civil society groups in the UK and US have reached out to Facebook and said that the company’s decision to block all media content on its platform in Australia should accelerate movements to put your powers under control. In a move condemned as “an attempt …

[ad_1] Humanity is waging a “foolish and suicidal” war against nature that is causing human suffering and huge economic losses while accelerating the destruction of life on Earth, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. Guterres’ most severe warning to date came with the release of a UN report establishing the …

[ad_1] Facebook has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform in the latest dispute between digital companies, journalism and governments. Australians woke up on Thursday to find they were unable to share or view Australian and international news content, a move confirmed by US-based Facebook. in a …

[ad_1] One of the largest and most authoritative coronavirus surveys has found that infections are declining in England, confirming that the lockdown is working to suppress the virus. The REACT study from Imperial College London found that infections had decreased by more than two-thirds since it was last reported in …

[ad_1] How the Oxford University algorithm decides who should protect By Rowland Manthorpe, Technology Correspondent A new algorithm has been developed to try and calculate people who are at increased risk of COVID-19 due to multiple factors, so they should protect themselves, but how does it work? Very simply, this …

[ad_1] The families of people with substance abuse problems have spoken of the immense pressure and danger that this confinement puts on their lives. The isolation of confinement increases the trauma and mental health problems associated with addiction. Naomi’s father is dependent on alcohol and drugs. He has lived with …