MPs have voted against a proposal to ban under-16s from using social media. The Conservatives had pushed for the move via an amendment to the government’s flagship education legislation currently going through parliament: the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. It had been backed by the House of Lords, but was defeated in the Commons on […]
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Scotland’s busiest railway station will remain closed for a third day today after a devastating fire at a nearby vape shop. The blaze in Union Street, close to Glasgow Central Station, gutted several neighbouring businesses. While the station itself is thought to have escaped major damage, trains have been cancelled since Sunday. All services to
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The government has announced a new definition of anti-Muslim hate that includes violence, harassment and prejudicial stereotyping – as it insisted the move will not curtail free speech. Ministers say it is a working definition and a “tool for government and organisations to better understand, measure, prevent and address anti-Muslim hostility”. Crucially, the definition is non-statutory
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Anthropic, which owns the AI assistant Claude, is suing the Trump administration after what it called an “unprecedented and unlawful” decision to blacklist the firm on national security grounds. The Pentagon designated the artificial intelligence company a “supply chain risk” on Thursday over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. It has
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A Syrian man has been charged with murder as a crime against humanity in a first prosecution of its kind in the UK. The Metropolitan Police said the 58-year-old was accused of three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder in connection
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X has been questioned by MPs over “the most appalling and offensive” AI posts about the Hillsborough disaster. Over the weekend, Grok, X’s AI tool, was found to be falsely blaming Liverpool fans for the 1989 disaster, which led to the deaths of 97 fans, and using derogatory language about the city. A Sky News
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Taxpayers could pay towards the costs of Ian Huntley’s cremation or funeral, unless his family makes alternative arrangements. The 52-year-old double murderer died in hospital on Saturday after allegedly being attacked by an unknown inmate at HMP Frankland. Huntley, who killed 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002, had been in
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The government is trying to find a solution to banning depictions of step-incest in online pornography amid warnings of a “significant rebellion” from female MPs. Ministers have been accused of “losing the plot” after promising to ban depictions of incest in online porn but not step-incest. Politics Live: Reeves ready to support release of oil
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British teenager Sky Brown has become the new skateboarding world champion, after previously claiming the title aged 14. The 17-year-old, who celebrated her win in Brazil with her father, former skateboarder Stewart Brown, said: “This feels huge and I’m so thankful.” But, she added, referring to the conflict in the Middle East: “There are bigger
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Gerry Adams was “directly responsible for and complicit” in the decisions made by the Provisional IRA to detonate bombs on the British mainland, the High Court has heard. Three men are bringing legal action against the former Sinn Fein president and are seeking £1 in damages. John Clark, a victim of the 1973 Old Bailey bombing in
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