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UK Crime
Ofcom urged by The Guardian to intensify efforts against illegal online material
Ofcom has fined a US-based suicide forum £950,000 after the platform was linked to more than 160 deaths in the…
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UK Business
Bond market anxiety pushes up UK government borrowing costs after Starmer’s reassurances fall short
UK 30-year bond yields rose 8 basis points to 5.65% amid political jitters, as investors reacted to growing uncertainty about…
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UK News
Green Party campaigner questioned over use of foreign languages in election messages
The Green Party has strongly defended its use of foreign languages in election broadcasts, arguing that the practice is a…
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UK News
Singletons bring mates to pitch for them at dating event
Young singles across England and Wales are taking a punt on a novel matchmaking ritual: standing in front of a…
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UK Crime
Met reports more than twofold increase in image-based sexual abuse complaints over five years
Reports of image-based sexual abuse and explicit deepfakes to the Metropolitan Police have more than doubled in five years, new…
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UK Crime
EE refuses to alter costly broadband and TV package after husband’s death
EE charged a widow £1,007 to end her late husband’s contract — then sent a second letter halving the fee…
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UK Health
Unseen dangers of self-diagnosis on the web
Clients now arrive with online research, often misinterpreting it. A psychotherapist in private practice describes a new clinical ritual: patients…
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UK Business
KCOM Hull sees losses hit £31.2m while directors forecast profit recovery
Losses at KCOM, the Hull-based broadband and telecoms provider, widened sharply to £31.2 million in the financial year ending March…
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UK Crime
Twofold rise in child sexual abuse websites fuels criminal gang profits, experts say
The number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has more than doubled in a single year, according to data from…
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UK Politics
Labour MP faces backlash for supporting adult site over child safety failures
A Labour MP campaigning for a national “summer of sex” has publicly endorsed an adult website now facing questions over…
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