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Farage calls for ‘tech answer’ to protecting children online
The Reform leader was accused by a Cabinet minister of being on the side of ‘people like Jimmy Savile’ over his pledge to scrap the Online Safety Act.
Voices: ‘Pure madness to share personal data with porn sites’: Readers react to new online safety rules
Our community has criticised the Online Safety Act as overreaching and ineffective, with many concerned about data privacy and the law’s limited impact on protecting children
Who are Palestine Action? The proscribed ‘terror’ group taking the government to court
The UK-based group has been targeting arms manufacturers in the UK since 2020
Tax rises would force up prices for customers, retailers warn Reeves
There are growing questions over how the government will fill a black hole in the public finances at the next budget
Man found guilty of assaulting two police officers at Manchester airport
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, has been found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court
Businesses set to be fined for late payments under new rules
New government plans will see £4 billion of financial support pumped into small business start-ups and growth
Britons aren’t having children for one simple reason – they just can’t afford it
Exclusive: Some four in 10 adults are putting off having children, or deciding against it altogether, as birth rates in the UK hit record lows
Airports in chaos after air traffic control outage grounds flights across UK
Aircraft and crews were left out of place as planes grounded or turned around mid-air at peak holiday season
These are the most affordable market towns for first-home buyers
The typical amount paid by first-time buyers for a home in a market town has increased by 2 per cent annually and by 26 per cent since 2020