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Airbnb bans hosts from using indoor security cameras in rentals

Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras worldwide by end of next month.

Hosts can still use doorbell cameras and noise-decibel monitors in common areas with disclosure. [ more ]

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Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras

Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras in all its listings worldwide effective April 30.

The previous policy allowed hosts to have security cameras in common areas as long as they were visible and disclosed to guests. [ more ]

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Airbnb bans indoor security cameras to enhance renter privacy

Airbnb bans indoor security cameras

Tightening regulations on outdoor surveillance and noise monitors [ more ]

New York Post

Airbnb banning use of all indoor security cameras - but these devices still allowed

Airbnb prohibits indoor security cameras worldwide, simplifying policy

Violations of new policy may lead to removal from platform [ more ]

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Meta will start collecting "anonymized" data about Quest headset usage

Meta is planning to collect anonymized data from users of its Quest headsets.

The collected data will include information about hand, body, and eye tracking, camera details, physical environment, and virtual reality events. [ more ]

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Canada news

Airbnb to ban hosts from using indoor security cameras in rental properties | CBC News

Airbnb bans indoor security cameras worldwide by end of April.

The new policy allows doorbell cameras and noise-decibel monitors, but requires disclosure. [ more ]

TechCrunch

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Artificial intelligence

Chrome gets a built-in AI writing tool powered by Gemini | TechCrunch

Gemin-powered AI writing generator in Chrome

Contextual AI recommendations based on webpage content [ more ]

Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

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Deliverability

Family 6-Pack to the Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Winners chosen randomly

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Wine Enthusiast

2 months ago

Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy on Wine Enthusiast's website explains how they collect and use personal information.

It covers data collected through their services and other means, both online and offline. [ more ]

Iapp

3 months ago

Andorra DPA updates cookie usage and privacy policy guidance

Andorra's Data Protection Agency has updated its guidance on cookie usage, privacy policy, and legal notice.

The changes focus on cookie storage, consumer consent, and transparency with consumers.

The APDA is striving to remain compliant with the European Data Protection Committee's ePrivacy Directive. [ more ]

Jezebel

4 months ago

Privacy Policy

This article discusses the privacy policy and data collection practices of Paste Magazine and Jezebel.

Personal information such as email addresses are collected for the purpose of advertising and improving user experience.

Users have the option to unsubscribe from communications and manage their cookies. [ more ]

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Michael Gove to abstain from Partygate report vote

Michael Gove has said he disagrees with the parliamentary investigation that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over the Partygate scandal, and will abstain from voting on it in the Commons.The UK levelling up secretary claimed the Commons privileges committee's recommendation that Johnson should be suspended for 90 days over repeated contempts of parliament was not merited.

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Tory peer undermined and humiliated' journalist, finds Lords commissioner

A prominent Conservative peer and donor bullied and harassed a female journalist after she publicly criticised him and an organisation he runs, a Lords committee has ruled.Rami Ranger has apologised and promised to attend a behavioural course after the House of Lords commissioner for standards found he had broken the house's code of conduct with a barrage of messages and tweets aimed at Poonam Joshi.

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Nadine Dorries stands down as MP with immediate effect

Nadine Dorries, the Conservative former culture secretary, has announced she is standing down as an MP with immediate effect.She made the announcement in a tweet after having reportedly been dropped from Boris Johnson's resignation honours.The move means there will be a byelection in her Mid Bedfordshire constituency, where in 2019 the Conservatives won a 24,000 majority.

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British child among French Alps stabbing victims, says foreign secretary

A British child is among four children and two adults who have been injured in the town of Annecy in the French Alps, after a knifeman went on a rampage in a playground, the UK's foreign secretary has confirmed.At least two of the children, both aged about three, were reported to be in a critical condition in hospital, while an adult also suffered life-threatening injuries, French national police said.

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Caroline Lucas flagged by disinformation unit over Covid criticism

The Green party MP Caroline Lucas has called for an inquiry into a government unit intended to combat disinformation after it emerged she had been flagged by it for criticisms of ministers and government policy over Covid.Lucas, who lodged a subject access request along with the campaign group Big Brother Watch for details held on her by the counter-disinformation unit (CDU), said her inclusion in a series of reports amounted to staggering overreach by ministers.

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Honours row grows after claim Charlotte Owen worked as maternity cover'

Concern is growing within Whitehall over Boris Johnson's decision to make a former political aide the UK's youngest ever life peer, amid claims that she only entered Downing Street's political office to cover for another official's maternity leave.The former prime minister's resignation honours list caused months of angst within the government as a result of some of the names that Johnson intended to either place in the House of Lords or award with another gong.

