Written By Unknown on Senin, 02 Maret 2015 | 16.12
Police have been given new powers to catch motorists driving under the influence of drugs.
Officers will no longer have to prove a driver was too impaired to be behind the wheel, just that they had an illegal level of substances in their system.
They will be able to prosecute drivers in England and Wales caught exceeding new legal limits for how much of a substance motorists can have in their system while driving.
The levels for the illegal drugs, which include heroin, cocaine and cannabis, virtually mean there will be zero tolerance for drivers apprehended with these substances in their system.
The prescription drugs for which legal levels have been set include morphine, methadone and diazepam. People using these drugs within recommended amounts will not be penalised.
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Police will be able to use "drugalysers" to screen for cannabis and cocaine at the roadside.
They will also be able to test for these and other drugs, including ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and heroin, at a police station, even if a driver passes the roadside check.
Drivers who test positive will face a criminal record, loss of their licence for at least a year, and a fine of up to £5,000.
Around 200 people are killed on roads each year in Britain because of drug drivers.
Road Safety Minister Robert Goodwill said: "This new law will save lives. We know driving under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous; it devastates families and ruins lives.
"The Government's message is clear - if you take drugs and drive, you are endangering yourself and others and you risk losing your licence and a conviction."
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Video:Search For Missing Teen Intensifies
Police are intensifying their search for missing 16-year-old Becky Watts as a laptop found in woods was revealed not to be hers.
Six specialist teams with officers from four counties are now searching locations within a 1.6-mile radius of her Bristol home - as well as sites surrounding the city.
Forensic teams are searching three houses - in the Southmead and Barton Hill areas and the family home in St George - while a dog unit and a police helicopter are due to be used on Monday.
Becky had her laptop, her phone and her tablet computer with her when she left her house in the St George area on 19 February.
Forensic teams are searching a house in Southmead
She is said to have left without telling friends or family and did not take any spare clothes.
It had been hoped that the discovery of the laptop in woodland, not far from her home, could be a breakthrough in the case - but it has now been discounted.
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Gallery: Three Locations Are 'Lines Of Inquiry', Police Say
Police are now searching three houses in Bristol as they try to find missing 16-year-old Becky Watts
One of the homes being searched is in Southmead
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More than 100 people, including friends and family, have been taking part in a search for Rebecca.
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The 16-year-old was last seen at her house in Bristol on 19 February
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Members of the public found a discarded laptop during the search but police say this is not related to the investigation
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Police are continuing to question two people in connection with Becky's disappearance but have said they cannot release any information about them at this time.
It came as the Bristol Post reported that a large drum-like object was seen being removed from Becky's home by police.
Friends and family who found the laptop on Saturday said they were planning a new search on Tuesday.
More than 100 people turned out for a search of Vassals Park on Saturday, and members of the teenager's family said they were "overwhelmed" by the support.
Officers, however, said that while the public's help had been "incredible", they requested that any further searches were coordinated through force headquarters.
A police source told Sky News the "investigation has moved on to a very sensitive stage".
The leading officer in the case, Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks, said: "Firstly, I would like to reiterate my message yesterday that our search for Becky continues unabated and we are using all available resources to find her.
"Secondly, I would like to extend my thanks to the local communities in St George and the wider Bristol area who have assisted with our search efforts so far.
"The sheer number of people who have shown support during the public searches has been incredible. I would ask that all planned public searches are coordinated through us so they dovetail with the extensive search operation we have been running."
Becky's father and step-mum, Darren and Angie-Mae Galsworthy, have released a statement saying they are preparing "for the worst".
Her father earlier suggested on Facebook that he fears his daughter may have been attacked, appealing for anyone who has washed blood from a relative's clothes to get in touch with police.
The teenager, described as shy, was reported missing by her family at 4pm on 20 February.
Anyone with information about Becky is asked to contact police on 101, quoting MP 591/15, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Search For Missing Becky Watts Intensifies
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Video:Search For Missing Teen Intensifies
Police are intensifying their search for missing 16-year-old Becky Watts as a laptop found in woods was revealed not to be hers.
Six specialist teams with officers from four counties are now searching locations within a 1.6-mile radius of her Bristol home - as well as sites surrounding the city.
Forensic teams are searching three houses - in the Southmead and Barton Hill areas and the family home in St George - while a dog unit and a police helicopter are due to be used on Monday.
Becky had her laptop, her phone and her tablet computer with her when she left her house in the St George area on 19 February.
