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UK and US pledge to combat AI-generated images of child abuse

Image by Invictus Psychological Services The UK and US have united together to combat the rise of child sexual abuse images generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes. The Home Secretary Suella Braverman, alongside the US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, has committed to exploring further joint action to tackle the alarming rise in despicable AI-generated […]

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Eight-year-old girl receives the UK’s first rejection-free kidney transplant

Aditi Shankar with her parents (Image by PA Media) An eight-year-old girl has received the first-ever treatment in the UK which will spare her from taking life-long drugs, to stop her body from rejecting her kidney transplant. Aditi Shankar experienced a remarkable immune system transformation after undergoing a stem cell transplant. This process effectively \”reprogrammed\”

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Business and community leaders network for a greater cause

Image by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust “The more you give and the more you get.” That was the message from Dr Manoj Joshi MBE DL, who addressed members of the Bradford Hospitals’ Charity 100 Club event at Manningham Mills, Bradford. Joshi, who arrived in the UK as a Ugandan refugee when he was

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Prominent international climate activist visits Brent

Image by Twitter @Brent_Council An Eco Peace delegation visit held recently brought together community leaders, councillors and young activists in a fight against climate change. The event provided a unique platform for attendees to hear from Yana Abu Taleb, the Director of EcoPeace (Middle East), who gave insights into the groundbreaking work on environmental sustainability

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Government announces employment support boost for over 30,000 economically inactive young people

Image by Pixabay/ABC News Tens of thousands of 16 to 24-year-olds will be given access to additional support in finding and securing work following the expansion of the Department for Work and Pensions’ Youth Offer, it has been announced on 25 September. Despite youth unemployment being down by over 43% since 2010, young people are

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MCB expresses shock at Home Secretary for endorsing an extremist at dispatch box

Image by GOV.UK Speaking before the Commons on last month, the Home Secretary Suella Braverman delivered a statement on the Prevent strategy, in which she categorised the hard-right polemicist Douglas Murray’s views as “mainstream Conservative commentary.” Douglas Murray’s objectively racist, extremely Islamophobic assertions are a matter of public record, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) informs.

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ECB sets out action to make cricket more inclusive following ICEC report

Image by ECB The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on 25 September published details of further steps it will take to make cricket a more inclusive sport in response to the recent report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC). Wide-ranging action aims to tackle discrimination and break down barriers for women

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Man sentenced for fraud after conning single women into handing over cash at railway stations

Image by British Transport Police A 44-year-old man who preyed on single women and conned them into handing over thousands of pounds has been sentenced following a British Transport Police investigation. Khalid Mahmood, of Vicarage Crescent, Redditch, was sentenced to nine months in jail, suspended for two years, at Inner London Crown Court on Wednesday

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Islamic Relief continues to distribute aid in Morocco

Image by Islamic Relief Islamic Relief has been working with local partners to help deliver aid to the hundreds of thousands of people who have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Morocco that devastated the country last month. The charity distributed more than 1,000 blankets, mattresses and hygiene kits respectively to affected communities in

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Genius Glasgow schoolboy secures two gold medals and makes his parents proud

Image by Glasgow Live Azhaf Ejaz, an 11-year-old schoolboy with a remarkable aptitude for mathematics, has achieved a great deal of pride for his parents by securing gold medals in two competitions, one of which was originally intended for secondary school students, Glasgow Live reported. Azhaf attended St Monica’s Primary School in Pollok where he

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