Online Safety
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UK Politics
Labour mulls sending BBC News bulletins to mobile phones to counter disinformation
Labour is set to consult on forcing social media platforms to give greater prominence to “trusted and accurate” news outlets…
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UK Crime
Sibling brands sister’s online grooming death a national scandal
A man admitted causing 73 deaths in England and Wales but will face no UK court after prosecutors in Canada…
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World News
Criminals used AI to advertise bogus schemes, pocketing over £200 million in investment scams
British consumers and businesses handed over nearly £1.3 billion to fraudsters in 2025, a 4% increase on the previous year,…
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World News
Makerfield Facebook accounts hit by surge in anti-Burnham falsehoods, study shows
Misinformation in local Facebook groups jumped fourfold during the Makerfield by-election campaign, a study by the Social Market Foundation (SMF)…
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World News
Keir Starmer to unveil fresh Russia sanctions at G7 to ramp up pressure
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UK News
UK ministers press Trump to prevent blowback over social media curbs
Ministers have launched a concerted lobbying operation aimed at averting a trade war with Washington after Sir Keir Starmer announced…
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UK News
Youngsters hold lasting grudge against Keir Starmer over Turkey Twizzler row
Most Britons support banning social media for under-16s, but they are deeply sceptical it will actually work – a paradox…
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UK Crime
Keir Starmer introduces social media ban for under-16s to safeguard children
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a proposed social media ban for children under the age of 16, vowing to protect…
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UK Health
UK government confirms £132.5m funding for out-of-school clubs
The government has announced a £132.5 million funding package for after-school clubs, positioning the initiative as a direct counterbalance to…
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World News
Anthropic to shut down top AI models after US order curbing foreign access
Anthropic has been forced to abruptly disable its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all users…
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