6 h. ago Driving test cheating surges 47% in a year as RAC Foundation warns 'road users at risk'

Driving test cheating has jumped by 47% in one year, with technology-enabled fraud during theory examinations the most common violation

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17 h. ago Driving test cheating soars by 47 per cent as learners turn to imposters and Bluetooth earpieces to beat the examiners

The figures, obtained by the Press Association news agency, show cheats are 'putting other road users at risk', motoring research charity the RAC Foundation said.

Politics

28 h. ago Road safety fears as learner drivers using earpieces and imposters to cheat tests spike nearly 50%

LEARNER drivers have been using earpieces and drafting in impersonators to take their theory and practical tests, a fresh investigation has found. The number of candidates who have attempted to cheat on exams has spiked by 47% over the last year. According to figures from DVSA, around 2,844 cases of passing driving tests illegally were...

Transport

29 h. ago Number of learner drivers attempting to cheat soars by staggering amount

Cheating increased by 47 per cent in 2025

Politics

1 week ago Fundsmith star Terry Smith warns index funds are 'laying foundations of a major investment disaster'

Fundsmith Equity posted a return of just 0.8 per cent in 2025, compared to the MSCI World index which returned 12.8 per cent.

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1 week ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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1 week ago AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the technology risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brits warned 'bread and cereal' could be linked to silent killer condition

The British Heart Foundation has warned that the average Brit is consuming 40 per cent more salt than is recommended

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2 w. ago Nearly half of porn users admit to being on adult sites with no age checks, says survey

Lucy Faithfull Foundation warns those who don’t want to share their identity are more likely to see child abuse images

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2 w. ago ‘Even turbulent ’70s were easier than today,’ warn business leaders as high street crisis bites

EVEN the 1970s were a better time to do business than today, bosses have warned. A poll by the Jobs Foundation found more entrepreneurs than not thought the period of industrial strife five decades ago was marginally better than the 2020s. Some 78 per cent of family business owners are pessimistic about the economy in...

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2 w. ago Anthony Joshua 'cheated death' by 'swapping seats' before fatal crash with driver charged

Anthony Joshua was involved in a horrific car crash in Nigeria on Monday that tragically took the life of two of his close friends, but the boxer made a lucky escape after swapping seats

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3 w. ago Major changes for drivers in 2026 that will affect UK road users

Some pretty transformative new measures were announced by Rachel Reeves last month

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