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‘Need tougher action’ from social media platforms to tackle deepfake porn, says women and equalities committee chair
We spoke to Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee.
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Exclusive: Hundreds of British celebrities victims of deepfake porn
Hundreds of female British actors, TV stars, musicians, YouTubers and journalists are victims of deepfake pornography, a Channel 4 News investigation being shown tonight has found. At least 250 British celebrities appear in the deepfake videos, in which their faces are superimposed onto pornography using Artificial Intelligence. Channel 4 News is not naming those affected.…
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Backlash over plans to chop down 11 trees in Ripon
When the Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall was hacked down last September, apparently in an act of vandalism, it led to expressions of anger and sadness well beyond Northumberland. It also showed how we as a nation love ancient trees. Now the proposed loss of eleven trees, including an ancient 200-year-old beech, has…
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If children get addicted to nicotine – they will likely die from smoking, says Andrea Leadsom
The public health minister Andrea Leadsom spoke to us, and we began by asking her about criticism of the ban from the former prime minister Liz Truss who said a Conservative government “should not be seeking to extend the nanny state”.
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Bill to ban smoking for anyone born after 2009 introduced by government
The government has put the UK on what it hopes will be a path to becoming a world leader in the fight against smoking-related diseases. It has introduced its Tobacco and Vapes bill that will mean that the legal age people can buy cigarettes will be raised by one year every year, so anyone born…
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Zara Aleena: ‘Review into murder may not have happened without media attention’
Since Zara Aleena’s murder nearly two years ago, her family has campaigned for change in the justice system. Probation failures that meant her killer was released just over a week before Zara’s death were exposed in a serious further offences review. But her aunt has told Channel 4 News that according to probation services, that…
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Is fall in inflation sign of economic turning point?
Is the fall in inflation a sign of the turning point in our economy which the government keeps talking about?
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As inflation hits lowest level since 2021, how’s this business fairing?
Inflation eased back by more than expected last month to its lowest level since September 2021. Official figures showed Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.4 per cent in February, boosting hopes that a cut in interest rates could happen within months. The rate is down from 4 per cent in January, thanks to the…
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Rwanda bill: ‘Unelected Labour peers are blocking our plans’, says Tory Deputy Chairman
We spoke to Conservative Deputy Chairman Rachel Maclean. We started by asking her whether, following the 1922 committee meeting, Tory MPs may have given the prime minister only a temporary reprieve until after the upcoming local elections.
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Lords inflict multiple defeats on Sunak’s Rwanda bill
Members of the House of Lords have prolonged their stand-off with Ministers over the Rwanda Bill by inflicting a series of defeats on the Government this afternoon. Opposition Lords say it should be up to the courts to decide if Rwanda is a safe place to send asylum seekers rather than ministers. The defeats means…
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Will footage of Kate and William silence Royal conspiracy theories?
Nine days ago the Prince and Princess of Wales released that photograph of Kate with their children. The Mother’s Day picture was supposed to destroy the seemingly endless conspiracy theories about Kate’s health after her abdominal operation in January. But the image was doctored, and even though she admitted editing it, the conspiracy theories got…
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‘Privacy has been invaded but it’s helpful’ – Expert on how Kate video could calm Royal rumours
We spoke to former BBC Royal Correspondent Peter Hunt and asked him whether the new video would help William and Kate.
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Nottingham killings: ‘Our faith in system has been shaken’, says family of Grace O’Malley-Kumar
We speak to Grace O’Malley-Kumar’s brother James, and her father, Dr Sanjoy Kumar, about what they see as the failures in the prosecution.
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Nottingham killings: Victims demand public inquiry over what they claim were failings in case
It was a crime which horrified the country. Valdo Calocane stabbed to death Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates in Nottingham last June. He admitted manslaughter and was given a hospital order after he was found to be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The families of his victims are demanding a public inquiry after what…
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Meet the Israeli “traitors” standing against the war in Gaza
While opposition to Israel’s conduct in Gaza is voiced around the world, in Israel support for the war is still strong, but we speak to one of only two people imprisoned for refusing to serve in the army. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his fellow politicians they need to stand united against…