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6 days ago | news.sky.com | Faith Ridler

Laws may need to be strengthened to crack down on the exploitation of child "influencers", a senior Labour MP has warned. Chi Onwurah, chair of the science, technology and innovation committee, said parts of the Online Safety Act - passed in October 2023 - may already be "obsolete or inadequate". Experts have raised concerns that there is a lack of provision in industry laws for children who earn money through brand collaborations on social media when compared to child actors and models.

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Jenness Mitchell

A sales manager from West Yorkshire has been jailed for a spate of offences - including multiple rapes - that he committed while living in Scotland. James McCall, 49, preyed on two women during a period of offending spanning 12 years between 2007 and 2019. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said his criminal behaviour included sexually assaulting his victims while they were asleep and unable to give consent.

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Alix Culbertson

Trans women in British Transport Police custody will now be strip searched by male officers - not female - following Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling. The force said it is introducing an "interim position" while it digests the Supreme Court's decision that the definition of a "woman" under the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Faye Brown

Kemi Badenoch has laughed off Robert Jenrick's WhatsApp mix-up after he appeared to accidentally add hundreds of contacts to a group chat before swiftly removing people. The chat, which included MPs and journalists, was initially called "Marathon" but then changed to "V". Labour has seized on the incident, suggesting the shadow justice secretary was canvassing opinion on the future of the party, given he was runner-up to Ms Badenoch in last year's Tory leadership contest.

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

A team of Japanese scientists have created chunks of lab-grown chicken - in a "breakthrough" experts say could pave the way for the creation of larger cuts of meat. In the quest to cultivate meat without the climate impact of farmed animals, scientists have so far only been able to grow tiny chunks of animal cells that have been used to recreate minced meat products like pork meatballs.