UK prisons ‘holding child inmates in solitary confinement against UN torture rules’

The Independent Exclusive: Investigation exposes serious allegations of international human rights breaches at young offenders institutions in the UK Solitary confinement for juveniles is expressly forbidden under UN policy iStock British prisons are holding child inmates in solitary confinement in an alleged breach of UN torture rules and British law, The Independent has found. Lawyers in one…

WhatsApp update introduces ‘Statuses’, as Facebook takes features from Snapchat once again

The Independent The feature looks and works almost exactly the same as Snapchat Ryan Falconer, 24, apologised to the 21-year-old on WhatsApp after llegedly raping her iStock WhatsApp has introduced “Statuses”. And it all feels a little familiar. The company has re-invented the status tool – which until now has only offered the option to…