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'The Kids Have Now Left Home': UK Dad Receives the Parenting Magazine He Ordered 19 Years Late as Children Head to University

A parenting magazine ordered in 2007 arrived 19 years late, highlighting Royal Mail's ongoing service issues amid regulatory scrutiny and financial penalties.

International Business Times UK

Delivery pain for UK dad as baby magazine arrives 19 years late

Paul Edwards ordered the publication before the birth of his son in 2007, but experienced pregnant pause before receiving it this week

The Guardian - UK

‘Free of the shackles’: Michael Grade’s GB News defence raises concerns over relaxing of Ofcom rules

Former figures at regulator voice disquiet after series of provocative interviews by recently departed chair

The Guardian - UK

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Connectivity is so bad that passengers often go ‘off grid’ on UK trains

A new study found that mobile performance on trains is poor, and on board wifi is no better

The Independent UK

GMB to 'poach' This Morning star in huge 'shake-up' amid pressure to 'sack' Ed Balls over backlash

Ed Balls was recently blasted for his ‘shocking’ clash with a politician on GMB, sparking dozens of Ofcom complaints

Evening Standard

New chairman of Ofcom Sir Ian Cheshire ‘honoured and delighted’ to take on role

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed Sir Ian will take over as the head of the communications watchdog.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan warns of ‘lost generation of young men’ as he backs social media ban

The London mayor said tech firms must prove their services are safe for children or face a ban on being available to under-16s

Evening Standard

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Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’

Exclusive: Girls with additional needs including special educational needs and mental health problems risk being sucked into a ‘cycle’ of harmful online content, report warns

The Independent UK

Online misogyny risks ‘lost generation of young men’, Sadiq Khan warns as he calls for under-16s social media ban

The Mayor of London has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to bring in an Australia-style ban

The Independent UK

Labour media minister Ian Murray 'will not intervene' to stop STV job cuts, MSPs told

LABOUR media minister Ian Murray “will not intervene” to stop controversial cuts to STV News, MSPs were told.

The National (Scotland)

Ofcom ex-chair: broadcasters embarrassed by GB News following ‘majority agenda’

Michael Grade dismisses impartiality concerns, saying rightwing channel faces same rules as BBC, Sky and ITN

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney 'deeply concerned' after STV regional news cuts approved

The First Minister has written to Ofcom following the decision to accept STV’s proposals to alter their regional programming commitments

The National (Scotland)

Swinney ‘extremely disappointed’ and ‘deeply concerned’ about STV changes

Scottish First Minister John Swinney spoke out after regulator Ofcom approved changes to STV news services for the north of Scotland.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail investigated again as almost a quarter of first-class post arrives late

Latest figures show the company’s delivery performance has worsened compared with the previous year

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Ofcom launches investigation into Royal Mail delivery target failures

Royal Mail announced last week that it had missed targets for another year running.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail under investigation as nearly quarter of first-class post deliveries delayed

Royal Mail announced last week that it had missed targets for another year running

The National (Scotland)

Are STV 'throwing away a Scottish media success story with watchdog's support'?

STV have been accused of "throwing away" a "Scottish media success story" because of financial worries after Ofcom confirmed the…

Evening Standard

Media regulator approves STV plan for news programme changes

Ofcom approved the broadcaster’s bid to change its flagship news programme.

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The National (Scotland)

Media regulator approves STV plans to cut north of Scotland news programme

STV will be allowed to go ahead with controversial cuts to its news output ...

The Independent UK

‘New chapter’ for Royal Mail as deal on pay and working arrangements agreed

Royal Mail workers have agreed a 4.5 per cent pay offer

Evening Standard

Royal Mail misses annual delivery targets but hails progress amid £500m plan

Royal Mail has pledged to meet new delivery targets by May next year as part of a £500 million investment plan.

The Independent UK

Britain ‘to stop short of full social media ban for under-16s’ and outlaw addictive features instead

The government has been looking closely at the results of the Australian policy on social media - which includes a complete ban for under-16s

The Independent UK

One in ten girls threatened with having nude photos of them shared, shocking data reveals

Exclusive: Data from children’s charity Barnardo’s shows one in 10 girls in the UK have been threatened with having nude pictures of themselves shared

The Independent UK

Warning issued over deepfake ads that expose people to ‘the mercy of scammers’

Which? has called on the government to ensure regulator Ofcom can take action against tech firms that fail to block scams

Euronews

The internet is not safe for children, say UK police bosses

Leading police agencies say that tech companies not doing enough to protect children from harm online.

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