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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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One in three pregnancies end in abortion in England and WalesThe latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that nearly one in three conceptions in England and Wales now result in an abortion.
Abortion
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Govt publishes draft conversion practices BillThis morning, the Cabinet Office published the Draft Conversion Practices Bill. This legislation was first promised by Theresa May in 2018. But successive governments have grappled with the complexity of legislating over…
Freedom of Speech
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Child under 12 euthanised in the Netherlands
Assisted Suicide
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Intelligence agencies warn that AI is months away from causing havocThe ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence agencies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US have warned that powerful artificial intelligence models are ‘months away’ from wreaking havoc in cyber attacks.
Artificial Intelligence
Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
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ChatGPT used to create violent and sexualised images
Artificial Intelligence
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Anti-Slavery Commissioner calls for inquiry into exploitation on OnlyFansThe UK’s Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, has called for a public inquiry into potential ‘exploitation’ of women on the online platform OnlyFans, after a BBC investigation exposed threatening and exploitative behaviour.
Sexual Exploitation
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MPs call for single-sex space guidance to be blockedA number of MPs, including many from the Labour Party, have signed a Commons motion calling for a block on the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…
Transgender
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Government announce ban on social media for under-16sThe Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, today announced that the government would be introducing a ban on social media for those under 16. The ban, which would cover popular platforms such as TikTok,…
Pornography
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MPs to revisit assisted suicide legislation in ParliamentLabour MP for Rochester and Stood, Lauren Edwards, has said that she plans to bring an assisted suicide bill back to Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill. The legislation proposed will be…
Assisted Suicide
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Drugs gangs 'cuckooing' hundreds of homes each weekPolice have warned that hundreds of people’s homes are being taken over each week to deal drugs by criminal gangs in a process known as ‘cuckooing’.
Modern Slavery
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Proportion of people struggling with online gambling hits five-year highThe percentage of those who called the National Gambling Helpline so far this year for help with online gambling has risen to the highest rate since 2021, with four out of five…
Gambling
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Government give tech firms three months to block explicit imagesThe Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, revealed today that the government are giving big tech companies three months to implement technical solutions to detect and block nude images for children.
Pornography