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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’.
Assisted Suicide
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Social workers’ AI tools risk errors in care recordsNew research suggests that use of artificial intelligence transcription tools for social work risks false details and ‘gibberish’ being entered into people’s care records. In some cases, erroneous warnings of suicidal ideation…
Artificial Intelligence
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Scottish government ordered to pay £400k after losing Supreme Court gender rulingThe Scottish government has paid nearly £400,000 to campaign group For Women Scotland after losing a landmark Supreme Court case concerning the legal definition of a woman under UK equality law.
Transgender
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Scammers use AI to clone pensioners’ voicesCriminals are using artificial intelligence to copy the voices of pensioners, which they then use to access their bank accounts. National Trading Standards (NTS) have warned about advanced voice cloning as part…
Artificial Intelligence
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Scottish Parliament rejects prostitution bill
Sexual Exploitation
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Peers call for removal of clause legalising abortion up to birthPeers have spoken against abortion legislation included in the Crime and Policing Bill currently under scrutiny in the House of Lords. The Bill includes Clause 191, introduced by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi,…
Abortion
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Scottish government will not support Bill to make paying for sex illegalThe Scottish government have said that they will not support the Prostitution Bill brought by MSP Ash Regan. The bill would introduce the so-called Nordic model, decriminalising the selling of sex, but…
Sexual Exploitation
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Assisted suicide bill could bypass the LordsSupporters of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill have expressed dismay over the time taken for the legislation to pass the House of Lords. They have suggested that, if…
Assisted Suicide
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Pornhub to stop operations in the UK from FebruaryPornhub, the most popular pornography site in the UK, will restrict access to its site in the UK from next month. The company has blamed tougher age restrictions for explicit sites for…
Pornography
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AI cuts more jobs in the UK than it createsNew research indicates that artificial intelligence has contributed to a net loss of jobs, down 8% in the past 12 months. The study also shows that this is the highest rate among…
Artificial Intelligence
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Midwives asked to record gender identity of newbornsA new patient form gives midwives at some NHS hospitals the option to record the gender identity and sexual orientation of newborn babies. The new system was rolled out from 2023 and…
Transgender
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Baby girls aborted in record numbers in UK Indian communities, investigation findsA record imbalance in the number of boys and girls born to Indian parents in the UK has raised renewed concern about sex-selective abortion, following analysis of official birth data.
Abortion