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UK gov unveils plan for nationwide digital identity scheme
The UK government has revealed its plans to introduce new legislation to securely handle the introduction of digital identities for use throughout modern society. Announcing the news on Thursday following a consultation period, the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) said it sees digital identities being used in place of physical documents like passports and driving licences.
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New law banning cyberflashing to be included in Online Safety Bill
The practice involves the sending of unsolicited sexual images to victims through social media, dating apps or using data sharing services including Bluetooth and Airdrop. In some cases a preview of the image appears on the person's device even if they reject the transfer request. It's thought almost half of young women have been targeted. Among teenagers, the figure is even higher.
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Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever
The carbon dioxide emissions of new cars sold in the UK dropped to the lowest level ever in 2021 thanks to the unprecedented surge in electric vehicle sales, industry data suggests. Average new car CO2 emissions fell by 11.2%, to 119.7g for every kilometre driven, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group.
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‘I feel I’ve made a mark’: the man who built homes for 60,000 swifts
Retired salesman John Stimpson is 80 today. He will be celebrating with a cake at Slimming World this evening, followed by dinner with his family on Friday. Stimpson has one achievement in particular to mark: he has just completed his goal of building 30,000 swift boxes, which could house half of the UK’s breeding population of 60,000 pairs.
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UK regulator fines Mastercard, others for prepaid cards cartel
Britain's payments regulator on Tuesday fined five payments companies including Mastercard a total of 33 million pounds ($45.01 million) for cartel behaviour involving prepaid cards issued to vulnerable people on welfare benefits.
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No meat please, we’re British: now a third of us approve of vegan diet
A boom in plant-based diets means next year’s Veganuary will attract more uptake than ever
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UK company introduces four-day work week without cutting pay
A British company has moved to a four-day work week for all of its employees. Atom Bank, which is a digital only bank founded in 2014, has now allowed all of its 430 workers to enjoy more time off without cutting their pay. It's the latest in a handful of businesses joining the trend of shorter working hours to see if it improves productivity.
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Depression and anxiety ‘the norm’ for UK PhD students
PhD students in the United Kingdom are more likely than other educated members of the general public to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, according to a survey. The researchers used common clinical screening questionnaires to measure signs of emotional distress in 3,352 self-selected PhD students and 1,256 working professionals; these all had undergraduate degrees and were similar in age to the students. The results were published on 9 December in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.
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Octopuses, crabs, and lobsters will be recognized as 'sentient beings' in UK after a review concluded they feel pain and distress
Octopuses, crabs, and lobsters will be recognized as sentient beings under UK animal welfare laws after a review concluded there is strong evidence they are capable of feelings.
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Calling all payphone users: thousands of call boxes set for protection
With 96% of UK adults now owning a mobile phone, and mobile signal improving significantly in recent years, the way people make calls is changing.
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UK announces plan to boost overseas trade
The government has announced plans to boost the UK's annual exports to £1 trillion by the end of the decade. The Made in the UK, Sold To The World plan is intended to help firms seize new opportunities in global markets. Last year, the UK exported about £600bn in goods and services. But only one in 10 British firms trades overseas.
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River Thames: Sharks and seahorses found living in waterway
Sharks, seahorses, eels and seals have been found living in the River Thames, a study has found. The State of the Thames Report, led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), highlights changes since the river was declared "biologically dead" in 1957. The river has seen an increase in its range of birds, marine mammals and natural habitats since the 1990s.
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UK security bill to introduce biometric age verification for social media registration
UK government will see the introduction of comprehensive rules to prevent online harms to children, including biometrics-based age checks.
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UK teen sentenced to 35 years for devil-pact double murder
A British teenager who murdered two sisters in a London park as part of a pact he believed he had made with demonic forces to kill women every six months in exchange for a future lottery win has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years.
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The 22-year-old who took on a housing giant and won
As a new report claims dilapidated housing is "killing some of the most vulnerable people", a 22-year-old student has become an unlikely champion for social housing tenants, shaming Clarion, Europe's biggest housing association, into action. "I can't let people live in squalor," says Kwajo Tweneboa, burning passion in his voice, as he details some of the appalling living conditions he has uncovered in the past four months.
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British Post Office ID App to Sell Bitcoin Vouchers Next Week
As of next week, Britain’s state-owned postal service will help anyone to buy cryptocurrency through its identify verification app. The move comes after the Post Office signed a deal with decentralized exchange (DEX) Swarm Markets. The deal enables verified users of the Post Office’s app, EasyID, to click through to Swarm’s website, where they can purchase vouchers that can be redeemed for cryptocurrencies.
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Investigation into hacked "map" of UK gun owners
Authorities are investigating after a map claiming to show the addresses of thousands of firearms owners in the UK was published online. Gun-selling site Guntrader announced a data breach affecting more than 100,000 customers in July. This week, reports emerged that an animal rights activist blog had published the information.
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Single-use plastic plates and cutlery to be banned in England
Polystyrene cups will also be banned but campaigners say action to cut plastic waste is ‘snail-paced’
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Government to ban single-use plastic cutlery
The government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups in England as part of what it calls a "war on plastic". Ministers said the move would help to reduce litter and cut the amount of plastic waste in oceans. A consultation on the policy will launch in the autumn - although the government has not ruled out including other items in the ban.
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London ‘on track’ for worst year of teenage killings, police say
A Scotland Yard chief has warned London is on track for its worst ever year for teenage homicides. Commander Alex Murray, the Met’s lead for violence, issued an urgent call for calm to prevent more young lives being lost as Covid restrictions lift.
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