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KPop Demon Hunters song reaches number one in singles chart

The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack also spends a sixth consecutive week on top of the Official Compilations Chart, the Official Charts Company said.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

Why do angry UK internet users want to repeal the Online Safety Act? Here are the 5 biggest complaints

Since the latest part of the Online Safety Act has come into force, it's come in for an increasing amount of criticism –here are the main reasons why.

TechRadar · Aug 1, 2025

Car loan scandal: what the supreme court ruling means for UK motorists

Supreme court ruling ends 18-month saga over whether or not lenders hid finance commission rates

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025

Hostage families: Releases will play ‘no part’ in UK plan to recognise Palestine

Members of four British families met with Foreign Office officials on Thursday night seeking clarification over the plans.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

UK ninja sword ban begins as 1,000 bladed weapons surrendered in national amnesty

From 1 August, it is now illegal to own, sell or import ninja swords in England and Wales, with possession in public carrying up to four years in prison.

Euronews · Aug 1, 2025

Ninja sword ban comes into effect across the UK

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The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

Technology could open up new ways to track prisoners

Technology firms have apparently suggested placing tracking devices or a microchip under the skin of convicted criminals to monitor them in prison or when they come out, according to a recent report in the Guardian. Though the idea raises questions about human rights, the technology is certainly developing that could…

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2025

Nearly two-thirds of Brits surveyed about the UK's new age verification laws think the changes aren't effective, but even more support them being made in the first place

Best not to survey VPN companies, then.

PC Gamer · Aug 1, 2025

Rachel Reeves rejects Donald Trump’s call to halt ‘unsightly windmills’ in North Sea

Chancellor backs renewable energy plans and dismisses calls to ‘incentivise the drillers’

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

Storm Floris to hit UK on Monday with unseasonably strong winds forecast

Yellow weather warning for wind in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and north of England from 6am

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025