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Peter Ladd
More than a hundred UK politicians have called on the government to introduce strong regulations governing the use and development of artificial intelligence. Those calling for change encompass Westminster MPs, peers and…
Artificial Intelligence
Paul Gardner was protesting in Cambridge when he was stopped by police and arrested. His arrest came under Section 4A of the Public Order Act after a member of the public objected…
Freedom of Speech
Pro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce remains under investigation 10 months after West Midlands Police arrested her for praying in an abortion clinic buffer zone.
Freedom of Speech
OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT, have issued a legal response to a lawsuit brought by the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine who took his own life in April after discussing plans with the…
Artificial Intelligence
In this week’s budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has announced changes to taxation that CARE have been calling for. Increases in tax on gambling, and the removal of the…
Gambling
The House of Lords has been given another 10 days to discuss the Leadbeater Bill on assisted suicide after fears they would run out of time. During the current committee stage peers…
Assisted Suicide
A new clinical trial of puberty blocking drugs will begin in the new year for a group of 200 children, potentially as young as eight-years-old, who feel they might be transgender.
Transgender
A survey commissioned by the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser found that 25% of respondents agreed with or were neutral about the acceptability of sexual deepfakes even when the person…
Pornography
The Scottish Government is facing growing criticism after an expert review recommended allowing abortions up to birth, including for reasons such as the baby’s sex.
Abortion
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that religious education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland’s controlled schools breach human rights if not delivered in an “objective, critical and pluralistic manner”.
Freedom of Speech