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Cabinet Office refuses to release Boris Johnson's notebooks over security concerns

A collection of 25 notebooks from Boris Johnson's time in office is being withheld by the government after a security services review found they contained highly sensitive material.It comes after officials advised that only those with the highest level of security clearance should be able to see the sensitive passages, according to the Times.

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Nadine Dorries frustrates Sunak by failing to officially resign as MP

Nadine Dorries has still not formally resigned as an MP, frustrating Rishi Sunak's attempts to start preparing to replace her.It has been five days since the former cabinet minister announced her intention to immediately step down.Boris Johnson and Nigel Adams, who announced their intentions to immediately quit hours after Dorries, have both officially resigned.

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We need change': Scottish Labour hoping to capitalise on SNP turmoil

The plan was for a morning of low-key door knocking for the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, and Michael Shanks, the party's candidate for the anticipated byelection in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, the seat held by the former Scottish National party MP and Covid rule-breaker Margaret Ferrier.But as the media descended, looking for Sarwar's reaction to the arrest of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon in Police Scotland's investigation into the finances of the party she previously led, it was clear that the significance of this seat in the political landscape had again been heightened: once more the SNP was in turmoil and Scottish Labour primed to seize the momentum.

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Lib Dems rule out tactical voting pact with Labour in byelections

Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has ruled out a formal pact with Labour to encourage tactical voting in order to beat the Conservatives in the byelections triggered by Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries' shock resignations.Dorries, one of Johnson's fiercest cheerleaders, quit parliament on Friday after being told she would not be elevated to the House of Lords in Johnson's resignation honours list.

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BBC drops Panorama inquiry into claims of sexual harassment by MPs

A BBC Panorama documentary commissioned to look into the internal handling of claims of widespread sexual harassment inside the Palace of Westminster has been dropped for the foreseeable future, the Observer understands, despite months of research.The prestigious investigative programme, which had been due to go out this summer, has now been removed from future broadcast schedules without any public explanation from the BBC.

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UK delis could be forced to put up prices after new Brexit tax

Many UK businesses which import food products from the European Union will have to pay a special Brexit tax that will further drive up prices, particularly in smaller shops such as delicatessens, under proposals set out by the government last week.The planned charge of 43 per consignment, outlined in a consultation document issued by the Department for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), was described on Saturday by a leading industry figure as the sting in the tail of a post-Brexit food inspection regime that was already fuelling inflation.

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Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes for two days in July

Teachers in England are to stage fresh strikes in their long-running dispute over pay.Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will strike on 5 and 7 July, causing disruption to schools in the current term.The NEU is re-balloting its members to see if they want to continue taking industrial action for the rest of the year.

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Rhun ap Iorwerth appointed as leader of Plaid Cymru

Rhun ap Iorwerth has been announced as the new leader of Plaid Cymru and faces the tough job of getting the party back on track after a misogyny and harassment scandal.Despite strong calls within the party for the new leader to be a woman, ap Iorwerth was the only candidate who put his name forward.

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England and Wales abortion law has been settled, minister tells Commons

Abortion law in England and Wales has been settled by parliament and the government does not intend to change it, a justice minister has told MPs, after a woman was jailed for taking abortion pills after the legal limit.Edward Argar was speaking after opposition MPs secured an urgent question on the 162-year-old legislation underpinning abortion regulations in part of the UK, during which there were cross-party calls for an overhaul.

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UK post-Covid plan will not keep public safe, expert tells inquiry

Experts in national disaster preparedness have warned that the UK's post-pandemic resilience plan requires wholesale, radical rewriting and said the government was failing to keep the public sufficiently safe.Bruce Mann, former director of the Cabinet Office civil contingencies secretariat, told the Covid-19 public inquiry that changes called for in the new framework, published by Rishi Sunak's government in December 2022, were too slow and it was almost silent on resourcing.

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Pets

No pets allowed: NSW pushed to act on urgent' need to make rentals more animal-friendly

The New South Wales government is being pushed to make rentals animal-friendly sooner as pet owners find it increasingly hard to find a home and pounds see an influx of renters giving up their pets.Labor promised in the lead-up to the election that it would make it easier for renters to own pets, with plans to give landlords 21 days to respond to a renter's request to own a pet.

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Brexit to blame for rising inflation, says former Bank of England governor

Brexit is being held responsible for the rising inflation in the UK, according to former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.

