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A report published in The Lancet has warned that the manosphere is harming the health of children, with misogynistic influencers driving rising mental distress, violence against women and isolation in men. The paper calls on the government to act, saying the manosphere should be seen as a public health threat like smoking and ultra-processed foods. Professor Kent Buse, one of the report's authors, says: "Boys and men are not the problem. The problem is the conditions that leave them isolated and without a secure future, and the companies that profit from their anger and insecurity." By Eleanor Hayward, The Times. 

Ofcom has outlined four "highly effective" methods of identifying which of the UK's millions of social media users are aged over 16, ahead of the UK's social media ban for youngsters coming into force in March 2027. These include photo ID matching, banking-based checks, face age estimation technology and digital ID services. The regulator's recommendations will now be considered by the government, with a decision due by the end of the year. By Zoe Kleinman, BBC News.

In a letter to The Telegraph, Iain Maitland from Dorset reflects on recent independent school closures, saying the impact of the VAT on fees policy is "clear to see". He asks: "How will state schools cope with the huge numbers of children needing to be accommodated at short notice?" The letter appears halfway down the page.