Forensic teams are searching a house in Southmead
She is said to have left without telling friends or family and did not take any spare clothes.
It had been hoped that the discovery of the laptop in woodland, not far from her home, could be a breakthrough in the case - but it has now been discounted.
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Gallery: Three Locations Are 'Lines Of Inquiry', Police Say
Police are now searching three houses in Bristol as they try to find missing 16-year-old Becky Watts
One of the homes being searched is in Southmead
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More than 100 people, including friends and family, have been taking part in a search for Rebecca.
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The 16-year-old was last seen at her house in Bristol on 19 February
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Members of the public found a discarded laptop during the search but police say this is not related to the investigation
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Police are continuing to question two people in connection with Becky's disappearance but have said they cannot release any information about them at this time.
It came as the Bristol Post reported that a large drum-like object was seen being removed from Becky's home by police.
Friends and family who found the laptop on Saturday said they were planning a new search on Tuesday.
More than 100 people turned out for a search of Vassals Park on Saturday, and members of the teenager's family said they were "overwhelmed" by the support.
Officers, however, said that while the public's help had been "incredible", they requested that any further searches were coordinated through force headquarters.
A police source told Sky News the "investigation has moved on to a very sensitive stage".
The leading officer in the case, Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks, said: "Firstly, I would like to reiterate my message yesterday that our search for Becky continues unabated and we are using all available resources to find her.
"Secondly, I would like to extend my thanks to the local communities in St George and the wider Bristol area who have assisted with our search efforts so far.
"The sheer number of people who have shown support during the public searches has been incredible. I would ask that all planned public searches are coordinated through us so they dovetail with the extensive search operation we have been running."
Becky's father and step-mum, Darren and Angie-Mae Galsworthy, have released a statement saying they are preparing "for the worst".
Her father earlier suggested on Facebook that he fears his daughter may have been attacked, appealing for anyone who has washed blood from a relative's clothes to get in touch with police.
The teenager, described as shy, was reported missing by her family at 4pm on 20 February.
Anyone with information about Becky is asked to contact police on 101, quoting MP 591/15, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 01 Maret 2015 | 16.12
A woman in her 30s has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a man and four-year-old girl, whose bodies were discovered in a west London flat.
Police said they were called to an address in Colville Square, Notting Hill, on Friday evening after concerns were raised about the welfare of its occupants.
The girl and the man, believed to be in his 40s, were found shortly before 8pm after police forced entry into the building.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
The Metropolitan Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command (HMCC) is investigating the deaths, which are being treated as unexplained.
The bodies were found in a flat in Colville Square, Notting Hill
Police said they are in the process of formally identifying the victims and informing their next of kin.
The nature of their injuries has not been released.
The woman, whose relationship to the pair has not been disclosed, is in custody in central London.
No one else is being sought in connection with the deaths, police said.
Anyone with any information can call 101, visit www.crimestoppers-uk.org or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Video:Search For Missing Teen Continues
Two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 16-year-old Becky Watts in Bristol, Avon and Somerset Police have said.
The arrests follow the discovery of a discarded laptop in woodland close to where the missing teen was last seen over a week ago.
The grey Toshiba, uncovered by volunteers who joined over 100 friends and family scouring the area, has been handed to investigators.
Announcing the arrests, Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks urged anyone with information relating to Becky's disappearance to come forward.
Becky was last seen on 19 February
"Whilst the two people are being questioned our search for Becky continues unabated," she said.
"I would like to appeal once again for anyone who might have information about her whereabouts, or anything else that might help us to find her, to call us."
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Gallery: Over 100 Volunteers Join Search For Rebecca Watts
More than 100 people, including friends and family, have been taking part in a search for Rebecca Watts
The 16-year-old was last seen at her house in Bristol on 19 February
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Members of the public found a discarded laptop during the search
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Rebecca Watts' grandfather John Galsworthy joined a search in a park near Oldbury Court Estate in Bristol
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Mr Galsworthy is pictured once again on the left
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Becky was last seen at her home in Crown Hill, in the St George area of the city, on 19 February.
Police said she took her phone, laptop and tablet computer, but did not tell her friends or family where she was going, or take extra clothes.
Becky's father and step-mum Darren and Angie-Mae Galsworthy have released a statement saying they are preparing "for the worst".
"The police have told us today that two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Becky," it said.
"Rebecca has still not been found.
"We continue to hope that she will be found safe and unharmed but we will prepare ourselves for the worst.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has assisted in the search for Becky and for the messages of support.
