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Sites must assess content for sexual abuse and suicide risk or face fines of up to £17mTechnology companies will be required to assess their sites for sexual abuse risks, prevent self-harm and pro-suicide content, and block children from broadcasting their Read more

Lawyers say ineffectiveness of act exposes UK to harm by ‘cybercriminals and hostile nations’ Britain’s cyber-defences are being endangered by the outdated Computer Misuse Act, which prevents investigators from dealing effectively with online threats while over-punishing immature defendants, according to Read more

NHS data for England shows reality of social care system, says Alzheimer’s SocietyThe number of people with dementia being admitted to hospital as a medical emergency has risen by more than a third in five years, figures have shown, with Read more

Belgrade theatre, CoventryThe story of Sarah Bonetta Davies, given to Queen Victoria, is contrasted with a modern black British woman in Janice Okoh’s playThe historian David Olusoga has spoken of black Britons across the centuries whose stories have been forgotten, Read more