On the 21st of October 2022 the BBC reported on the story of Anti-vice campaigner Kate Isaacs. Her campaigns to limit explicit content that objectifies women for entertainment and profit was met with videos being made using her image. These “deepfake” videos digitally superimpose her face over other actors to create a false sense that she compromised her own moral standards.

On the 20th of October 2022, the BBC reported that Indonesia has banned the sale of all children’s cough syrups after 99 children died from kidney failure. It was discovered that high levels of illegal toxins existed in the contaminated medications. Officials fear that the exact number of deaths is unknown as the syrups had wide circulation.

On the 29th of September 2022, the Arab News agency reported on the drone attacks launched by Iran on what have been called Kurdish rebel agents in the region. The explosions occurred in the town of Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan and struck a school full of students. Journalists at the scene circulated photos of blood-stained school children in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region.

As the cost-of-living crisis intensifies in Britain, attention has turned to the scale of hunger affecting children in the country. Various media outlets have reported that child hunger is one of the biggest challenges facing schools in the UK. According to the Guardian paper, headteachers and food aid charities have said that they are struggling to cope with growing demand from families unable to afford food.