Carney warned that the UK's decision to leave the European Union would inevitably lead to rising prices and an overall decline in economic growth.

Goods imported from Europe are becoming more expensive due to the weaker pound, and this is driving up inflation. [ more ]

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EU calls Serbia and Kosovo to Brussels for crisis talks after recent tensions

The European Union has called for Serbia and Kosovo to attend crisis talks in Brussels in order to de-escalate recent tensions between the two countries.

These tensions have been fuelled by the Serbian president's decision to revoke the recognition of Kosovoâs independence, and the subsequent imposition of tariffs on Serbian goods by the Kosovo government. [ more ]

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EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws

1. The European Union has agreed on a package of reforms to their current migration and asylum laws, which include increased resources for border management, stricter rules on returns and more humane treatment of asylum seekers.

2. The new reforms are intended to create a fairer and more effective system for processing asylum applications and managing the flow of migrants.

3. The reforms also seek to ensure that those seeking asylum receive more humane treatment, and that the rights of refugees are respected [ more ]

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Eurozone sinks into recession as cost of living crisis takes toll

1) The Eurozone has officially entered a recession, as economic growth has declined sharply in the last quarter.

2) The cost of living crisis in the Eurozone has been a major contributing factor to the recession, with wages stagnating and prices of goods and services increasing.

3) The economic consequences of the recession are likely to be felt by many Eurozone countries, making it even more important for governments to take action to address the cost of living crisis. [ more ]

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Norwegian Roxy Music model Kari-Ann Moller fights to stay in UK after Brexit

Kari Ann Moller, a Norwegian star of a Roxy Music album cover, is facing the prospect of being deported from the UK after Brexit.

Moller, who has lived in the UK for 25 years, is eligible for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme but has not yet been granted it. [ more ]

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Manston asylum centre could be overwhelmed again, watchdog says

Suella Braverman is facing the real danger that conditions for asylum seekers held at Manston processing facility will once again become inhumane and dangerous, the immigration watchdog has found.David Neal, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, said the Kent asylum centre that became overcrowded and disease-ridden last year could again become overwhelmed because ministers and officials in the Home Office are unable to say where they plan to house at least 55,000 arrivals by small boats this year.

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Albania is a safe' country, cross-party MPs group finds

Albania is a safe country and people who flee from there to seek sanctuary in the UK should not routinely be granted asylum, according to a report published on Monday from a cross-party group of MPs.The report from the home affairs select committee found little evidence to indicate significant numbers of Albanian nationals were at risk in their own country but accepted that some Albanians making asylum claims, mainly women, had been trafficked.

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Data undermines Jenrick's claim about asylum seekers saying they are children

A claim made in parliament by the immigration minister that up to a fifth of adult male asylum seekers pretend to be children when they arrive in the UK has been undermined by the Home Office's own data, which shows the actual figure is just 1%.The factchecking organisation Full Fact has obtained new freedom of information data that shows that between 1 January and 7 November 2022 only about 1% of all males arriving on small boats at Western Jet Foil claimed to be under 18 but were later found to be over 18. Full Fact has written to Robert Jenrick asking him to correct the parliamentary record or to provide data which supports his claim.

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Home Office faces legal action over children missing from UK asylum hotels

Placing unaccompanied children in hotels run by the Home Office is unlawful, according to a legal action launched after hundreds of youngsters living in them have gone missing.Launched on Monday by the charity ECPAT UK, the legal action argues that the Home Office has no authority to place unaccompanied children in asylum hotels, from where scores have been kidnapped by gangs.

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Home Office backs down on plan for asylum seekers to sleep four to a room

The Home Office has backed down on plans for asylum seekers to sleep four to a small room in a central London hotel after protests by 40 refugees last week.The rooms in the hotel in Pimlico, Westminster are small and asylum seekers had previously been sharing two to a room.The Home Office said it wanted to increase the number of asylum seekers sharing one room to save money.

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London food

We're selling out every day': popularity of ice-cream parlours soars in Great Britain

Ice-cream parlours are usually associated with a trip to the seaside but they are coming to a high street near you as a mixture of nostalgia and convenience puts sundaes and posh gelato on the menu all year round.The number of parlours on high streets in England, Scotland and Wales has soared in the past two years, with the tally rising by more than 200 to 1,015, according to analysts the Local Data Company (LDC).

