New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of materialTech companies and child protection agencies will be given the power to test whether artificial intelligence tools can produce child abuse images …
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classroomsEvery school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has announced, as part of its c…
Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research findsPrivate companies operating care services in just three regions of England have taken more than £250m in profits in three years, with more t…
‘Part of the joy economy’: adult buyers add to bumper year for toy sales
Some of this year’s Christmas must-haves are also expected to appeal to UK’s growing number of ‘kidults’There could be tug of war under the Christmas tree this year owing to the growing trend of adult toy collectors, a rundown of the season’s must-have…
‘Sobering’ study reveals extent of bullying and mental health problems for children in Wales
Study of 50,000 pupils aged 7-11 also finds most struggle to sleep, and fewer than half eat fruit or vegetables every dayMost older primary school pupils have problems sleeping while a third suffer emotional difficulties, a major study has revealed.Hal…
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One-third of museums lost government funding since Trump took office, survey says
Report including responses from more than 500 museum directors finds median loss of $30,000 in grants or contractsOne-third of US museums have lost government grants or contracts since Donald Trump took office, according to a new survey.The findings, r…
Swearing in of Democrat Adelita Grijalva 7 weeks after winning House election could force vote on releasing Epstein files
The Texas Democratic congresswoman’s signature on the Khanna-Massie resolution would trigger a vote on the Epstein files
California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talks
Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump’s absenceCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom has said Donald Trump is an “invasive species” whose dismissal of the climate crisis is an “abomination”, in a fi…
Protesters confront security at main venue of UN climate talks
A group of activists skirmished with security on Tuesday at United Nations climate talks in Brazilian Amazon city Belem, briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back.