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HMRC accepted ‘tolerable’ risk of harm in child benefit fraud crackdown

Internal documents show tax officials withdrew funds without warning families despite concerns about data UK…

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Ofcom investigating Elon Musk’s X after outcry over sexualised AI images

Media regulator investigating site under Online Safety Act, with a de facto ban among possible…

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UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children

Government signals support for possible Ofcom intervention on Grok as scrutiny of X’s AI tool…

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Lending to small businesses and low-income areas must expand, say Labour backbenchers

Senior politicians have tabled bill that would force UK banks to make affordable finance more…

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Father welcomes new parental leave rights for bereaved in Great Britain

Aaron Horsey says measures in Employment Rights Act will give support ‘at one of most…

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Publishers fear AI search summaries and chatbots mean ‘end of traffic era’

Media bosses expect web referrals to plunge and want journalists to emulate content creators, report…

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Dartford Crossing: drivers warned over scam websites that lead to fines

Thousands of people thought they paid the Dart Charge, but only realised when they got…

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‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood…

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David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’

Exclusive: US vice-president ‘sympathetic’ to concerns over Grok-generated pornography, says deputy PM JD Vance, the…

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Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban

Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without…

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