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UK homeowners face huge rise in payments when fixed-rate mortgages expire

More than a quarter of UK homeowners on a fixed-rate mortgage are heading for sharp increase in monthly payments before the next election, in a financial timebomb that will rock the Conservatives just as voters prepare to choose the next government.With the Bank of England expected to increase its key interest rate next week for the 13th time, figures shared with the Guardian by UK Finance, the banking industry trade body, show more than 2.4m fixed-rate homeowner deals will expire between now and the end of 2024.

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Boris Johnson: the week the wheels finally came off the bandwagon

It's all extremely depressing, all this tearing each other apart, says one Tory MP and former minister whose career thrived under Boris Johnson but who now holds no candle for his former boss.Most of us just want a period of silence from him so we can get on with saving what we can before the next election.

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Woking council to cut ties with firm behind debt-ridden skyscraper

Woking council plans to sever ties with the Northern Irish developer behind a skyscraper venture that helped tip the tiny Surrey local authority into effective bankruptcy.Amid ballooning costs and delays, a dramatic plunge in the value of the council's Victoria Square development which is 52% owned by Moyallen, a business from Dungannon, County Tyrone is at the centre of the local authority's financial meltdown.

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Minister for London Paul Scully fails to make Tory shortlist to run for city mayor

The minister for London, Paul Scully, has failed to make the shortlist to be the Conservative candidate to run for the city's mayor.Scully had previously been seen as a possible frontrunner for next year's electoral race against the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan.The shadow health minister, Wes Streeting, said the Tories had avoided selecting Scully the only MP on the longlist because Rishi Sunak's administration was toxic to voters.

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Labour says Tory mortgage penalty' costs homeowners extra 7,000 a year

Homeowners are being hit with a Tory mortgage penalty of 7,000 a year with interest rates triple what they were two years ago, according to Labour.Pat McFadden, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, blamed what he called the reckless economic gamble taken by the Conservatives during September's mini-budget when Liz Truss was prime minister.

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Labour has clear lead in more than 100 battleground seats, poll finds

Labour has established a clear lead over the Tories in more than 100 battleground seats that will decide the next election, according to a new analysis seen by the Observer.In a rare insight into marginal constituencies at next year's election, Keir Starmer's party has now secured a 10% swing from the Conservatives in a set of 144 seats in which the vote will be won and lost.

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Mpox vaccinations extended in London after spike in cases

Health officials are extending vaccinations for mpox in London after recording a fresh spike in cases in the capital in recent weeks, mostly among unvaccinated people.The national mpox outbreak vaccination programme run by the UK Health Security Agency is due to close at the end of July, but shots will be made available in the capital beyond this date after the detection of 11 new cases, officials said.

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Rail strikes: London to Scotland journeys face disruption in July

Train drivers will strike on Avanti West Coast and ban overtime on LNER in July, spelling disruption on both of Britain's mainlines from London to Scotland.The Aslef union announced a one-day strike on Sunday 2 July on Avanti, with an ongoing overtime ban starting on LNER from 1 July.The disputes at each operator are separate to the wider national pay dispute.

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Campaigners urge London food banks to end use of face scans

Privacy advocates are urging food banks to stop using facial recognition software, claiming it poses a serious risk to users' privacy, dignity and security.Several food banks in London are asking users to submit face scans to allow them to choose food from shops.The Face Donate app-based system also has the potential to track purchases.

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Morale is very low': evicted tenant's three months and counting in a London Travelodge

A hotel getaway should be a time to escape the stresses of everyday life but for Nicole Bent, life in a hotel has become her everyday.It's been demoralising, to be honest.That's the word I would use to describe this whole experience, she said of her ongoing three-month stay in a north London Travelodge.

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Giant vessel housing asylum seekers could be docked in Plymouth

Plymouth could become the latest site chosen for a giant vessel to house asylum seekers amid calls for the Home Office to be challenged in the courts over the policy.The Devon port is one of several places along the south coast that have been examined by Home Office staff, Whitehall and maritime sources have said.

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Met chief apologises for force's treatment of LGBTQ+ people

Scotland Yard has apologised to the LGBTQ+ community for past failings, in what campaigners have hailed as a historic first they hope other police forces around the UK will follow.The Met police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, made the admission in a letter to Peter Tatchell, a prominent British LGBTQ+ activist.

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Binance to quit the Netherlands and faces investigation in France

Binance has suffered setbacks in two European markets after it announced plans to quit the Netherlands and came under investigation by French prosecutors.The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange said it was leaving the Dutch market after it failed to obtain a licence from the country's central bank.

