Theguardian iconTheguardianAug 25, 2026 ~1 min source read

Tuesday briefing: Will UK ministers make policy change to save young lives on the road?

Ofcom to take "tough action" against social media companies that fail to remove posts celebrating dangerous driving, in response to a series of unsafe, and sometimes deadly, viral trends. Andy Burnham labelled people who share such content as "truly reprehensible" after two police officers died in a head on collision in the early hours of Saturday morning near Middlesbrough.

Tuesday briefing: Will UK ministers make policy change to save young lives on the road?

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Ofcom to take "tough action" against social media companies that fail to remove posts celebrating dangerous driving, in response to a series of unsafe, and sometimes deadly, viral trends.

The previous weekend, a family of four were seriously injured in a night-time collision with a car driving the wrong way along the M9 in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Ofcom to take "tough action" against social media companies that fail to remove posts celebrating dangerous driving, in response to a series of unsafe, and sometimes deadly, viral trends. Andy Burnham labelled people who share such content as "truly reprehensible" after two police officers died in a head on collision in the early hours of Saturday morning near Middlesbrough. The previous weekend, a family of four were seriously injured in a night-time collision with a car driving the wrong way along the M9 in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Their vehicle crashed into a car driving the wrong way down the A66. Five young men aged between 17 and 23 were inside, all of whom died too. Iran | The US has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wor...

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