As the joint US and Israeli offensive in Iran prepares to enter its second week, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Friday morning UK…
News
Ross Hendry
Caroline Ansell
Dan Wells
The UK government has launched a public consultation on possible new restrictions for under-16s using social media, as ministers examine ways to better protect young people online.
Pornography
A mother has accused a girls’ school of failing to inform parents that a transgender pupil had been admitted.
Transgender
Assisted Suicide
A new report from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has highlighted the rise in commercial sexual exploitation, and the role that Adult Services Websites (ASWs) have in this. The report found that subscription…
Sexual Exploitation
Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
New poll shows on assisted suicide, public want safety prioritised over…
Assisted Suicide
Assisted Suicide
Scotland’s top doctors have raised “significant collective concern” about the removal of safeguards from the assisted suicide bill which will be voted on in Holyrood in March. The Scottish Government have said…
Assisted Suicide
The United States Government have announced that they are working on a tool that will allow Britons, and people in other countries, to access content which is banned by their own governments.…
Freedom of Speech
The policing leads for child sexual abuse (CSA) in the UK have warned that technological advances have increased the opportunities for offenders to sexually abuse children. Online platforms and increased use of…
Pornography
The Prime Minister has said that “no platform gets a free pass” as he announced new measures to keep children safe online. New powers being introduced will allow the Government to respond…
Pornography
Social media presents unrealistic images and expectations which mislead children, according to Lady Hilary Cass, leader of the 2024 review into gender medicine. When a child does not fit the ideas about…
Transgender
New government guidance advises schools to take a “very careful approach” toward children who request to transition to a different gender. The guidance, which is in draft and open to consultation, would…
Transgender
New 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