Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas message for the first time
The former pirate station, based on a ship, was awarded an AM waveband licence from Ofcom in 2017.
UK News|Dec 23, 2020
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Truck drivers call for help as hundreds face third night stranded in Kent
Hauliers unable to make the crossing to France have been told to go to Manston Airport, near Ramsgate.
UK News|Dec 22, 2020
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Boris Johnson to speak to campaigner spreading bell-ringing ‘message of hope’
Mary Beggs-Reid has said her plan to ring bells on Christmas Eve to spread cheer is ‘more needed now than ever’.
UK News|Dec 22, 2020
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Trailer tragedy couple held hands as dream of new life slipped away
Tran Hai Loc and Nguyen Thi Van were still huddled together when they were discovered among the 39 dead.
UK News|Dec 21, 2020
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Migrants in EU border areas to see social media ads warning against voyage to UK
Ads will tell migrants they risk being sent back to Europe even if they make it to the UK’s shores.
UK News|Dec 21, 2020
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Thousands join Christmas campaign to ‘give someone a bell’
A campaign to ring bells on Christmas Eve and reach out to friends and family aims to ‘end 2020 with a bit of magic, hope and togetherness’.
UK News|Dec 20, 2020
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TikTok told its systems are failing to spot anti-vaccine misinformation
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok were appearing before MPs to answer questions on misinformation and fake news.
UK News|Dec 17, 2020
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Man who chased motorbike thieves and killed one in a crash jailed for 10 years
Joshua Molloy was thrown from the bike and against a lamp post following a high speed chase.
UK News|Dec 17, 2020
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Social media giants urged to make it easier to report abuse to police
Former MI5 chief Lord Evans, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said social media firms need to do ‘more and at a greater pace’.
UK News|Dec 17, 2020
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Partying in the dark?
Since the election, the newly-fledged political parties seem to have gone quiet, which will disappoint those who believed the advent of some form of party politics would bring about more accountability. Nick Mann asks what this could do to public confidence in the States
Nick Mann|Dec 17, 2020
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Snapchat apologises for ‘misguided’ filters that caused offence
The app’s UK public policy head says filters such as 2016’s Bob Marley face would be rejected today.
UK News|Dec 16, 2020
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Facebook’s UK users to be overseen by firm’s US HQ after Brexit transition
The social network says there will be no change to the privacy controls or the services Facebook offers to people in the UK.
UK News|Dec 16, 2020
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Online Harms Bill will take decisive action against tech firms – Dowden
The Culture Secretary said proposed new regulation on tech giants would ensure they ‘clean up their act’.
UK News|Dec 15, 2020
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Online Harms Bill ‘will spark new age of accountability for social media’
The proposed legislation is expected before Parliament next year.
UK News|Dec 15, 2020
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What are the new rules to make tech giants accountable for harmful content?
Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden and Home Secretary Priti Patel will set out a final decision on online harms proposals on Tuesday.
UK News|Dec 15, 2020
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