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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’.
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Proportion of people struggling with online gambling hits five-year highThe percentage of those who called the National Gambling Helpline so far this year for help with online gambling has risen to the highest rate since 2021, with four out of five…
Gambling
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Government give tech firms three months to block explicit imagesThe Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, revealed today that the government are giving big tech companies three months to implement technical solutions to detect and block nude images for children.
Pornography
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Government consults about strengthening protection for unmarried couples
Marriage and Family
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AI needs a 'brake pedal' says Anthropic co-founderJack Clark, one of the founders of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, has said that AI systems are nearing the point where it no longer needs human input to develop and that we…
Artificial Intelligence
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MP sues xAI over deepfake bikini picture
Pornography
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MPs claim single-sex guidance is hostile to trans peopleLabour MP Sarah Owen, chairman of the Women and Equalities Commission, has joined a dozen fellow MPs in claiming the government-approved single-sex guidance creates a “hostile environment” for trans people.
Transgender
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Young adults at risk as World Cup fuels gambling surgeNearly one in four young gamblers are betting in an attempt to pay essential bills, while almost one in five describe themselves as addicted, according to new research published by Nationwide ahead…
Gambling
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Porn leading under-16s to abuse
Research is revealing the real-world impact of violent pornography upon teenagers, according to academics. Dr Ruth Weir of City St George's, University of London, described how extreme pornography had become "normalised online"…
Pornography
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Govt plan to introduce tighter restrictions to make the internet safer for childrenLabour is soon to announce new measures to make the internet safer for children, including tighter controls on social media platforms and stronger age-verification systems, according to reports.
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Scotland abortions rise to highest number ever recordedThere were 18,783 abortions in Scotland in 2025, the highest number ever recorded, according to new official statistics.
Abortion
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Guidance confirms same-sex facilities to be used based on biological sexGuidance from the Equalities and Human Right Commission (EHRC) on the use of same-sex facilities, such as toilets and changing rooms, has now been approved by ministers. As expected, it says that…
Transgender
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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide BillThe House of Commons held the Private Members’ Ballot for this session of Parliament on Thursday. Half of the MPs drawn supported Kim Leadbeater’s Bill in the last Parliament, including those drawn…
Assisted Suicide