A dispute between a women’s advocacy organisation and one of Ireland’s largest community festivals has ended without a court ruling, after both parties reached a settlement on the morning a High Court hearing was due to begin in Belfast. The…
A rape trial at Lewes Crown Court collapsed mid-proceedings after the complainant admitted to using artificial intelligence to prepare her answers for cross-examination, prompting the Court of Appeal’s criminal division to order a retrial and issue broader guidance on the…
There is something quietly telling about the fact that this is the fourth set of formal allegations brought against TikTok by European regulators in the space of two years. The European Commission’s latest preliminary findings, issued under the Digital Services…
A vote in Paris this week drew a line that no European legislature had previously crossed. French lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday banning children under the age of 15 from using social media, making France the first country in…
A sophisticated and apparently ongoing campaign to harvest British government credentials represents more than a one-off embarrassment. It is evidence that the gap between state-sponsored cyber aggression and the UK’s institutional readiness to counter it remains dangerously wide. The FortiBleed…
Drumduan School Shuts After Four Decades as VAT on Fees Squeezes Finances Drumduan School, a Moray-based independent institution co-founded by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, will close its remaining kindergarten provision on 30 June 2025, trustees have confirmed — the latest…
Ottawa Tables Legislation to Restrict Children’s Access to Social Media and Regulate AI Chatbots Canada’s federal government has introduced legislation that would prohibit children under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms, placing Ottawa among a growing number…
Wim Wenders Withdraws 1975 Film After Nastassja Kinski’s Decades-Long Campaign Acclaimed German director Wim Wenders has withdrawn his 1975 film Wrong Move from all distribution channels following sustained pressure from actress Nastassja Kinski, who appeared topless in the film at…
AI-Powered Policing Risks Overwhelming Courts Unless System-Wide Reform Keeps Pace Artificial intelligence tools being adopted by police forces across Britain promise faster investigations, reduced bureaucracy, and better outcomes for victims — but without parallel investment in courts, prisons, and community…
Labour’s Welfare Reform Hinges on Winning Over Its Own Left Flank The success of Labour’s welfare reform agenda may ultimately depend less on parliamentary arithmetic than on the political management of its own soft left, with figures such as Louise…