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Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK

Legal requirement to be placed on tech platforms to prevent users from seeing such ‘choking’…

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Car finance redress scheme shows City watchdog ‘nakedly’ siding with lenders, MPs say

Cross-party group says Financial Conduct Authority had been ‘patently influenced’ by concerns over profits The…

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Rachel Reeves’s 5% VAT cut on electricity bills will backfire, experts say

Critics believe cut would mostly benefit better-off people with larger homes and increase carbon emissions…

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In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia

From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research…

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Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’

System rewards soldiers who achieve strikes with points that can be used to buy more…

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John Lewis to open VIP lounge at Oxford Street store with free drinks and massages

Waitrose chocolates will also be used to lure loyalty card holders in to the central…

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Weight loss jab warning: fraudsters’ fake products ‘could cause real harm’

As texts and social media offer cheap offers, buying from unverified sellers can cause serious…

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Victims robbed of £4bn in ‘insulting’ car loan redress scheme, say claims firms

Financial Conduct Authority defends interest rate of 2.09% as critics describe proposals as ‘hypocritical’ Victims…

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HMRC likely to have breached privacy laws in stopping child benefit – experts

Watchdog contacts tax authority after families’ payments stopped based on flawed travel data Ministers may…

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‘Our hard work was worth it’: is a fixer-upper the best way to a dream home?

Buying a place in need of renovation is one way of getting on the ladder…

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