14 h. ago The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles

The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy, child harm and foreign political interference. Deregulation plans are misguidedEurope is hurtling toward digital vassalage. Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, EU laws to tackle tech giants have been either not applied or delayed, for fear of offending Donald Trump. Now leaked documents reveal that the European Commission plans to gut a central part of Europe’s digital rulebook. This will hurt Europe’s innovators and hand the future of Europe’s tech sovereignty to US firms.Once Europe’s most hyped law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now on the chopping block. Powerful forces within the European Commission, supported by the German government, hope that deregulation will boost Europe’s tech sector, particularly AI. This is a grave mistake.Johnny Ryan is director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. Georg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy ...

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4 d. ago Stunning historic inn in ancient city was great escape for father and son trip

MY dad and I don’t have a history qualification between us but that doesn’t stop us geeking out whenever we stumble upon a site of historical interest. If an old building has a plaque detailing its history, rest assured, Gerry will stop in his tracks to read it. And as far as his interest in...

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1 week ago 'I'm Britain's first gay dad – I bought son a football team and FA Cup history now awaits'

Maldon and Tiptree are the lowest ranked team left in the FA Cup and are bankrolled by self-made multimillionaire Barrie Drewlitt-Barlow, who is dreaming of a third round tie with Manchester City

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1 week ago 'They were meant to protect him': Evil mother and father found guilty of murdering their three

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2 w. ago Back in the spotlight: decoding the Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau romance

As the singer and former Canadian PM get together, we look at the history of romances between artists and politiciansHis dad dated Barbra Streisand and his mother partied with the Rolling Stones, so perhaps it is no shock to see the former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau romantically linked with the American singer Katy Perry.But it is a surprise. “This was NOT on my 2025 bingo card,” posted the entertainment news site Tyla in July, when the couple were first spotted together in Montreal. Grazia magazine this week labelled them “2025’s most surprising couple”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s like history is repeating itself’ says Jeff Brazier as he reveals how he feels about son Freddy becoming a dad

JEFF Brazier has opened up about why history is repeating itself, as son Freddy prepares to become a dad at a similar age to Jeff and Jade Goody. Speaking about becoming a dad for the first time as Freddy is expecting a baby with his girlfriend Jeff reveals he knows how his 21 year old...

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3 w. ago Dad becomes first in UK history to be jailed after encouraging child to self harm

Karl Davies, a 43-year-old quantity surveyor from the Wirral, targeted the girl, from Cheshire, through Snapchat. He is the first person to be convicted under the Online Safety Act

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