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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 woman pleads not guilty to charges of silent prayer outside abortion clinicA Christian woman has pleaded not guilty to five new charges of silently praying outside of an abortion facility in Birmingham.
Abortion
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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 milk
Artificial Intelligence
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Canada halts assisted suicide for mental illness but allows advance requestsCanada has decided not to legalise assisted suicide for those with mental health issues if they are the sole reason for choosing to die. However, they have moved to implement advance requests…
Assisted Suicide
Press Releases
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ChatGPT for Teens an ‘unacceptable risk’
Artificial Intelligence
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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
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Lighting of Belfast City Hall for 'Safe Abortion Day' unlikely to happenPlans to illuminate Belfast City Hall for ‘International Safe Abortion Day’ on Monday 28 September are now unlikely to go ahead as planned.
Abortion