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Experience: I knew nothing of the pandemic until my submarine surfaced

In 2019, I started at the Ecole Polytechnique, a prestigious French engineering school where students undergo military training with the air force, army or navy.I was sent to the naval school in September for two months of basic training.I was then qualified to be part of the mechanics and engineering team, and could choose my next placement.

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France salutes backpack hero' who challenged Annecy knife attacker

He has been hailed in France as the backpack hero, a young man who challenged the knife-wielding attacker who stabbed four young children and two adults in a playground in Annecy.Videos that circulated on social media before being removed as too distressing showed Henri d'Anselme, 24, chasing the man out of the park as parents screamed, and using his bag to try to disarm the knifeman before pursuing him.

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Everyday cooking

Tamarind brownies, sambal prawns and tempeh ramen: Lara Lee's sweet and spicy recipes for winter

I first tasted tantanmen, Japan's take on Sichuan dandan noodles, during a dreamy, food-fuelled visit to Tokyo.As an avid lover of spicy foods, a friend had told me to seek out Gomaryu, a restaurant famous for its catchphrase, tantanmen from hell, with spice levels that catered for both the meek and the wildly insane.

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Calls to reform MoD procurement after damning' review of Ajax project

A root and branch reform of how Britain buys military equipment is needed after a damning report into a multimillion pound programme to build the army's new Ajax fighting vehicle, parliament has been told.Anger at the fiasco united the opposition and the government's own backbench MPs on Thursday after the release of a review into the project, which has been running for 12 years.

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Bar for street sexual harassment offences in England and Wales set too high, charities say

Proposals to tackle sexual harassment in the street in England and Wales do not go far enough because the bar for offences has been set too high, charities have warned.The Fawcett Society, Girl Guiding and Refuge are among organisations who say the requirement to prove perpetrators intended to cause alarm or distress undermines the provisions of two bills intended to protect women and girls going through parliament.

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UK government urged to outline plans to help with winter energy bills

MPs have urged the government to set out its plans to protect households from high energy bills this winter as they said about 1.7 million people, including some of the most vulnerable groups, had been left waiting too long to receive previous support.The public accounts committee (PAC) said that although schemes were introduced quickly, the government did not have the bandwidth to make sure help reached all groups in a timely fashion.

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Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments

Bankrupt Thurrock council recklessly gambled hundreds of millions of pounds on risky commercial investments while covering up evidence of its losses and attempting to silence critics, a devastating official review has concluded.The government-commissioned report published on Thursday said the Tory-run council's financial collapse in 2022 was the culmination of years of dysfunctional leadership characterised by complacency, denial, and what the review called unconscious incompetence.

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EU moves closer to passing one of world's first laws governing AI

The European Union is on the cusp of passing one of the worldâs first laws governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

The proposed legislation will create a framework to regulate the development, deployment, and use of AI systems, including setting strict rules for the use of facial recognition technology. [ more ]

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Ofcom: Regulator to research public attitudes to programmes hosted by politicians

Ofcom has said it is conducting research into public attitudes towards current affairs programmes hosted by politicians.Currently, sitting and former MPs such as Nadine Dorries, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies host programmes on GB News and Talk TV.Until now, they have been allowed to do so as such programmes are classed as current affairs rather than news.

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Gender

Modernisation creeps on as London gentlemen's clubs open to women

Mild signs of a potential willingness to modernise have been observed in some of central London's establishment clubs in the past few weeks, led by the announcement that, after a wait of 166 years, women will finally be allowed to become members of Pratt's.The decision by the owner of Pratt's has been met mostly with resigned acceptance by the club's membership, which includes at least a dozen MPs, and has triggered renewed discussion of possible reform at the remaining hardcore handful of gentlemen's clubs that refuse to admit women.

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Manchester United

Manchester United competing with Chelsea for Inter's Andre Onana

Chelsea face competition from Manchester United for the signing of the Internazionale goalkeeper Andre Onana.United have also shortlisted Porto's Diogo Costa as they target a challenger to David de Gea.De Gea is out of contract this summer and yet to finalise a new deal.The Spaniard has been one of United's best players since joining in 2011 but was inconsistent last season and Erik ten Hag wants to bring in a goalkeeper.

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Manchester United

Marcus Rashford admits seeing Manchester City win treble not nice'

Marcus Rashford has admitted that Manchester City completing the treble by winning the Champions League was a difficult moment for the Manchester United player.The victory over Internazionale in Istanbul meant that City joined their rivals as the only English clubs to have won the league, the FA Cup and the European Cup in the same season, a bruising moment for the red half of the city.

