Category: UK News

The UK government has been criticised for the slow progress towards criminalising the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images. Baroness Owen, a Conservative peer, has proposed a law to make it an offence to create or solicit intimate images of people without their consent. Deepfakes are digitally altered images or videos using artificial intelligence to replace… Continue reading Speed up plans to criminalise deepfake abuse, ministers told

Muppet, a Chinese crested dog from Peterborough with a permanently hanging tongue and missing teeth, has won the title of Britain’s ugliest dog in a competition organised by photography company Parrot Print. Muppet beat out seven other pooches to win the award, with the final held on ITV’s This Morning show. Owner Bev Nicholson described… Continue reading Peterborough pooch Muppet is crowned Britain's ugliest dog

Police forces in Wales have launched a facial recognition app which has raised concerns about human rights being breached. It is the first time in the UK that the app has been used to identify individuals in near real-time. The app, known as Operator Initiated Facial Recognition, or OIFR, will be used by South Wales… Continue reading Facial recognition: App lets police identify suspects in street

More than £14,000 worth of Elvis Presley memorabilia has been sold at auction. The collection belonged to a single individual who had been acquiring them since the 1960s, and consisted of 99 lots of Elvis memorabilia, including several described as personal. Prestige Auctions in Grimsby auctioned off the items at their event on Wednesday, 10… Continue reading Elvis memorabilia sells for more than £14,000 at Grimsby auction

A recent investigation by the BBC has found that Steven Bartlett, the host of popular podcast Diary of a CEO, is promoting misinformation about health issues. In an analysis of 15 health-related podcast episodes, the BBC found an average of fourteen false claims that could be harmful to health based on expert opinions. These included… Continue reading Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast

Following allegations of connections to a Chinese spy, Prince Andrew has “ceased all contact” with the businessman in question. In a statement released by the Duke of York’s office, it was noted that any meeting between Prince Andrew and the man in question occurred “through official channels” and did not involve any sensitive topics. The… Continue reading Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with alleged Chinese spy

The confirmed death of former England rugby star Tom Voyce has left his family heartbroken. The body of the 43-year-old was found in a Northumberland area hit by flooding during Storm Darragh after he was reported missing on Sunday. Police believe Voyce attempted to cross Abberwick Ford, near Bolton, in a vehicle before being pulled… Continue reading Tom Voyce: Body found in river confirmed as missing rugby star

Apple Intelligence, a new iPhone feature designed to summarise and group notifications, has generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States. The AI-powered system wrongly suggested BBC News had published an article claiming that Luigi Mangione, the man arrested after the murder of healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson in New York,… Continue reading BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline

The summer riots that occurred in the UK left lasting trauma on police officers who had to deal with the violent unrest. The riots were sparked by the fatal knife attack in Southport which killed three girls. In Middlesbrough, the protest turned into a rampage with protesters setting fire to buildings and trying to set… Continue reading 'I've lost faith in humanity' : Officers recall summer riots trauma

Following the crash of a Christmas fairground ride in Birmingham city centre, two men have been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and obstructing officers. The men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested at the scene on Thursday evening and are both still in custody. The incident happened when the City Star… Continue reading Two arrested over Birmingham fairground ride crash