3 h. ago Police can publish suspects' immigration status and ethnicity without prejudicing a trial: Contempt laws set for overhaul after Southport riots

Police and the press will be free to reveal more about suspects under proposed new contempt of court laws to prevent a repeat of the Southport riots.

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5 h. ago The world’s digital empires are jostling for power – in Europe, we can’t afford to be useful idiots | Thierry Breton

The EU is under US pressure to unravel its hard-won online safety laws. We must not give inProtecting our digital sovereignty is crucial. The challenge is why European decision makers are meeting in Berlin on Tuesday at the behest of the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron. As individuals, we spend four to five hours a day accessing the internet via our smartphones and other devices, from social networks to online shopping to AI assistants. It is essential, therefore, that we have control over how the digital space is organised, structured and regulated.Europe has already set to work. Between 2022 and 2024, EU digital laws were adopted by an overwhelming majority of MEPs and unanimously by all member states. The Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Data Act and the AI Act form the common foundation protecting our children, citizens, businesses and democracies from all kinds of abuses in the information space. These four major la...

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9 h. ago Freedom of speech victory as contempt laws set for overhaul after Southport riots

Police and the press will be free to reveal more about suspects under proposed new contempt of court laws to prevent a repeat of the Southport riots.

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17 h. ago Shabana Mahmood plans to remove more families from UK in asylum shake

Home secretary will also consult on ending financial support for those with children if refused asylum, document showsUK politics live – latest updatesThe government has failed to show the “necessary toughness” to enforce the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused, Shabana Mahmood has claimed.In a policy document published on Monday as the government sets out plans for the biggest shake-up of asylum laws in 40 years, the home secretary also set out plans to consult on measures to allow the removal of financial support for families with children under the age of 18 if they have been refused asylum. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Renters’ Rights Bill: changes for London landlords and tenants as the Bill is set to become law in May 2026

The Renters’ Rights Bill promises the biggest shake-up to private renting in a generation. Here’s what landlords need to know

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4 d. ago British journalist detained by ICE says ‘there is a war on US freedom of speech’

US immigration agents are ‘merciless’, Sami Hamdi told The Independent upon his release

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5 d. ago Judge to hear arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds

A federal judge is set to hear arguments about a spending law that ended Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood

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6 d. ago New UK Government plans to tackle benefits and public sector fraud set to become law

The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill is now ready for royal assent.

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6 d. ago Law change set to allow AI testing to prevent creation of child sex abuse images

Reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material have more than doubled in the past year.

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7 d. ago Legal experts and politicians criticise process used to ban Palestine Action

Independent commission says definition of terrorism relied on by ministers is too broad and more parliamentary oversight is neededLegal experts, former government ministers and an ex-MI6 director have criticised the process used to ban Palestine Action.The members of an independent commission set up by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law said the definition of terrorism was too broad and better parliamentary oversight and judicial scrutiny was needed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago THREE Big Brother housemates get severe punishment after breaking key rule – but fans think it’s not harsh enough

BIG Brother is set to lay down the law to three housemates after they broke a key rule – but fans are already calling for their eviction.  On Sunday night’s episode, Caroline was seen instigating a conversation about nominations with Sam and Nancy, but when they realised they could get in trouble, they switched things...

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2 w. ago UK households with no driveway set for law change as 2p per mile plan revealed

UK households with no driveway will be able to access cheaper domestic energy rates with a 2p per mile plan

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2 w. ago Football's lawmakers ponder handing MORE power to VAR despite continued controversy

Proposals that would hand VAR chiefs more power to intervene are set to be submitted to football's lawmakers in January as second yellow cards come under scrutiny

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3 w. ago Renters’ Rights Bill: key changes for London landlords and tenants as the Bill is set to become law

The Renters’ Rights Bill will bring the biggest shake-up to private renting in a generation when it receives royal assent in the coming weeks. Here’s what landlords and tenants need to know

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3 w. ago What we misunderstand in the debate over free speech | Avram Alpert

Freedom of speech requires freedom of thought – and the American political climate poses a serious threat to itFor all the opinions about free speech and censorship that rage around us, there is remarkably little argument about what the “free” in free speech means. Most defenders of “free speech” only seem to care about the freedom to express themselves. They fight for the right to say anything, not whether the speech itself comes from a position of freedom.Focusing on what makes free speech free is fundamental to our moral and political futures. Because free speech, properly conceived, is not just about the right to say what one wants. It is also about being the kind of person who has been so conscientious in their thinking, learning and discussion that they have become a free subject whose speech is directed toward the pursuit of truth. And there are serious threats today against the freedom of thought on which free speech relies. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Britain set for robot takeover as 'first ever' driverless taxis to launch in months

Waymo's driverless taxis are set to be rolled out in the UK soon, but lawyers warn that current laws are fundamentally incompatible with the technology

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4 w. ago Military to get new powers to shoot down drones menacing British bases

Defence Secretary John Healey will set out the planned changes to the law in a speech in London on Monday night.

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