Child protection charity the NSPCC is urging Snapchat to get tougher on predators targeting children amid an increase in police reports about grooming on social media messaging platforms. Tech & Science Daily speaks with Rani Govender, NSPCC policy manager specialising in online child safety. More than 200 people are confirmed dead in Valencia floods, as Spanish authorities fear further rainfall could hamper rescue efforts.

Also in this episode:

• AI lorry tech hope to save lives of cyclists & pedestrians, The London Standard’s transport editor Ross Lydall reports
• Childhood sugar rationing ‘could cut adult disease’
• Robots ‘with insect brains’ could have Mars mission
• Rare glimpse inside China’s Tiangong space station

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