Anti-Burnham fake news on Makerfield Facebook accounts has surged, report finds – UK politics live

Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation report finds

Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary has objected to a 10bn rescue proposal for Thames Water because it would place an undue burden" on consumers, pushing the troubled utilities firm closer towards public ownership. Julia Kollewe has the story.

Elon Musk, the pro-far right trillionaire X owner, has been using his platform to attack the UK government's plan for a social media ban for under-16s.

JUST IN: UK Government clarifies adults will still be able to use social media by verifying their identities with digital IDs, facial recognition, passports and credit cards.

the purpose is not to remove young people from the internet. the purpose is to remove anonymity from the internet in a country where the government routinely punishes dissent with jail. the british caliphate is no longer free.

My 17-year-old daughter: I'm confused. We've always been taught not to share personal information or anything that identifies us online because it isn't safe. Now they want us to do exactly that to access social media."