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After-school care jumps to £2,800 a year for someParents of children in primary school could be paying more than £2,800 for a year of after-school care in some parts of the UK.
Marriage and Family
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Children not safe online warns National Crime AgencyThe head of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned that the environment online is not safe for children to use.
Pornography
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens in response to safety concernsOpenAi, the company behind popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, has announced ChatGPT for Teens. The new platform introduces a range of protections in response to recent concerns about online safety for teenagers.
Artificial Intelligence
Press Releases
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Disability campaigners call for delay to assisted suicide bill
Assisted Suicide
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Councils given greater power to block betting shopsThe Prime Minister has announced the end to “Aim to Permit” rules which prevented local councils from blocking the proliferation of betting shops on high streets.
Gambling
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Watermarks used to stop AI cheatingArtificial intelligence company Anthropic has announced that it will implement a watermarking system to show when text has been generated by AI.
Artificial Intelligence
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Government-funded Scottish 'conversion therapy' helpline only took four calls in 3 monthsA Scottish ‘conversion therapy’ helpline, which has received almost £230,000 from the Scottish Government since 2024, only took four calls in a three-month period, leading to it being dubbed ‘Scotland’s most expensive…
Freedom of Speech
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Meta fined $567m over child safetyMeta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been ordered to pay a fine of $567 million by a U.S. judge over their failure to warn people about the dangers of…
Pornography
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AI used to create new biological virusesArtificial intelligence has been used to create entirely new biological viruses in the laboratory for the first time.
Artificial Intelligence
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Single-sex spaces guidance comes into forceNew guidance on single-sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms comes into force today. This guidance means that these spaces should be organised by biological sex, and not gender identity.
Transgender
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High Court rules puberty blocker trial can beginA controversial trial of puberty blockers for children aged 11 and 12 can now start after an attempt to stop it was thrown out by the High Court.
Transgender