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The Government is launching a crackdown on AI-generated images of child sexual abuse. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse. The new offence will be punishable by up to five years in prison. Those who have been found to own AI “paedophile manuals” could […]

Four people have died after a vehicle crashed into a building. Officers were called to reports a vehicle had hit the building in Magdalen Street, Colchester at around 4.40am on Saturday, Essex Police said. Emergency services attended but four people died at the scene. The ages and genders of the victims have not yet been disclosed. Their families have been informed and will be supported by specialist officers, the force […]

The body of a second woman has been found during the search for two sisters who went missing in Aberdeen last month. The body of a second woman has been found during the search for two sisters who went missing in Aberdeen last month. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last seen on CCTV on Market Street at Victoria Bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen at about […]

The body of singer Linda Nolan was brought to her funeral in a pink sparkly coffin as a large crowd of family and friends gathered. Members of the public applauded as the hearse carrying the coffin arrived at St Paul’s Church in Blackpool, with her sisters Anne, Maureen, Coleen and Denise walking towards the church with other family members. Loose Women panellist Coleen, 59, wiped a tear from her eye. […]

A major IT glitch is still affecting Barclays customers, with some locked out of their accounts throughout the night and almost 24 hours on from the bank’s initial outage. The bank has apologised to customers, saying they are facing “ongoing technical issues that are impacting our customers’ accounts”. They warned some people may see an outdated balance, and payments made or received may not show. “We will ensure that no […]

Hamas has handed over the American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel to the Red Cross – the third hostage to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Mr Siegel, 65, walked onto a stage set up by the sea in Gaza City before militants handed him over to waiting Red Cross officials. Earlier, the militants released Yarden Bibas, 35, and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, 54, to the Red […]

Holders Real Madrid stand in the way of Manchester City’s hopes of a second taste of Champions League glory after the sides were drawn to face each other in the play-offs. Also, Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho appears to have grabbed his second chance at Old Trafford, while out-of-favour team-mate Marcus Rashford has emerged as a target for Aston Villa, who have been boosted by the news that Ollie Watkins […]

Campaigners have won a case against a station car park expansion in Constable Country, in what they say is an “important victory” for protected landscapes. The Dedham Vale Society and Campaign for National Parks brought a judicial review over the decision to approve a car park extension, lighting and fencing at the rail station at Manningtree, Essex, without observing a new legal duty to conserve and enhance national parks and […]

The Scottish Greens have called on the UK Government to remove the block on Scotland’s gender reforms. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed at Holyrood in 2022, with MSPs backing the plans to make it easier for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate by removing the need for a medical diagnosis. The controversial legislation caused a political firestorm in Scotland, with opponents claiming it could endanger […]