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Medical experts have been instructed by the government to draw up official guidelines for social media use amid fears over its impact on child mental health. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has asked the UK’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, to start preparing official guidance on safe time limits, like those on recommended maximum alcohol consumption for adults.In an interview with the Observer before the Conservative party conference, Mr Hancock said he was “very worried” as a father of three children by the growing evidence of the detrimental effect on the health of young people. 1:24 Video: The psychology behind…

Elon Musk is to step down as chairman of electric car-maker Tesla after settling a fraud lawsuit with US regulators. The billionaire entrepreneur has been fined $20m (£15m) as part of the deal with the US securities and exchange commission (SEC), but will remain as Tesla’s chief executive.He was sued by the SEC after being accused of making “false and misleading” tweets about potentially taking Tesla private. Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018 He told his 22 million Twitter followers on 7 August that he might take Tesla private at $420…

More than 830 people have been killed after a tsunami – triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake – slammed into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.It is the latest devastating quake to hit the Southeast Asian nation in recent months. The popular tourist destination of Lombok has been among the worst-affected islands. Image: A man examines the remains of houses after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck on 29 July Lombok, 29 July A 6.4 magnitude quake struck off Lombok, followed by 66 aftershocks with the highest a magnitude 5.7.It was centred 50km northeast of the city of Mataram on the northern…

Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon is plotting a takeover bid for Newcastle United that could end Mike Ashley’s decade-long ownership of the Premier League club. Sky News can reveal that Mr Kenyon has approached a number of potential financial backers in recent weeks about the idea of collaborating on a deal.City sources said this weekend that he was working on a bid with Rockefeller Capital Management, a New York-based firm run by Greg Fleming, one of the most prominent figures on Wall Street from his time at Merrill Lynch and then Morgan Stanley’s wealth and asset…

Allergy sufferers have been advised to rely on out-of-date EpiPens amid a global shortage of the life-saving adrenaline injectors. Those affected have been told to use the device past their normal expiry date, with campaigners urging people not to dispose of it until they have a new one.The medicines regulator has taken the measure of certifying batches of expired EpiPens as safe, amid fears those going into anaphylactic shock might otherwise be left with nothing.The body said it has agreed to extend the use-by date of some EpiPens by four months, with pharmacies now rationing them and GPs being forced…

Paramedics have treated 40 people after an irritant, suspected to be tear gas, was released during a hip-hop gig at a nightclub. Cameo nightclub in Bournemouth was evacuated at 2am after a number of revellers complained of shortness of breath and itchy eyes.One person was taken to hospital as a precaution, while South West Ambulance Service initially said 20 patients were treated for “minor throat irritation”.British hip-hop artist Yungen had been performing at the venue as part of university freshers’ week events. I spoke to a police officer and some sort of canister has been let off inside the venue.…

At least 384 people have been killed after an earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia. The figure comes from one city – Palu – where hundreds of people are injured and thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed, a spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency confirmed.At least 540 people were badly injured, he added. Image: A street full of debris after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island Waves of up to two metres (6.6ft) high swept through the city on Sulawesi island after the magnitude 7.5 quake brought down several buildings and sent people fleeing from their…

Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court will face a week-long FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations following a dramatic day in the US Senate. The president has directed the FBI to launch a supplemental investigation into Brett Kavanaugh at the request of the Senate judiciary committee.Mr Kavanaugh cleared the first hurdle towards being confirmed as a new judge in America’s highest court, after his nomination was approved by the US Senate’s judiciary committee on Friday by an 11-10 vote.However, in late dramatic scenes just moments before the crucial vote was held, Republican senator and committee member Jeff Flake called…

Facebook has said 50 million users were affected by a security breach which potentially enabled hackers to take over people’s accounts. The social media giant has not yet determined whether the accounts were misused or what information was accessed.Nor does it know who is behind the breach or where they are based.Facebook said the breach was discovered on Tuesday afternoon, and stemmed from a change it made to its video uploading feature in July 2017.Something called “View As”, which allows users to see what their profile looks like to someone else, subsequently became vulnerable.Guy Rosen, from the California-based company, said…

The chairman of Unilever and other board members are at risk of huge investor revolts at next year’s annual general meeting over their handling of plans to scrap the consumer goods giant’s UK headquarters. Sky News has learnt that several large institutional shareholders are already drawing up plans to oppose the re-election of Marijn Dekkers, the Dove- and Lynx-maker’s chairman since 2016, and Professor Youngme Moon, its senior independent director, next year.One of Unilever’s top ten investors also said on Friday that they were likely to vote against Graeme Pitkethly, the chief financial officer, over the “aggressive” way he had…