Ofcom urges tech firms to step up to protect women and girls online The watchdog has published new guidance but some organisations have said it must be made mandatory. Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025
Ofcom urges tech firms to tackle toxic online abuse of women The regulator says the digital world is ‘not serving women and girls the way it should’ The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Ofcom at risk of losing public trust over online harms, says Liz Kendall Technology secretary fears digital frontier may be outpacing regulator, with AI chatbots a particular concern The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025
AI deepfake ‘nudification’ site fined £50,000 over age check failures Ofcom is also launching probes into 20 other pornography sites, linked to the Online Safety Act The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
AI nudification site hit with £50,000 fine over age check failures Ofcom hit Itai Tech ltd – which runs the Undress.cc website – with the fine for failing to use effective age checks. Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
How household contracts could be fueling UK inflation UK inflation has dropped to 3.6% but it remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target. Beyond broader global uncertainties, there are also factors within our own homes that are quietly sustaining this stubborn issue. Namely, automatic annual price uplifts in everyday contracts for things like mobile phones and… The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025
Evri says it is seeing more deliveries than ever Evri meanwhile ranked last in a customer satisfaction survey The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Evri delivers millions more parcels this year as second-hand economy booms The company, which was at the bottom of Ofcom’s latest customer satisfaction survey, said it was ‘delivering more parcels than ever’. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
Revealed: The best and worst parcel delivery companies in the UK A recent report has revealed the rankings of the largest delivery services in the UK The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Parcel problems reach record as 15 million people are let down on the doorstep Citizens Advice said its fifth annual parcel league table laid bare ‘how broken this market is’. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
Ofcom receives complaints over GB News item on defendants’ ‘foreign-sounding names’ Lib Dem MP says way figures were compiled on ‘non-British-sounding’ surnames in court was ‘frankly racist’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
Seven in ten people think the papers regularly publish false information – we need to improve press regulation The resignation of the BBC’s director general and CEO of news is only the latest symptom of a deeper malaise in the media , a crisis of trust that runs through broadcasters and newspapers alike. The Conversation · Nov 17, 2025
Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom Ian Russell says watchdog lacks ‘urgency’ and is not willing to use its powers ‘to the extent required’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025
Married At First Sight sparks 256 Ofcom complaints over 'hard to watch' treatment of groom Viewers claimed the controversial episode was ‘ridiculous’ and had them switching off Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025 Royal Mail not rolling out further changes to second-class post until early 2026 The firm has been running a pilot to overhaul letter delivery services, including scrapping second-class deliveries on Saturdays.
The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025 Royal Mail announces update on controversial changes to postal deliveries Ofcom fined Royal Mail £21m last month after millions of letters arrived late across the UK
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025 OPINION - The BBC Trump falsehood isn't an aberration but a symptom BBC groupthink goes beyond Trump to transgender issues, migration and Hamas
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025 BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them The resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by US President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions.
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025 Where are the Shirley Valentines today? The news that the actor Pauline Collins had died touched a nerve for Terri White. Brought up in a working-class culture, surrounded by Shirley Valentines (Rita, Sue and Bob too), she wondered, where on earth did they all go?
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025 Boris Johnson trying to undermine BBC leadership, insiders fear after leak Director general under pressure after release of memo criticising reporting on Trump, trans rights and Gaza
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025 Telecoms companies to improve security to stop UK phone number ‘spoofing’ Six of biggest providers to roll out new technology over next 12 months in effort to prevent fraud by foreign call centres
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025 Minister ‘assured’ by BBC it is probing claims of selectively editing Trump clip Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy expects the BBC to examine questions around editorial standards thoroughly, No 10 said.
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025 Calls for ‘outright ban on absurd’ mid-contract telecoms price rises Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has written an open letter to Ofcom bosses asking them to review the practice again.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025 Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK Legal requirement to be placed on tech platforms to prevent users from seeing such ‘choking’ material
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025 TalkTV breached impartiality rules with allegations about cancelled local elections, Ofcom finds Claim that elections were cancelled because ministers were ‘terrified of Reform’ given rare rebuke by regulator