A new phase of the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday. Porn sites (but not exclusively) are now required to implement “robust age verification” for users. Around six thousand porn sites in the United Kingdom have been required to verify users’ age since Friday. The new rule, according to industry watchdog Ofcom, […]
Why Every UK Business Starts at the Civil National Business Centre Behind every successful UK business lies one critical step: legal registration. And for that, entrepreneurs turn to the Civil National Business Centre—the official channel for starting a business the right way. This Centre isn’t just a formality. It ensures businesses are recognised by law, […]
The forum site Reddit has announced that it will now verify the age of British users before allowing them to view “mature content.” This is in response to the country’s laws. The United Kingdom already passed the Online Safety Act in 2023, which aims to ensure, among other things, that children don’t see inappropriate content […]
Resident doctors in England — previously referred to as junior doctors — have voted to launch new strike action in a renewed row over pay, potentially extending industrial disruption into early 2026, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed. The dispute centres around a 29.2% pay demand, with the latest ballot showing overwhelming support for […]
The UK’s financial future is under severe strain, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which has raised concerns over ballooning pension costs, rising climate-related expenditures, and increasing public debt. Without significant policy changes, the OBR projects that government debt could skyrocket to 270% of GDP by 2070 — a steep rise from its […]
A group of British publishers have filed an antitrust complaint with the EU against Google, alleging that its AI summaries in search results are disadvantaging their content. The complaint originates from the Independent Publishers Alliance and concerns the summaries that appear when searching for information via Google. That summary often already provides an answer to […]
Baggage handlers at several British airports are being given a bonus every time they catch an EasyJet passenger with an oversized bag, according to leaked emails. “For every oversized bag found, you will be eligible for a £1.20 – £1 bonus,” according to an email from baggage handler Swissport obtained by the Jersey Evening Post. […]
