9 h. ago Addictive nicotine pouches can legally be sold to children in shops

Watchdog warns there is currently no law in place to stop shops from selling nicotine pouches to children

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40 h. ago Sex chatbots show danger AI could be used to plan terror attacks, watchdog warns

In his annual report Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the popularity of sex-chatbots should serve as a warning to counter-terror chiefs

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42 h. ago Terror laws watchdog warns of risk posed by extremists using AI

Jonathan Hall KC suggested new laws may be needed to counter the potential use of generative AI by terrorists.

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6 d. ago Prison staff fake checks on suicidal inmates as deaths soar, watchdog warns

A watchdog found prison staff had falsified records over checks on an inmate who died

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6 d. ago Threat of Iranian attacks on UK now comparable to Russia, watchdog warns

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee said the threat from Iran has increased "significantly" since 2022

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6 d. ago Iran's nuclear threat to UK mainland revealed in bombshell new report

The threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased 'significantly' since 2022, Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has warned in a bombshell report

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6 d. ago Iran has tried to kill or kidnap 15 people in Britain including 'prominent' Jews as watchdog warns physical threat posed by regime has increased 'significantly'

Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee stated in a new report that the threat from Iran as 'persistent' and 'unpredictable'.

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6 d. ago Physical threat of attacks from Iran on people living in UK has ‘increased significantly’, watchdog warns

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee said the threat from Iran was ‘unpredictable’

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8 d. ago Treasury watchdog sounds alarm on wealth taxes: OBR warns Labour not to rely on milking a few thousand 'mobile' rich people

The OBR highlighted the 'risks' of trying to milk too much from 'high net worth' individuals as it painted a grim picture of the government's long-term finances.

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8 d. ago Britain's jails are being overrun by drugs: Prison watchdog warns of 'uncontrollable levels of criminality' behind bars as inmates spend 22 hours a day in cells 'high and watching daytime TV'

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said inmates were able to order from a 'menu' of illicit substances while sitting in their cells for 22 hours a day.

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8 d. ago UK public finances on ‘unsustainable’ path amid growing climate, debt and pension costs

Office for Budget Responsibility warns national debt on course to hit 270% of GDP by 2070 amid volatilityBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s public finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory, given the growing costs of state pensions and the mounting climate emergency, the Office for Budget Responsibility has warned.Richard Hughes, who chairs the budget watchdog, said government debt would rise to 270% of GDP by 2070 – up from less than 100% today – if current policies were left unchanged. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Drones could carry escaping prisoners over jail walls, watchdog chief inspector warns

The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, admitted the technology was progressing at such a pace that there was a 'theoretical risk' of it being used to help inmates break out of prison.

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9 d. ago Drone drug drops fuelling 'uncontrollable levels of criminality' in prisons

Organised crime gangs are flying illegal drugs into jails causing increased violence and a threat that needs to be taken seriously at the highest levels of Government, watchdog warns

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9 d. ago Overwhelming levels of drugs destabilising prisons, watchdog warns

The chief inspector of prisons revealed ‘frightening’ blades including a zombie knife was also suspected of being dropped into prison by a drone.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: power to Zaporizhzhia plant cut off as UN watchdog warns nuclear safety ‘extremely precarious’

IAEA chief says electricity restored after 3½ hours as Ukraine blames Russian shelling for outage; Kyiv accuses Putin of ‘humiliating’ Trump with attack on capital. What we know on day 1,228Read all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Schools watchdog warns too many children get 'life lessons from AI and influencers' and classrooms must focus on 'human interaction'

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of schools, believes many pupils' world views are now being shaped by shadowy figures on the internet.

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2 w. ago Iran could restart enriching uranium again in a 'matter of months', UN's nuclear weapons watchdog chief warns

Rafael Grossi (pictured), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said US air strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had caused severe but 'not total' damage.

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2 w. ago Bus services in a 'cycle of decline' after years of failure, watchdog warns

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) warned that attempts to improve bus services and attract more passengers have been met by a string of failures by successive governments

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3 w. ago Patients dying of sepsis because medics too slow to spot it, warns NHS watchdog

Recognition remains an ‘urgent safety risk’ and relatives’ concerns are too often ignored, says Health Services Safety Investigations BodySepsis is causing thousands of deaths a year, a charity has said, as the NHS’s safety watchdog warned that doctors and nurses are too often slow to identify and treat it.“The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk”, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late, according to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump's budget bill could complicate 2026 tax filing season after IRS cuts, watchdog warns

The budget bill championed by President Donald Trump could complicate next year’s tax filing season after the IRS lost one-quarter of its employees through staffing cuts

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