As the joint US and Israeli offensive in Iran prepares to enter its second week, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Friday morning UK…
News
Ross Hendry
Caroline Ansell
Dan Wells
Report Remove, which is a service allowing children and young people to report intimate images of themselves online has reported a 34% increase in reports of blackmail attempts compared to last year.…
Pornography
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that the women’s category of olympic sports will be restricted to those who are biologically female from 2028. The policy will prevent transgender athletes and…
Transgender
Freedom of Speech
More than 70 MPs and Peers have written to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, to ask them to “hit pause” on the plans to decriminalise abortions…
Abortion
Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
New poll shows on assisted suicide, public want safety prioritised over…
Assisted Suicide
The House of Lords have voted to approve the details of the Crime and Policing Bill that will decriminalise abortion up to birth. Peers voted down amendments that would have removed the…
Abortion
Research by the domestic violence charity Refuge has found that artificial intelligence chatbots can aid abusers with stalking and harassing their victims, and with evading investigation by the police.
Artificial Intelligence
PEGI, the pan-European system for age classification of video games has announced that games with paid random items, or ‘loot boxes’, will have a minimum rating of 16-years-old or older. The new…
Gambling
Over 150 MPs have signed letters to Prime Minister Keir Starmer raising concerns about the slow progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and asking him to intervene to…
Assisted Suicide
The House of Commons has voted against an Australia-like ban on social media for under-16s. The proposals, backed by the House of Lords, were rejected in favour of flexible powers to restrict…
Pornography
Analysis of five leading AI services has found them recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable users, putting them at greater risk of gambling harms.
Gambling
The NHS in England has stopped new prescriptions for cross-sex hormones for 16 and 17-year-olds after a review found that there was “really weak” research into the effectiveness of such drugs.
Transgender