22 h. ago Adult sites could be slapped with huge fines as probe into age concerns launched

Millions of Brits often visit raunchy sites to have a good time, but now the companies behind the websites are being looked into over age check concerns — with heavy fines at risk

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36 h. ago Brits bypass 'easy to dodge' Online Safety Act with VPNs after Daily Star warned Ofcom

A new survey has found that nearly one in three Brits are still accessing adult content without age checks in place, as VPNs have rocketed to the top of Apple's UK download charts

Events

5 d. ago Carey Mulligan urges Government to support Ukrainian children ‘stolen’ by Russia

The Bafta-winning actress, best known for The Great Gatsby and She Said, is a founding global ambassador for War Child.

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6 d. ago Legal aid group sues to preemptively block U.S. from deporting a dozen Honduran children

A legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that such plans were quietly in the works

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7 d. ago Angela Rayner’s political future in balance with rule breach report due – UK politics live

Verdict expected today over whether she broke rules on ministerial standards when buying Hove flatRayner’s future in balance as lawyers say they did not offer tax adviceThe Windrush commissioner has demanded “urgent reform” of the compensation scheme after being told by survivors that “the Home Office is waiting for us to die off”.In a letter seen by the Guardian addressed to migration and equalities minister, Seema Malhotra, and shared with home secretary Yvette Cooper, Rev Clive Foster says it is “deeply concerning” that 66 people have died while waiting for compensation for the Windrush scandal.Given the age and health of many people affected by the scandal, reform is a matter of urgency. Justice must be delivered in their lifetimes.A phrase I’ve heard repeatedly from community members is that ‘the Home Office is waiting for us to die off’. While I don’t share this view, I believe it’s important that you hear it directly as it reflects the challenge you face in building trust.We ...

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7 d. ago Call for urgent Windrush payouts as survivors say Home Office ‘waiting for us to die’

Exclusive: Windrush commissioner says it is ‘deeply concerning’ that 66 people have died waiting for compensationUK politics live – latest updatesThe Windrush commissioner has demanded “urgent reform” of the compensation scheme after being told by survivors that “the Home Office is waiting for us to die off”.In a letter seen by the Guardian addressed to the migration and equalities minister, Seema Malhotra, and shared with the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, Rev Clive Foster says it is “deeply concerning” that 66 people have died while waiting for compensation for the Windrush scandal. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ombudsman criticises Irish State’s response to missing child, feared dead

Ireland’s Children’s Ombudsman is “deeply concerned” about the Government’s response to the disappearance of a boy from North Dublin who is now presum

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8 d. ago Most parents fear children are being exposed to harmful content online

The Online Safety Act requires social media platforms and search engines to introduce age checks and stronger content moderation

Society

1 week ago Financial checks people should do before State Pension age rises next year

Pensions, mortgages, benefits and personal finances should all be checked before turning 66.

Economics

1 week ago Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

A survey by Child Poverty Action Group found 23% of secondary school pupils on free school meals said cost concerns have affected subject choices.

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1 week ago Federal judge temporarily blocks US from deporting children to Guatemala

Washington judge says 10 unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge at least temporarily blocked the government on Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their lawyers said the youngsters were loaded onto planes overnight and in violation of laws affording protections for migrant kids.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Parents all ask same thing as new vaccine to be rolled out to children

The government has announced plans for a new vaccine rollout for children starting next year, but the news has left some parents asking one question about the jab

Society

2 w. ago Italian PM Giorgia Meloni 'disgusted' after doctored pictures of her and other prominent women appear on depraved porn site

The pictures included shots taken at political rallies and private holiday photographs taken from social media that had been altered to sexualise body parts.

Politics

2 w. ago Giorgia Meloni ‘disgusted’ at posting of photos of her and other women on porn site

Italian platform Phica closes after sharing altered images of PM, her sister, opposition leader and othersThe Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said she is “disgusted” that photos of her and other women were posted on a pornographic website, and called for the perpetrators to be swiftly identified and “punished with the utmost firmness”.Images of Meloni’s sister, Arianna, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, were also discovered on the Italian platform Phica, which had more than 700,000 subscribers before its managers closed the site on Thursday, blaming users for “using the platform incorrectly”. Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Outrage in Italy over porn site with doctored images of prominent women

Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on site along with vulgar and sexist captionsA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13

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2 w. ago 'If you want to protect children, we should all have to self

The Online Safety Act has drawn significant criticism since its introduction about age verification checks and the supposed silencing of free speech - but experts have said the move is essential to protecting young people online

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3 w. ago DWP urges people to check State Pension age as changes start next year

The increase in the state pension age is due to be completed across the UK by 2028

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3 w. ago DWP urges people in their 60s to check State Pension age before changes start next year

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

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3 w. ago Government urged to enforce a total ban on smacking of children

Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’

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