#uk-legislation

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Theregister
3 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

UK's Investigatory Powers Bill approved to become law

The UK's Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill 2024 has enhanced digital surveillance powers for national security and combating online abuse. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

The rise of Exotic Bully dogs: Meet the teeny, tiny sibling of the XL Bully

Exotic Bullies are a new invention, bred to be mini versions of XL Bullies, with the ultimate goal of achieving extreme musculature while reducing size and removing aggression.
Exotic Bullies are bred to be docile, gentle with children and animals, excellent family companions, and registered for competitions, with aggression traits deemed highly undesirable. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
2 months ago
UK news

Keir Starmer pledges landmark assisted dying vote in parliament

Sir Keir Starmer pledges to debate changing assisted dying laws if Labour wins next election.
Dame Esther Rantzen advocates for assisted dying law change to avoid painful memories for families. [ more ]
Creative Bloq
1 month ago
Graphic design

Clever illustration has a powerful message

Women in UK could face prosecution for abortion; Dame Diana Johnson MP's amendment aims to eliminate criminal investigation for ending pregnancies.
MSI Reproductive Choices partners with Uncommon Creative Studio for impactful campaign to support global reproductive choice. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
UK politics

From left to far right, which groups could end up on the UK extremism list?

Far-right and Islamist groups expected to be listed as extremist under new UK legislation.
Concern about a broader range of groups potentially being added to the list in the future. [ more ]
ReadWrite
2 months ago
EU data protection

New UK gambling limits could cost vendors millions

Proposed limit on betting stakes for online gambling in the UK: £2 for gamblers 25 and under, £5 for those over 25.
The regulation aims to match limits on physical gambling machines, affecting about £4 billion annual revenue from online casinos. [ more ]
ReadWrite
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Further action required on deepfakes, says British self-governing island

The Isle of Man is pushing for broader policies on deepfakes as new legislation on sexual offenses is introduced.
The Isle of Man government is looking at a UK proposal to label all AI-generated images in order to target deepfakes. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
London

Chemical assaults: how common are they and what's the law?

Corrosive substance attacks involve throwing acid or corrosive substances on someone with the intent to harm or kill.
Corrosive substance attacks in the UK have risen in recent years, with 710 attacks recorded in 2022 and 82 hospital admissions for acid attacks in 2022-2023. [ more ]
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