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David Cameron to be first politician to give evidence at Covid inquiry

David Cameron will become the first politician to give evidence under oath at the UK Covid-19 public inquiry next week when the former prime minister is cross-examined on Monday, the inquiry has announced.The former chancellor George Osborne will also give evidence on Tuesday and Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, and Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, will become the first serving cabinet ministers to enter the witness box when they are sworn in on Wednesday as the inquiry steps up its investigation into the UK's preparedness for the pandemic that claimed at least 226,977 lives in the country.

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Gender

More women on UK boards but number of female bosses flatlines

UK businesses have improved female representation on their boards, research shows, but two-fifths of FTSE 100 firms still do not have a woman in one of their top four executive roles.The proportion of women on the boards of the 585 FTSE all-share listed companies has risen over the past year from 36% to 40%, according to the analysis of Companies House data.

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Mental health

Queensland speaker Curtis Pitt takes further leave after MPs raise concerns

Queensland Speaker Curtis Pitt has taken further leave from his position following concerns raised by MPs.

State Parliament has appointed Deputy Speaker Linda Lavarch to act in Pitt's place while he is on leave.

MPs are yet to be informed of the reasons for Pittâs extended absence. [ more ]

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Mental health

Calls for restorative justice after dehumanising' incidents in Victoria's mental health care system

1. Restorative justice is an important part of the mental health care system in Victoria, Australia, and can help to repair and prevent further damage from dehumanising incidents.

2. Mental health services in Victoria must be provided in a culturally competent manner and with respect for the dignity of those receiving care.

3. The Victoria government should review the mental health care system in order to ensure that restorative justice is a key part of the response to incidents of dehumanisation. [ more ]

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Mental health

Ministers accused of neglecting tidal wave' of child mental ill health in England

1. Schools in England are not adequately addressing the rising mental health crisis among children and young people.

2. Lack of access to mental health services is a major contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of mental illness among children.

3. The UK government is facing criticism for not doing enough to support mental health services in England, particularly for children and young people. [ more ]

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UK has no choice but to raise interest rates to curb inflation, says Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt has said the UK has no alternative but to raise interest rates to bring down inflation , as households brace for the Bank of England to increase borrowing costs further next week.The chancellor said the government would be unstinting in its support for the central bank to do what it takes to squeeze high inflation out of the system amid the cost of living crisis.

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Exercise

Boots and bathers: the rise of UK cross-country swimming and where to do it

Cross-country swimming the combination of hiking and open-water swimming enables you to create routes that traverse land and water, whether it be mountains, lakes or a stretch of coastline.The concept is that when your walk comes to a body of water, you pack your kit into a waterproof inflatable bag that can be towed, swim to the next destination, exit, and continue your journey.

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Twenty-four UK doctors in five years censured over medical record breaches

The General Medical Council (GMC) has recently censured two doctors for breaching medical records confidentiality.

The GMC has issued new guidelines for doctors on the importance of maintaining confidentiality when handling patient records.

Patient confidentiality is an important part of medical practice and must be taken seriously to ensure ethical and safe care. [ more ]

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UK borrowing costs soar above levels of Liz Truss premiership

UK government borrowing costs have risen above the levels hit during Liz Truss's disastrous premiership, after stronger than expected jobs and pay figures reinforced expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next week.Andrew Bailey, the Bank's governor, said inflation was taking a lot longer than hoped to come down, telling the House of Lords economic affairs committee: As I'm afraid this morning's numbers illustrated, we've got a very tight labour market.

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Ofsted chief admits system did not work as well as it should' after abuse at school

Ofsted's chief inspector has told MPs its inspection system did not work as well as it should, as she defended the watchdog's failure to spot mistreatment of more than 100 youngsters over several years at a large residential school for disabled children.Amanda Spielman was quizzed by the education select committee over why Ofsted had rated three Doncaster educational facilities run by the Hesley Group as good in 2019, despite evidence of a string of complaints and serious incidents going back to 2015.

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Labour rules out universal childcare for young children in fiscal credibility drive

Labour has ruled out offering universal free childcare for children over nine months old but is considering a means-tested offer, sources have told the Guardian, as the party strives to prove its fiscal credibility.Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, told the Sunday Times earlier this year that Labour would guarantee childcare from the end of parental leave until the end of primary school, saying her reforms would resemble the birth of the NHS.

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No-deal Brexit planning crowded out' efforts to prepare for pandemic

Planning for a no-deal Brexit from 2018 crowded out government efforts to prepare for a pandemic and contributed to leaving the country unready, the first evidence session of the Covid public inquiry has heard.UK government pandemic planning failed to show proper foresight and even at this stage, before hearing the evidence, it is apparent that we might not have been very well prepared at all, Hugo Keith KC, counsel to the inquiry, said.