"We continue to work with the police to bring their investigation to a successful conclusion and we would like to ask members of the public to continue to report anything, however small, if they think it may help to find Becky."
Her father has previously suggested on his Facebook page he fears his daughter may have been attacked.
He appealed to any wives or girlfriends who have washed any blood from their loved ones' clothes that cannot be explained to get in touch with police.
The teenager, described as shy, was reported missing by her family at 4pm on February 20.
The detective leading the hunt has said Rebecca's disappearance was "totally out of character".
Detective Inspector Richard Ocone said: "She has not taken anything that would suggest she was going to stay away for a long period of time."
Police divers have searched a lake in St George's Park, close to the youngster's home.
Dogs and mounted officers have been involved in the hunt and officers from neighbouring force areas have also been drafted in to help.
Becky's grandparents, John Galsworthy and Patt Watts were among those taking part in Saturday's search.
Her grandmother told Sky News: "Everybody needs to feel they are doing something to bring her home.
"We're totally behind Darren and Angie (Becky's father and step-mum).
"It's our way of being their eyes, their ears, their feet... They can't see how many people are looking for their daughter."
Meanwhile a social media campaign using the hashtag #FindBecky launched earlier this week has gathered momentum.
Becky is described as 5ft 4in and slim, with long, bright red hair and was wearing a dark navy blue Puffa jacket with fabric sleeves.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Avon and Somerset Police on 101, quoting MP 591/15, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Two Held Over Missing Teen Becky Watts
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Video:Search For Missing Teen Continues
Two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 16-year-old Becky Watts in Bristol, Avon and Somerset Police have said.
The arrests follow the discovery of a discarded laptop in woodland close to where the missing teen was last seen over a week ago.
The grey Toshiba, uncovered by volunteers who joined over 100 friends and family scouring the area, has been handed to investigators.
Announcing the arrests, Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks urged anyone with information relating to Becky's disappearance to come forward.
Becky was last seen on 19 February
"Whilst the two people are being questioned our search for Becky continues unabated," she said.
"I would like to appeal once again for anyone who might have information about her whereabouts, or anything else that might help us to find her, to call us."
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Gallery: Over 100 Volunteers Join Search For Rebecca Watts
More than 100 people, including friends and family, have been taking part in a search for Rebecca Watts
The 16-year-old was last seen at her house in Bristol on 19 February
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Members of the public found a discarded laptop during the search
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Rebecca Watts' grandfather John Galsworthy joined a search in a park near Oldbury Court Estate in Bristol
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Mr Galsworthy is pictured once again on the left
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Becky was last seen at her home in Crown Hill, in the St George area of the city, on 19 February.
Police said she took her phone, laptop and tablet computer, but did not tell her friends or family where she was going, or take extra clothes.
Becky's father and step-mum Darren and Angie-Mae Galsworthy have released a statement saying they are preparing "for the worst".
"The police have told us today that two people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Becky," it said.
"Rebecca has still not been found.
"We continue to hope that she will be found safe and unharmed but we will prepare ourselves for the worst.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has assisted in the search for Becky and for the messages of support.
"We continue to work with the police to bring their investigation to a successful conclusion and we would like to ask members of the public to continue to report anything, however small, if they think it may help to find Becky."
Her father has previously suggested on his Facebook page he fears his daughter may have been attacked.
He appealed to any wives or girlfriends who have washed any blood from their loved ones' clothes that cannot be explained to get in touch with police.
The teenager, described as shy, was reported missing by her family at 4pm on February 20.
The detective leading the hunt has said Rebecca's disappearance was "totally out of character".
Detective Inspector Richard Ocone said: "She has not taken anything that would suggest she was going to stay away for a long period of time."
Police divers have searched a lake in St George's Park, close to the youngster's home.
Dogs and mounted officers have been involved in the hunt and officers from neighbouring force areas have also been drafted in to help.
Becky's grandparents, John Galsworthy and Patt Watts were among those taking part in Saturday's search.
Her grandmother told Sky News: "Everybody needs to feel they are doing something to bring her home.
"We're totally behind Darren and Angie (Becky's father and step-mum).
"It's our way of being their eyes, their ears, their feet... They can't see how many people are looking for their daughter."
Meanwhile a social media campaign using the hashtag #FindBecky launched earlier this week has gathered momentum.
Becky is described as 5ft 4in and slim, with long, bright red hair and was wearing a dark navy blue Puffa jacket with fabric sleeves.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Avon and Somerset Police on 101, quoting MP 591/15, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
CCTV footage has emerged appearing to show the three teenage girls who are thought to have joined Islamic State in Syria.
