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Children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to use social media.

Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, Snapchat, Kick, Twitch, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube are among the platforms required to enforce the new legislation.

The Australian government said it is aimed at protecting kids from cyberbullying, online predators and harmful content, but critics suggest it could isolate vulnerable teenagers and push children into unregulated corners of the internet.

We speak to our technology correspondent Chris Vallance.

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US President Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine.

In an interview with Politico, he said "decaying" European countries had failed to control migration or take decisive action to end Ukraine's war with Russia, accusing them of letting Kyiv fight "until they drop".

In the UK, Downing Street rejected Trump's claim that Europe had failed to act, citing the UK's role on sanctions and support for the peace process.

Zelensky, writing on X later on Tuesday, said Ukraine and Europe were working actively on "all components of potential steps toward ending the war", that the Ukrainian and European elements of the plan were now more developed and that Kyiv was ready to present them to "our partners in the US".

Trump's latest public criticism of Europe comes a day after European leaders came together in London to discuss their continued joint efforts to stop the fighting in Ukraine.

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Today, a report into almost £11 billion of Covid scheme fraud has found that most of it is beyond recovery.

Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, Tom Hayhoe said that a lack of accountability, bad quality data and poor contracting during the pandemic had led to £10.9 billion being lost to fraud or error.

Simon Jack joins Adam to explain where the money’s gone and what, if anything, the government can do to recover it.

Plus, Baroness Amos, who is leading a review into maternity care in England, has said that she has seen “much worse” things than she had anticipated.

Her interim findings of a review launched by the Health Secretary last year, have found evidence of hungry mothers, dirty wards and poor care.

Social affairs correspondent Michael Buchanan and lawyer and campaigner Suzanne White join Adam.

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Jess Glynne's Hold My Hand has been named as the UK's TikTok song of the year thanks to the viral 'nothing beats a Jet2holiday' trend.

The 2015 hit has become associated with adverts for the holiday company over the years, but it gained a new life when TikTok users began using the audio to make a joke out of their holiday fails, travelling chaos and mishaps.

After claiming the title of TikTok's UK and global song of the summer earlier this year, the track has gone on to soundtrack about 6.6 million videos on the platform, according to TikTok.

The British singer originally released the song more than a decade ago and it became her first single to top the charts.

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Millions of children and teenagers under the age of 16 have lost access to their social media accounts in Australia, after a world-first ban came into effect on Tuesday.

Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, Snapchat, Kick, Twitch, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube are among the platforms required to enforce the new legislation.

The Australian government says the ban is aimed at protecting young people from harmful content, but critics suggest it could isolate vulnerable teenagers and push children into unregulated corners of the internet.

BBC Your Voice answers your questions surrounding the ban and how it will work.

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Ukraine insists it is still resisting Russian advances in the city of Pokrovsk in the eastern part of the country.

This comes despite Russian claims last week that it had taken control of the entire city.

Pokrovsk has been a key battleground for more than a year, and Ukraine sees it as a major obstacle to preventing Russian forces from taking control of the entire Donetsk Region.

The BBC’s Defence Correspondent Jonathan BEALE has been talking to Ukrainian troops who are still defending the city.

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Sudan's air force has carried out bombings in which at least 1,700 civilians have died in attacks on residential neighbourhoods, markets, schools and camps for displaced people, according to an investigation into air raids in the country's civil war.

The Sudan Witness Project says it has compiled the largest known dataset of military airstrikes in the conflict, which began in April 2023.

Its analysis indicates that the air force has used unguided bombs in populated areas.

The Sudanese Armed Forces did not respond to a BBC request for a comment.

But it has previously denied allegations of targeting civilians, saying its air strikes are "directed solely" at its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces "gatherings, location and bases recognised as legitimate targets".

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Australia is banning social media for children under the age of 16 from December 10.

Under-16s will no longer be allowed to have social media accounts, including X, Instagram and TikTok, all existing profiles must be deactivated, and they will not be able to set up new accounts.

The Australian government says the ban - a world-first policy popular with many parents - is aimed at protecting children from harmful content and other risks such as cyberbullying and grooming.

Some young campaigners have argued the ban disregards the rights of children.

And social media platforms have argued the ban will be ineffective, difficult to implement, could isolate vulnerable teenagers and drive others into dark corners of the internet

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Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have once again exploded along their shared border, derailing a fragile ceasefire backed by US President Donald Trump.

At least three Thai soldiers and seven Cambodian civilians have been killed since Monday, with the countries accusing one another of starting the violence.

The clashes, which have also seen Thailand launch air strikes along the border, are the most serious since the ceasefire was agreed in July.

Trump has called on both sides to respect the agreement, news agency Reuters said.

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Syrians are marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

The BBC’s Lina Sinjab has been telling Alex Ritson from the Global News Podcast about where the country is a year on, and the challenges facing its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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