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UK exports in last decade worse than any G7 country except Japan

Britain has endured the worst exports record of any member of the G7 besides Japan over the last decade, according to a new analysis that will raise pressure on the government to reconsider its post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.As most of the world's other major seven economies have rebounded from the pandemic, export growth has remained sluggish in the UK at a time when businesses trading with the EU faced extra red tape and costs as a result of the country leaving the bloc.

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UK judges to be given powers to dismiss oppressive Slapps lawsuits at early stage

Oppressive lawsuits brought by wealthy individuals to evade scrutiny and intimidate critics are to be defined in English and Welsh law for the first time, as judges are handed powers to dismiss Slapps at an early stage.Amendments added to the economic crime and corporate transparency bill will bring a swift end to the vast majority of Slapps (strategic lawsuits against public participation), ministers claim.

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New CBI chief to face MPs' questions on future of lobby group

The new boss of the Confederation of British Industry will be asked whether the lobbying group can still claim to speak for big businesses when she faces MPs on Tuesday.Rain Newton-Smith, a former CBI chief economist who has rejoined as director general while it grapples with the fallout from a sexual misconduct scandal, is to take questions on the organisation's failings and its future ambitions during an appearance before the business and trade committee.

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If Uefa can charge 600 for a ticket, why can't they give out free water to fans? | Will Dean

The block across from us full of guests of the potato chip brand Lay's all had their phones ready to capture the big moment.Manchester City had just defeated Internazionale to become European champions and win the treble.Fans around us cried and hugged as Ilkay Gundogan walked up to lift his third trophy in a month.

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We can build a legacy': Rodri wants Champions League dynasty for City

Rodri believes Manchester City's first Champions League triumph can be the launchpad to build a legacy akin to that of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Milan as clubs who are serial winners of the trophy.The 26-year-old's goal against Internazionale at the Ataturk Stadium proved decisive and sealed City the treble, moving Pep Guardiola's side alongside Manchester United's 1999 vintage as only the second English team to achieve the feat.

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You have to be lucky': Manchester City's Pep Guardiola grateful for small margins

A delighted Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Internazionale at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium that claimed the Champions League and a historic treble was written in the stars.Rodri's 68th-minute strike gave City a first European Cup in a hard-fought final in which Romelu Lukaku spurned a late chance to equalise with a header, Ederson saving via a knee at close range.

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Phil Foden provides energy and precision as classic Pep-ball prevails | Barney Ronay

It felt fitting, in the end, that Phil Foden should have a decisive hand.On a taught, sweaty, occasionally indigestible night at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium Manchester City finally turned the whole world a shade of sky blue, reaching the end point, the final high, of this extraordinary 15-year football-industrial project.

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Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour set to attend Champions League final

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is expected to attend the Champions League final on Saturday evening.Club sources have confirmed that the sheikh is due to be present in Istanbul as City face Inter, bidding to win Europe's top club prize for the first time.It would be only be the second competitive game he has attended since his investment vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group, purchased City in 2008.

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I proved it to myself': John Stones adapts to key new Manchester City role

John Stones says Champions League success with Manchester City would complete the turnaround from a spell that cast his future at the club into doubt, explaining that he opted to prove himself rather than leave when seemingly out in the cold.Three years ago, his prospects at City looked distinctly uncertain, a torrid 2019-20 campaign being followed by an investment of more than 100m on fellow defenders Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake.

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Met says Just Stop Oil protests have cost it more than 4.5m in six weeks

Police have said climate activists' daily slow march protests through London have cost them millions of pounds and thousands of officer hours in the past six weeks.As MPs prepared on Monday to debate new police powers to curtail the Just Stop Oil demonstrations, the Metropolitan police said maintaining order around them had cost more than 4.5m and the equivalent of almost 13,770 officer shifts.

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Heathrow security staff cancel first of planned summer weekend strikes

The first of a series of summer weekend strikes by security staff at Heathrow airport has been called off, raising hopes the dispute may be ended before peak season.Unite said the strike by about 2,000 of its members on 24-25 June would not now go ahead due to an improved pay offer from Heathrow.The union will ballot its members on the latest offer, having already rejected a deal worth about 10%.

