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Ofcom ‘refused commissioner’s requests to see tech companies’ risk assessments’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (721+ words) Dame Rachel de Souza is considering using her statutory powers as Children’s Commissioner (Aaron Chown/PA) The Children’s Commissioner for England has threatened to use her statutory powers to access tech companies’ risk assessments after Ofcom refused her request to…...
British woman fatally stabbed at train station in Germany
2+ week, 1+ day ago (146+ words) A man suspected of fatally stabbing a 31-year-old British woman with a knife early on Sunday morning in the southern German town of Rosenheim has been detained, authorities said. The woman, who was attacked at the Rosenheim train station, was…...
Former police officer appears in court accused of rape and sexual assault
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (289+ words) A FORMER Cumbria police officer who stands accused of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another while off duty has appeared in court. Matthew Stewart, aged 31, worked for Cumbria Constabulary as a special constable, police community support officer and also…...
Police release names of five young men aged between 16 and 23 who died in A66 crash
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (247+ words) Police have confirmed the names of five people who died in the devastating A66 crash in the early hours of Saturday morning. Cleveland Police released the names of all five people who were in the Volkswagen Passat, which was travelling in…...