Three girls - believed to be Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15-year-old Amira Abase - are seen at a bus station in Istanbul in the footage, which was shown on the Turkish television channel A Haber.
The girls are seen wrapped up in heavy winter jackets, two with hoods pulled up, and carrying packed sports bags and holdalls.
Kadiza Sultana, Shamima Begum and Adiza Abase
The footage was recorded in the early hours of 18 February, less than 24 hours after the trio left their homes in east London, telling their families they would be out for the day.
They then boarded a flight to Turkey from Gatwick, and are since believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria.
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Gallery: Three Schoolgirls From East London Go Missing
These pictures were taken from Kadiza Sultana (l) and Shamima Begum's (r) Twitter accounts
Kadiza and Shamima are feared to be on their way to Syria with a third girl, 15-year-old Amira Abase
Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 28 Februari 2015 | 16.12
Energy price comparison websites have been "duping" customers into switching to deals that are not the cheapest on the market and should pay them compensation, a group of MPs have said.
The Energy and Climate Change Committee said some sites had used misleading language to dupe consumers into options that only displayed commission-earning deals.
It has called on energy watchdog Ofgem to consider requiring price comparison sites to disclose the amount of commission received for each switch at the point of sale.
Representatives of the "big five" sites told MPs they earn up to £30 in commission every time a customer switches to a participating provider, or up to £60 when a customer switches both their gas and electricity accounts.
Committee chairman Tim Yeo said: "Consumers trust price comparison services to help them switch to the best energy deals available on the market.
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"But some energy price comparison sites have been behaving more like backstreet market traders than the trustworthy consumer champions they make themselves out to be in adverts on TV.
"Some comparison sites have used misleading language to dupe consumers into opting for default options that only display commission-earning deals. And others have previously gone so far as to conceal deals that do not earn them commission behind multiple drop-down web options."
He added: "As an immediate and essential first step towards rebuilding confidence, the companies should compensate any consumers who have been encouraged to switch to tariffs that may not have been the cheapest or most appropriate for their needs.
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"We have no objection to commission being paid by suppliers to price comparison websites as long as the arrangements are clearly disclosed."
Earlier this month, uSwitch told the committee it would compensate consumers who had been misled into signing up for an energy tariff that was more expensive than others available.
Its chief executive Steve Weller told the committee he was "sincerely disappointed" that a customer was told by his call centre that the cheapest deal available to him was with First Utility, when it was in fact with extraenergy for more than £60 less.
A nine-year-old has forced the Mayor of London to admit he does not have "the faintest idea" which of the capital's football teams are preparing to clash in a cup final this weekend.
Robert Ebner-Statt had to tell Boris Johnson that it was two of his city's teams - Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur - playing in tomorrow's Capital One league cup final at Wembley.
That was despite the Conservative politician's claim that "I support all London clubs, I levitate".
Mr Johnson described the PM as 'very, very competent'
He added that for "some reason I cannot fathom, my sons support Newcastle Utd".
Mr Johnson came unstuck over football during a grilling by children as part of Hotseat - a collaboration between Sky News and the national newspaper for young people, First News.
Video:Boris Johnson On 'Jihadi Nonsense'
During the session he answered questions about terrorism, education policy, obesity, his political ambitions and much more.
At one point, Mr Johnson revealed that he gave lorry drivers "a piece of his mind" if they sounded their horn at him while cycling, because it made him "see red".
While previous Hotseat guests, Chancellor George Osborne and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, refused to answer basic timetables questions, Mr Johnson was asked about a different subject - Latin.
Sophia Hindmarsh, 10, tried to play on rumours that Mr Johnson would like to become Prime Minister, by asking him to translate "Princeps Esse Velim" (I want to be leader).
Smiling, Mr Johnson quickly replied, "I know what you are trying to get me to say," and instead hit back with "Volo David Cameronem esse principem" - which he said meant "I want David Cameron to be Prime Minister."
It was not his only defence of the Conservative leader.
When asked if he wanted to be Prime Minister, he said: "I think Dave is going to get back in. I think it is more likely, frankly, that one of you will take over in some distant future than I will."
He described Mr Cameron as "very, very competent" and an "expert leader of the country".
The Mayor also spoke on a range of other issues, including:
Immigration and second jobs...
He defended immigration, as long as people were not "skiving, idling, loafing, leeching", and he entered into the debate about MPs' salaries and second jobs.
Mr Johnson claimed politicians should certainly not "be going around trying to take more dosh off the taxpayer".
