Tag uk

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2025-06-15

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The families hiring 'private bobbies' to police their homes

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr103y3leo

Security officers from private firms are being paid to patrol some UK neighbourhoods in an effort to deter burglars - but how much can they really do?

2025-05-04

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National Grid: Live

grid.iamkate.com

Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network

2025-05-02

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Ending hunger and hardship could benefit the UK economy and public finances by over £75 billion each year | Trussell

www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-research/news/ending-hunger-and-hardship-could-benefit-the-uk-economy-and-public-finances

Trussell is calling on the UK government to take action to alleviate pressure on our already stretched public services and lift millions of people out of hunger and hardship.

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UK could save billions by ending hunger – not slashing benefits

www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/end-hunger-save-public-money-poverty-trussell

Researchers at Trussell have found that the UK government could save billions if it increased universal credit to help tackle hunger.

Trussell article on their report

2025-04-18

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Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo

The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.

2025-04-09

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UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill

Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’