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Legislation to ban non-consensual sexual images signed amid Grok AI backlash

It will be illegal to create or request deepfake intimate images of adults without consent from February 6.

Evening Standard · Jan 15

Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials

Exclusive: Claire Waxman says justice system risks collapse and no other viable way to drastically reduce courts backlog

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14

Plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales may be watered down after backlash

Exclusive: David Lammy’s proposals could be altered to avoid fight in Lords after criticism from MPs, peers and lawyers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

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U.K. investigation into X over AI deepfakes risks igniting a US-Europe free speech battle

The U.K.'s online safety regulator has opened a formal investigation into X over allegedly illegal deepfakes created by its Grok AI chatbot.

Fortune · Jan 12

Minister to give update on X amid deepfake row

Liz Kendall will give a statement in the Commons amid reports that the chatbot Grok digitally undressed people without their consent.

Evening Standard · Jan 12

Monday briefing: How Elon Musk’s Grok is being used as a tool for digital sexual abuse

In today’s newsletter: The chatbot is being used to digitally undress photos of women and children. What can politicians actually do to stop it, and what does it say about our control of the internet?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy

Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11

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US warns UK against ‘Russia-style’ ban on Musk’s X as it plays down deepfake images

Sarah Rogers said the UK was ‘contemplating a Russia-style X ban, to protect them from bikini images’

The Independent UK · Jan 11

US official warns UK against ‘Russia-style’ ban on X over AI-generated images

The Government would back regulator Ofcom if it decided to implement a ban on accessing X from the UK over sexualised deepfake images.

Evening Standard · Jan 11

Elon Musk hits out at Keir Starmer after reposting AI image of PM wearing a bikini

He called the UK a country that wants to ‘suppress free speech’

Evening Standard · Jan 10

Imprisoned indefinitely for stealing a phone? End this injustice, prime minister

THE INDEPENDENT’S VIEW: Editorial: The discredited law of open-ended sentencing was abolished as ‘unjust’ 14 years ago, yet it continues to blight lives and overwhelm prisons. Ending IPP injustice for the 2,400 prisoners still denied a release date is not about being soft on crime – it is about upholding…

The Independent UK · Jan 10

JD Vance backs UK over ‘unacceptable’ sexualised AI images on X

The deputy prime minister raised the concerns with Vance about Grok in a meeting this week

The Independent UK · Jan 10

Lammy says Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘despicable’

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy discussed the issue with US vice president JD Vance during a trip to Washington.

Evening Standard · Jan 10

David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’

Exclusive: US vice-president ‘sympathetic’ to concerns over Grok-generated pornography, says deputy PM

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10

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The Independent UK · Jan 10

Britain’s former top judge tells Starmer: Make things right on cruel indefinite jail terms

Lord Thomas compares scandal to Post Office and infected blood sagas – as he calls on PM to scrap ‘unjust’ indefinite jail terms highlighted by The Independent

The Independent UK · Jan 10

Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it

Labour MP Karl Turner said he is ‘absolutely confident’ that if it comes to a vote plans to restrict jury trials to the most serious cases will be defeated by rebels

Evening Standard · Jan 10

Prime Minister ‘ought to be ashamed’ for scrapping jury trials, Labour MP says

Karl Turner said he was ‘absolutely stunned’ by the policy.

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Starmer ‘reiterates’ Greenland position with Danish PM and speaks again to Trump

The PM has spoken to Denmark’s leader and US President Donald Trump.

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Evening Standard · Jan 8

PM faces call to rule out use of British bases if US attacks Greenland

US officials have said they could use ‘military means’ to ‘acquire’ the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Evening Standard · Jan 8

US a ‘reliable ally’, minister says, amid Trump’s Greenland threats

Pat McFadden made the claim after Sir Keir Starmer ‘set out his position on Greenland’ in a phone call with Donald Trump on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 7

Greenland’s future must be determined by island and Denmark, Starmer warns Trump in call

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly said the territory’s future must be a matter for Greenland and Denmark alone

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

Nigel Farage dismisses racist and antisemitic school bullying claims as ‘made-up fantasies’

Reform UK leader says accusations about his behaviour at Dulwich college were politically motivated

Evening Standard · Jan 7

Nigel Farage tells mayoral candidate to apologise for saying David Lammy should 'go home'

The Reform leader said Chris Parry should say sorry to the Deputy Prime Minister as he unveiled his party’s candidate for Mayor of London

Evening Standard · Jan 7

Starmer: Decision to send troops to Ukraine to be voted on by MPs

British and French forces will help to train Ukrainian troops and protect stocks of weaponry, aimed at deterring future Russian aggression.

The Independent UK · Jan 7

Farage tells Reform candidate who said David Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean to apologise

Chris Parry made remarks about the ‘loyalties’ of David Lammy and other MPs

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