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NHS introduces new rules protecting single-sex hospital wardsNHS England has announced new guidance requiring transgender patients to be accommodated on hospital wards according to their biological sex, rather than their gender identity.
Transgender
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Coroner calls for National Lottery to join exclusion schemeA coroner has warned of the risk of possible deaths if the National Lottery is not included in Gamstop, the UK’s gambling exclusion scheme.
Gambling
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Christian teacher fired for saying she is 'pro-life'
Freedom of Speech
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Microsoft president says AI less regulated than milkBrad Smith, president of Microsoft, has told the BBC that milk and washing machines are more regulated than artificial intelligence, and global safety rules are needed.
Artificial Intelligence
Press Releases
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ChatGPT for Teens an ‘unacceptable risk’
Artificial Intelligence
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Ofcom investigate whether Meta broke online safety lawsThe UK’s online regulator, Ofcom, is investigating whether social media company Meta fulfilled its duty to protect children from illegal content.
Pornography
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Couple granted parentage after deal to pick their child's sexA judge has awarded a gay couple legal parentage of a baby born through a Chinese surrogacy arrangement, where they could choose to prioritise male embryos and receive a refund if the…
Marriage and Family
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Huge rise in AI child sexual abuse materialThe Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has found that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is rapidly increasing online, with more images found in the first six months of this year than all of…
Pornography
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John Cleese referred to Prevent over anti-Muslim rhetoricA member of the public has referred the comedian John Cleese to the counter-extremism scheme Prevent over online posts about Islam.
Freedom of Speech
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AI leaders agree to self-regulation in meeting with TrumpThe key leaders in AI in the United States signed an accord with President Trump on Tuesday to take responsibility for the safety of their own technology.
Artificial Intelligence
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One-year-old euthanised in the NetherlandsA child of “almost 24 months” has been the youngest person known to have died by euthanasia, a Dutch review board has revealed.
Assisted Suicide
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Stormont votes for introducing conversion practice banMLAs in Stormont today have voted in favour of introducing a conversion practices ban. The Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill was brought before the Northern Ireland Assembly via a Private Member’s Bill by…
Transgender