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I don’t know about you, but the terrifying knife attack a week ago on an LNER train near Peterborough really shook me.
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Ministers push to scrap two-child benefit cap amid rising child povertySenior cabinet ministers are preparing to recommend that Prime Minister Keir Starmer lift the two-child benefit cap, arguing it is the most effective policy to reduce child poverty in the UK.
Marriage and Family
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Home Secretary criticised for comments on modern slavery claimsHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood has come under criticism for describing modern slavery claims made shortly before deportation as “last-minute vexatious claims.”
Modern Slavery
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Assisted Suicide Bill to go to House of Lords Selected Committee
Assisted Suicide
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Free speech row as police urge woman to apologise for facebook postThames Valley Police have been accused of undermining free speech after an officer asked a woman to apologise for a social media post.
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J.K. Rowling Opposes Assisted Dying Amid House of Lords Debate
Assisted Suicide
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Peers debate assisted suicide BillToday, Members of the House of Lords considered the Terminally Ill Adult (End of Life) Bill at second reading.
Assisted Suicide
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Prize draws from MacDonalds fuelling rise in gambling problemsThere has been a significant increase in the number of people experiencing problems with gambling, a new report has revealed.
Gambling
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OFCOM Investigates 22 Porn Sites Over Age Verification FailuresOFCOM has launched an investigation into five companies operating at least 22 pornographic websites, amid concerns they are failing to meet new UK age verification laws introduced in July.
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Equality watchdog warns of challenges in applying legal definition of sexThe Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that businesses will find it “difficult” to implement a recent legal ruling on the recent Supreme Court gender ruling.
Transgender
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Former Ladbrokes owner executives charged with bribery and fraud
Eleven individuals, including former senior executives of Entain – the gambling group behind Ladbrokes and Coral – have been charged with a series of criminal offences including bribery, fraud, and tax evasion.…
Gambling
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Lord Alton urges EU to act on forced abortions of disabled womenLord David Alton has called on European governments to act after the UN raised concerns over ongoing reports of forced abortions and sterilisation of women with disabilities in some EU member states.
Abortion
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Children at risk of online harm from parents sharing photos, study findsA new study has revealed that posting children’s photos online — a practice known as "sharenting" — may expose them to serious long-term risks, including identity theft, cyberbullying, and even exploitation through…
Pornography