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The UK government has proposed new rules requiring technology firms to remove abusive images from their platforms within 48 hours or face being blocked. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said companies are "on notice" to take down non-consensual intimate images, leaving "no stone unturned" to protect women and girls. Firms failing to comply could be fined 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue, potentially amounting to billions of pounds, or have their […]

Essex Police are assessing information about private flights to and from Stansted Airport after release of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Former prime minister Gordon Brown has urged UK officers to re-examine claims that women or girls were trafficked into the country on flights. Writing in the New Statesman, he said the documents show the financier's jet made ninety trips to or from UK airports, including fifteen after his two […]

Three people have died in a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, authorities said. The incident occurred at around 2.30pm local time on Monday during a youth hockey game. Officials believe the attack was targeted and stemmed from a family dispute. The suspect appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, while two adults were also killed, Pawtucket Police chief Tina Goncalves confirmed. League […]

The UK government has announced a major crackdown on tech firms to protect children from illegal content. Measures will target “vile illegal content created by AI” and could introduce an Australia-style age limit for social media, a Number 10 spokesperson said. The plan also aims to close the loophole allowing chatbots to generate illegal content. On Sunday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned that no platform would receive a free […]

A teenage girl who died in a three car collision in South Wales has been described as funny, kind and caring by her brother. Seventeen year old Demi Edmunds died at the scene of the crash on the A4042 in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, at around twelve twenty five on Thursday, according to Gwent Police. The teenager, from nearby Caldicot, was the only pedestrian involved. In a tribute released by police, her […]

Matt Weston has won gold in the men’s singles skeleton, securing Team GB’s first medal at the Winter Olympics in Italy. The twenty eight year old, a reigning world and European champion, had been favourite after leading at the halfway stage on Thursday with track records in the first two heats. On Friday he set another track record on his third run, extending his advantage and confirming his place at […]

Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald, the United Kingdom’s most senior civil servant, is leaving Downing Street. The Cabinet Office said the prime minister and the cabinet secretary have agreed that he will stand down as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service by mutual agreement from today. Sir Chris said it has been an honour and a privilege to serve as a civil servant for thirty five years, and […]

Sir Keir Starmer has described comments about immigration made by Manchester United co owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as offensive and wrong. The Ineos founder told Sky News the UK had been colonised by immigrants and suggested the prime minister was too nice to take difficult decisions to stabilise the economy. Responding, Sir Keir said Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country and called on Sir Jim to apologise. A […]

A man in his twenties has been hospitalised after being stabbed multiple times during an assault in Slough. Police say several men were involved in an altercation on Lerwick Drive at around five thirty pm on Monday February the ninth. The victim’s injuries are not life threatening but he remains in hospital receiving treatment. Detective Inspector Liam Butler said officers are carrying out a thorough investigation and understand the incident […]