Ministers, he added, should not be doing private consultancy work on the side. But he insisted that MPs were not "twerps" - well "not all twerps".
Jihadis and tuition fees...
Mr Johnson told the children that the thing he most wanted to change in the world was children being lured into what he called "Jihadi nonsense".
And he criticised Labour's policy to cut tuition fees, arguing that it was right for graduates who "earn massively more than people who don't go to university" to pay for their education.
Video:Boris Stands By Jihadi Comments
Parenting, regrets and weird gifts...
The young people asked Mr Johnson what sort of dad he was - "embarrassing"; his biggest personal and political regrets - "my failure to get anywhere as a rockstar"; his weirdest gift - "a banquet of camel"; and his celebrity crushes - to which he strangely responded "Basil Brush".
Bouts of road rage...
On road rage, he said: "When lorry drivers come up behind me and I'm cycling innocently, keeping to my side of the road and they decide because they are so big and their lorry is so powerful and they just want to clear me out of the road and they hoot aggressively then I do see red a bit. I do."
He admitted entering into altercations if he pulled up beside a lorry driver who had done that at the traffic lights.
The embarrassing zip wire...
He also talked about the famous incident when he got stuck on a zip-wire, describing his "embarrassment and personal discomfiture".
He said he was accompanied by a bodyguard called Carl, who used to work for Tony Blair.
When he asked him for help, he said Carl simply took out a mobile phone and "took a photograph of my rear end".
The Boris Factor...
The young people also asked what the "Boris factor" was, to which he replied it was doing your best and turning up.
"My strong advice to you, turning up is about 90% of success in life," he said.
Healthy-ish eating…
On obesity, he said it was right to encourage children to eat healthily by limiting their options.
He tried to compare an unhealthy option like pizza and chips to a healthy option - but took some time to think of one, finally landing on ratatouille and salad.
Asked which he would choose, he said: "I would probably have both".
A classmate of Mohammed Emwazi - the Londoner unmasked as "Jihadi John" - has told Sky News that "nothing in his high school could have left him radicalised".
The fellow pupil of the Quintin Kynaston academy, who was two years older than Emwazi and does not wish to be named, believes the IS militant's education beyond high school may be responsible for his transformation into a cold-blooded killer.
"It wasn't like university where you'd have speakers coming over from certain societies to give talks," he said. "I suppose there was potential for him to be groomed, that is a possibility. But at the time, at secondary school, he was like any of us."
Emwazi went on to study at the University of Westminster between 2006 and 2009 - finishing his computer programming degree in the same year he was reportedly questioned by an MI5 officer in Amsterdam, accused of attempting to travel to Somalia to join a terror group.
According to the classmate, there was nothing to suggest Emwazi was religious during his teenage years. He was quiet, rarely made eye contact, and always wore a baseball cap - but was known to get into the occasional fight.
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Gallery: Jihadi John's University Academic Record
Mohammed Emwazi, aka Jihadi John, studied a computing course at university. Sky News has exclusively obtained his student record
His file shows mostly middling academic grades for his course modules. He graduated with a lower second (2.2) degree
Written By Unknown on Jumat, 27 Februari 2015 | 16.12
"Alarming" numbers of children are being exposed to images of self-harm before they are even teenagers, a study by four youth charities has found.
According to the survey, 60% of 11 to 14-year-olds have shared photographs of people self-harming on social networking sites.
When children from this age group were asked how they responded to such images, more than half said they "felt like hurting themselves afterwards".
The study also suggests that 80% of 18 to 21-year-olds have self-harmed, or know someone who has - prompting experts to warn the findings "beg concerning questions about the relationship between self-harm, children, young people and parts of the online world".
More than 2,000 people aged between 11 and 21 were questioned by ChildLine, YouthNet, selfharmUK and YoungMinds ahead of Self-Harm Awareness Day on 1 March.
Video:Compassion Urged For Self-Harmers
Emma Thomas, chief executive of YouthNet, said: "We all have a responsibility to share content and images responsibly online, and to be aware of how what we post might affect others.
"Far more must be done to educate and empower young people, so they can be safer online."
In response to the findings, a Government spokesman said it took the issue of child safety online very seriously - with £150m being invested to help young people who suffer from eating disorders, and those who self-harm.
He added: "The four main internet service providers have committed to giving their customers an unavoidable choice on installing family friendly filters that will protect all devices in the home.
"These allow parents to prevent their children from accessing suicide and self-harm sites, as well as other potentially harmful content."