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Exhumation of civil war dead from Spain's Valley of Cuelgamuros begins

Forensic scientists are beginning efforts to exhume the remains of 128 people from the huge basilica outside Madrid where 34,000 dead from both sides of the Spanish civil war were buried, and where the body of Gen Francisco Franco also lay for almost half a century.The exhumations at the Valley of Cuelgamuros known until last year as the Valley of the Fallen come after the families of some of those interred there spent almost two decades fighting for their loved ones to receive a dignified burial.

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Nicola Sturgeon should give up SNP membership, says ex-leadership rival

Nicola Sturgeon should consider voluntarily suspending her Scottish National party membership until the police investigation into its finances is over, a former leadership candidate has said.Ash Regan, a former minister who came third in the race to succeed Sturgeon as SNP leader, said there was a clear precedent for parliamentarians to stand down as party members if they were under police investigation.

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Tory MP lobbied for 10,000 donation from Mongolian friend' to be allowed

The prime minister's trade envoy to Mongolia lobbied the Electoral Commission to permit a 10,000 donation to his party association from a Mongolian friend, documents reveal.Daniel Kawczynski, the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury, contacted the independent electoral watchdog on 20 April, days after his return from a week-long trip to Mongolia in his role as trade envoy, accompanied by the UK ambassador.

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North Sea oil and gas industry offered get-out' clause on windfall tax

Jeremy Hunt has handed the North Sea oil and gas industry a get-out clause from the windfall tax on fossil fuel profits if wholesale energy market prices fall back to normal levels.The Treasury set out the change before a meeting with oil companies including Equinor, BP, Shell and Total in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon, after months of warnings from the North Sea industry that the windfall tax would threaten investment and jobs.

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Real cost of Cop City' under question after Atlanta approves millions of dollars for project

Questions remain about the real cost of the giant police and fire department training center known as Cop City after the Atlanta city council's approval of millions of dollars for the project in a process that opponents have called anti-democratic.The 11-4 vote in favor of giving $67m to the project on Tuesday morning came on the heels of 14 hours of public comment against the idea.

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Labour government would have to delay 28bn green fund, Reeves says

The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has delayed plans to borrow 28bn a year for a green prosperity fund under a Labour government, as a result of the poor economic backdrop.Reeves, who is keen to demonstrate fiscal responsibility, said Labour would now ramp up to the annual 28bn plan by halfway through a first parliament.

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Who's Your Fairy Godmother - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Meet Saphia, a young bell hooks fanatic trying desperately to build a good life in New York City.Constantly immersed in the latest idea she has discovered while reading hooks, Saphia is determined to figure out how to apply these liberatory ideals to her own life.But the one thing she doesn't account for is a little surprise encouragement from the legend herself.

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Keeping UK energy bills down over winter cost almost 40bn, Treasury says

The UK's cost of keeping energy bills down for homes and businesses over the winter months added up to almost 40bn, the first official government total shows.The Treasury pegged the final cost of keeping a lid on the UK's energy bills at 39.3bn between October 2022 and March 2023 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine propelled energy market prices to record levels.

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GMB halts bid for official Amazon union, claiming firm skewed staff numbers

The GMB has reluctantly withdrawn its attempt to win formal union recognition at Amazon's Coventry warehouse, accusing the firm of drafting in more than 1,000 extra workers to skew the decision.GMB members at the site made a formal request for recognition to the independent central arbitration committee (CAC) last month after a concerted recruitment drive for members that it believed took it past the necessary threshold of support.

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UK's biggest banks urged to increase measly' savings rates

Britain's biggest banks need to up their game and stop fobbing off millions of loyal customers with measly savings rates, according to the head of an influential committee of MPs.MPs on the Commons Treasury committee have been investigating why, when the Bank of England interest rate has increased 12 times in a row to 4.5%, many leading banks are still offering easy access savings accounts paying less than 1%, and in some cases as little as 0.25%.

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England raw sewage taskforce has only met once in last year, FoI request reveals

The storm overflows taskforce set up by the government to tackle raw sewage discharges by water companies in England has only met once in the last year, a freedom of information request has revealed.The group, which was promoted by ministers as evidence that they were taking the issue of raw sewage discharges by water companies seriously, is supposed to meet fortnightly, according to its mission statement.

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Labour MP defends North Sea drilling plans against union criticism

The North Sea oil and gas industry is in decline, a shadow business minister has said as she defended plans to block new drilling licences from 2050, a move criticised by trade unions.Seema Malhotra said the proposal was an important part of the transition to net zero, by phasing out new fields from which to extract fossil fuels and boosting Britain's sovereign capability for clean and green energy.

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