9 h. ago Teen had 'sickening' images of children including babies being sexually abused

Owain Hammett, 18, was also found to have been conversing with a paedophile and when asked if he had any images, he responded: "How young do you want?"

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9 h. ago Israeli fire kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two children, local hospital officials say

Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians in the latest violence in the war-battered enclave, including two 13-year-old boys who were collecting firewood, three journalists and a woman

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27 h. ago Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes

As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting, despite efforts to repatriate them

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3 d. ago Terrified residents sleep on rooftops as rampaging elephant kills 22 people

A community in India is living in fear of a wild elephant that has claimed the lives of 20 people, including two children, whilst on an uncontrollable and violent rampage

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4 d. ago Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family's SUV after they get caught between protesters and officers

A Minneapolis couple says federal officers rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, flooding it with toxic fumes and leaving them and several of their six children, including an infant, in need of hospital treatment

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9 d. ago BREAKING: Horror as 17 children and 3 adults rushed to hospital after carbon monoxide leak

Twenty people including 17 children suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while gathered at a party in a restaurant in Genoa, Italy, and were rushed to hospital

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1 week ago True story of Ruby Franke's tortured children from torn muscles to hideous wounds

A new Netflix documentary has revealed the true extent of family counsellor Jodie Hildebrandt's involvement in Ruby Franke's abuse of her children, including a Satanic culture that engulfed the home

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1 week ago Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes used as an ‘excuse for censorship’

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children

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1 week ago Roger McGough: ‘How often do I have sex? Hang on, I’ll find out Alexa, how often do I have ’

The poet on running across a minefield, being bewitched at a bus stop, and his 88th birthday celebrationsBorn in Liverpool, Roger McGough, 88, worked as a teacher before forming the Scaffold with John Gorman and Mike McGear in the 1960s; they performed poetry, sketches and comic songs and had a No 1 hit with Lily the Pink. McGough hosts Radio 4’s Poetry Please and has published more than 100 poetry books for adults and children, including Collected Poems 1959-2024. He has four children and lives in London with his second wife.When were you happiest? Last Sunday when all the family came round to celebrate my 88th birthday. (Or was it Saturday. Or the week before, perhaps?) Continue reading...

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1 week ago Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes ‘excuse for censorship’

The billionaire appeared defiant despite outcry over reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children.

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1 week ago Swiss fire survivors recall 'unbearable burning smell' after 'night of ashes' kills 40

The trio spoke out at an official memorial service, nine days after 40 people, including 20 children, were killed and 116 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana

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1 week ago Government says changes to Grok ‘insulting’ and urges Ofcom to update ‘in days’

X has faced a backlash after reports that users of its AI chatbot had prompted it to create sexualised images of people, including children.

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1 week ago 'Grok's digital undressing trend is predictable and puts vulnerable at risk of abuse'

A body positivity influencer has branded the misuse of Grok AI to "digitally undress" users, including young women and children, without their consent, "disturbing" yet "predictable"

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's UK Government blasts Elon Musk's 'insulting' changes to AI chatbot Grok deepfakes abilities

Some social media users have used the AI chatbot to generate sexualised images of people - including children - which has sparked a furious backlash against the Musk-owned company

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1 week ago UK Government blasts 'insulting' changes to Elon Musk's Grok 'deepfakes' abilities

Celebs including Maya Jama have hit out against the Musk-owned chatbot after social media users used the AI chatbot to generate sexualised images of people - including children

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1 week ago UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images

Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images UK politics live – latest updatesUK ministers are considering leaving X as a result of the controversy over the platform’s AI tool, which has been allowing users to generate digitally altered pictures of people – including children – with their clothes removed.Anna Turley, the chair of the Labour party and a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office, said on Friday that conversations were happening within the government and Labour about their continued use of the social media platform, which is controlled by Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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1 week ago At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says

Attacks bring total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October ceasefire took effectGaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting.Four people including three children were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Children return to school hungry in Wales as demand made for more free meals

From September all children in homes receiving Universal Credit in England will be eligible for free school, meals, including secondary age children. This removes the current £7,400 net income cap in England, while that cap remains in Wales.

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2 w. ago Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI

Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and childrenUK politics live – latest updatesThe influential Commons women and equalities committee has decided to stop using X after the social media site’s AI tool began generating thousands of digitally altered images of women and children with their clothes removed.The move by the cross-party committee to mothball its official X account places renewed pressure on ministers to take decisive action after the site was flooded with images including sexualised and unclothed pictures of children, generated by its AI tool, Grok. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer's government orders Elon Musk stops AI bot Grok over lewd deepfakes of kids

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is under fire after its AI chatbot Grok was found to have generated sexualised deepfake images, including of children, prompting urgent calls from the government

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