Exclusive: Cyber licence plan for pupils
As a valued reader of The Daily Telegraph, here is an exclusive look at tomorrow’s front page tonight.
As a valued reader of The Daily Telegraph, here is an exclusive look at tomorrow’s front and back pages tonight.
Ben English, Editor
• Primary school students would be made to pass a digital “licence” test — similar to achieving a pen licence — under an audacious plan being proposed to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Leading child psychologist and digital expert Michael Carr-Gregg called for the test to be applied to children in Year 3 in an effort to stem the rising tide of online risks, such as cyber-bullying.
AND IN SPORT
• Controversial Chinese swimming star Sun Yang used a hammer to destroy a sealed blood sample during a clash with doping officials, but remarkably escaped with nothing more than a caution.
The incident, which would typically result in an automatic suspension or possible life ban, took place in Sun’s home in Zhejiang province almost five months ago, but was kept secret until details of the case emerged yesterday.
The making of a criminal mastermind
The only police officer to fire a shot at Bassam Hamzy recently revealed for the first time how he could have ended the notorious gangster’s bloody reign 20 years ago.
Supermarket workers face random COVID-19 tests
As Australia looks to expand its coronavirus testing regime, random tests could be rolled out for people living and working in high-risk areas, including supermarkets.