Majority of UK parents find BBFC age ratings on Netflix helpful, poll finds The partnership was first launched in 2020. Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025
Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged 88 Journalist and editor also led British Board of Film Classification and served as senior lay member of the Church of England The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Porn websites now require age verification in the UK – the privacy and security risks are numerous As of July 25 2025, people in the UK accessing web services with pornographic content will have to prove they are over 18 years of age. This development has been in the works for a while. It was proposed in 2014 by the video-on-demand regulator, and legislated for introduction in… The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025
BBFC seeks to extend its monitoring role to include online pornography The British Board of Film Classification has classified offline pornography for 40 years, but wants to expand its remit The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025
Star Wars film reclassified to PG due to violence and frozen Han Solo scene Other films to be reclassified by the British Board of Film Classification included Abba – The Movie, Black Narcissus, and Higher Learning. Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024
Mary Poppins age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language 60 years after release The British Board of Film Classification has changed Mary Poppins, which stars Julie Andrews, from a U to a PG Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2024
Watership Down: disturbing children’s film finally loses its U rating “For 45 years, it has menaced our children, bringing unbridled horror and trauma into countless young lives,” said Robbie Collin in The Daily Telegraph. “But at last, good sense has prevailed” – and “Watership Down” has been regraded from a U to a PG. In its latest annual report, the… The Week · Jul 27, 2023
British film board turns to AI to help spot bad language, sex and violence Partnership with Amazon’s cloud computing division aims to save time and money classifying content The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023