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Injunction blocking publication of ex-SAS soldier’s book on counter-terror op extended

MoD claims book by soldier known as Christian Craighead contains alleged breach of confidentiality contract

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24

SAS TV star Ant Middleton accused of revealing ‘sensitive’ special forces details on podcast

Disclosures on the podcast included ‘highly sensitive’ information about weapons, lawyers told the High Court

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Ant Middleton shared ‘sensitive’ special forces details on podcast, court told

Mr Middleton, who served in the special forces from 2008 to 2011, is opposing the legal claim.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

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Molly Russell was trapped by the cruel algorithms of Pinterest and Instagram

The coroner’s verdict was a world first in citing social media as a causal factor in a death

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

‘The bleakest of worlds’: how Molly Russell fell into a vortex of despair on social media

London teenager died from an act of self-harm in 2017 after the darker side of online life overwhelmed her

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Molly Russell died from ‘self-harm after suffering depression and negative impact of social media’

Schoolgirl viewed online content that contributed ‘in more than a minimal way’ to her death

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Molly Russell inquest must lead to action on internet dangers, says coroner

Before conclusion of hearing, Andrew Walker says risk posed to children by online content needs to be recognised

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

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Chance to make internet safe must not ‘slip away’, Molly Russell inquest hears

Coroner Andrew Walker said social media had brought a risk to children into their homes.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Molly Russell inquest: social media ‘almost impossible’ to keep track of, says teacher

Headteacher describes ‘terrible shock’ at north London school after 14-year-old killed herself in 2017

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Social media impossible to keep track of, Molly Russell’s headteacher warns

Sue Maguire told an inquest that schools now face challenges ‘we simply didn’t have 10 years ago or 15 years ago’.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

‘Disturbing’ self-harm posts seen by Molly Russell left psychiatrist ‘unable to sleep for weeks’

Online content viewed by 14-year-old before her death would have ‘made her feel more hopeless’, inquest told

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Psychiatrist ‘did not sleep well’ after viewing content seen by Molly Russell

Dr Navin Venugopal spoke about the ‘very disturbing’ content in the witness box on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Molly Russell: Instagram exec says posts seen by teen ‘promoting’ suicide were safe

Meta’s head of health tells inquest content 14-year-old viewed before her death were ‘by and large, admissive’ under the platform’s guidelines

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Heated words after Instagram chief says posts viewed by Molly Russell were safe

Elizabeth Lagone apologised for content Molly viewed that ‘violated our policies’.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

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The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Posts ‘promoting’ suicide viewed by Molly Russell were safe – Instagram exec

Elizabeth Lagone said content the teenager engaged with was ‘by and large admissive’.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Molly Russell: Coroner issues warning as Instagram videos of ‘distressing nature’ shown

Lawyers and coroner discussed whether to edit clips because they were ‘so uncomfortable to view’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Molly Russell inquest hears defence of Instagram content policies

Executive at parent company Meta says guidelines changed in 2019 to ban ‘all graphic suicide and self-harm content’

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Instagram videos viewed by Molly Russell spark coroner’s ‘greatest’ warning

The 17 videos which contained suicide and self-harm references were played to the court on Friday.

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Pinterest executive admits platform ‘not safe’ when Molly Russell used it

Inquest hears teenager viewed multiple images of self-harm on Pinterest before she killed herself

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Pinterest executive admits site was ‘not safe’ when Molly Russell used it

The social media giant’s head of community operations apologised at the inquest into the teenager’s death on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Pinterest ‘sorry’ after Molly Russell was sent email promoting ‘10 depression pins’ before death

Senior executive from social media giant says he ‘deeply regrets’ content 14-year-old was able to view on platform

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Pinterest executive ‘deeply regrets’ content viewed by Molly Russell

Judson Hoffman admitted some images he was taken through from the platform were ones he would ‘not show to my children’.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Posts from ‘ghetto of the online world’ still affect me – Molly Russell’s father

Ian Russell gave evidence from the witness box at North London Coroner’s Court on Wednesday.

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