11 h. ago Calls to ban parents smacking their kids reignited after huge study

Some 90% of social workers, 75% of teachers and 51% of the police think that the law in England should be changed to end the use of physical punishment against children, poll shows

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23 h. ago Anas Sarwar calls for John Swinney to enforce transgender toilet ban with 'no delay'

The Scottish Labour leader wants Scottish bodies to immediately enforce interim guidance from the equalities watchdog

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50 h. ago Call for total ban on deepfake apps used to create explicit images of children

The Government must take action to stop abuse, Children’s Commissioner says

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50 h. ago Ban AI ‘nudification’ apps enabling sexual abuse, Children’s Commissioner says

Dame Rachel de Souza has called for the Government to ban ‘nudification’ apps.

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59 h. ago Urgent call to ban deepfake pornography apps that target teenage girls

Dame Rachel de Souza said teenage girls were scared of AI apps that can digitally stitch photos of their faces to pornographic images of naked bodies without their consent.

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5 d. ago Calls for ban on playing music on public transport with fines of up to £1,000 for culprits

The change could be brought about using railway byelaws, which already prohibit behaviours such as offensive language

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5 d. ago Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition

Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability servicesAutism experts and autistic people are pushing back on Robert F Kennedy’s “terrible” approach to autism as the health secretary plans more expansive monitoring of autistic people’s health records and proposes cuts to disability services.A huge study on autism proposed by Kennedy will draw upon private medical records from federal and commercial databases, and a new health registry will track autistic Americans, CBS News reported on Monday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Labour's WhatsApp plot to defy trans ruling: Ministers' leaked messages reveal their fury at calls to ban transgender women from female

The Government claimed to welcome the Supreme Court judgment - but the exchanges reveal the private fury on Sir Keir Starmer 's frontbench, with ministers planning to hold a meeting this week.

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2 w. ago British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in deaths.Experts say the new approach could mean those with the potentially fatal condition start receiving their ideal amount of medication within two weeks of diagnosis rather than after many months. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Calls to ban surrogacy in Scotland over 'ethical, legal and human rights' concerns

MSP Ash Regan is lodging a motion in Holyrood to debate the banning of surrogacy.

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2 w. ago Union chief calls for ban in prisons after alleged attack by Hashem Abedi

It was alleged that Hashem Abedi was responsible for a 'vicious', 'unprovoked' attack at HMP Frankland

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2 w. ago Now even a union boss calls for a total mobile phone ban in schools to ease 'pressure' on teachers and warns pupils are accessing 'damaging' porn

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), joined the growing chorus demanding a ban, saying it would alleviate the pressure on parents and teachers.

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2 w. ago Children have access to porn in the classroom, education union head says in call for phone ban

The National Education Union warns that children currently have access to ‘hardcore pornography’ in the classroom

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3 w. ago Anas Sarwar backs calls to ban phones from classrooms to help tackle 'toxic' issues

The Scottish Labour Leader, in the US for New York’s Tartan Week celebrations, insists that schools have a role to play in tackling toxic masculinity.

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3 w. ago Health experts call for ban to prevent pandemics after first

Zoonotic diseases have been on the rise in recent years with Covid-19, Ebola, Zika and HIV all believed to have jumped to humans from animals

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3 w. ago 'Fur trade isn't just a danger to animals – it could cause next horror pandemic'

Labour MP Ruth Jones, a supporter of the Mirror's Fur Free Britain campaign, has introduced a private members bill calling for a sales and import ban to protect animals and public health - here she explains why...

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3 w. ago Labour grandee Harriet Harman calls on Starmer to ban smartphones in schools

The Labour peer called for a top down ban on the devices in schools as pressure grows on the PM to crack down on harmful material

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3 w. ago Russia calls Elton John AIDS Foundation ‘undesirable’ as Putin pushes his LGBTQ+ ban

The Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised more than $600 million to support over 3,100 projects in 95 countries

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4 w. ago Trail hunting a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunts, MP says in jail terms plea

Labour MP Perran Moon called for a ban on trail hunting, which he warned was being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal fox hunting.

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4 w. ago Trump compares himself to Marine Le Pen as he tears into France for barring her from politics: 'This is a big deal'

President Donald Trump compared himself to convicted French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, calling her ban from elective office a 'very big deal.'

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