Breaching

• De in de VS gevestigde site, waarvan de beheerders door Ofcom een boete van £ 950.000 kregen, verschijnt in de zoekresultaten van Google en is in het VK toegankelijk. • Google heeft ontkend de Online Safety Act te hebben geschonden door een "nihilistisch" zelfmoordforum te promoten dat geassocieerd wordt met 164 sterfgevallen in het VK, waar het forum verboden zou moeten zijn. • De Britse internettoezichthouder beboette de in de VS gevestigde operator van het forum met £ 950.000 omdat de site, die "een materieel risico op aanzienlijke schade vormt", nog steeds toegankelijk is in het VK, ondanks Britse wetten die het aanmoedigen of helpen bij zelfmoord strafbaar stellen. Lees verder...

Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older peopleExtreme heat is already creating “non-survivable” conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and likely many more, according to new research that warns people are more susceptible to rising temperatures than first thought.Scientists re-examined six extreme heatwaves between 2003 and 2024 and found that when temperature, humidity and the body’s ability to stay cool were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people. Continue reading...

Judge says in verdict against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham that conditions imposed were lawful and necessaryTwo prominent leaders in the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain have been found guilty of breaching protest conditions.Ben Jamal, 62, the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and Chris Nineham, 63, vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, were accused of failing to comply with conditions imposed on a protest on 18 January 2025. They were subsequently charged with public order offences. Continue reading...