Post Office still can’t find evidence for 1,400 scandal redress claimants, while people die waiting | Computer Weekly Finding evidence for events that took place decades ago is a challenge for many subpostmasters seeking compensation through the Post Office Horizon Shortfall Scheme.

Post Office says it can’t find evidence for scandal clamants
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About 10 years old, trip to the educational farm to see the milking. Our return to school was delayed for ages (but was probably only 20 minutes) because one of our classmates, a walking disaster area, tripped and fell head first into about a foot of cow shit and had to be scraped clean. Happy days.

11yo went on a school trip to an agricultural museum today to learn about life as an evacuee in WWII, but unfortunately one of the horses they saw did an enormous fart and now that's the only thing any of them are going to remember

A tax barrister sued me personally for £8m for libel after we linked him to a tax avoidance scheme.

Today the High Court struck out the claim, granted summary judgment, and ruled it was a SLAPP. The judgment is highly critical.

How to use FOI to develop good journalism habits Freedom of Information (FOI) requests are not only one of the best ways to get original and exclusive stories that set your reporting apart — they’re also a good way to develop core journalis…

Freedom of Information requests are not only one of the best ways to get original and exclusive stories that set your reporting apart — they’re also a good way to develop core journalism habits like curiosity, scepticism, and creativity. Here’s how:

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Magnificent. Make sure you click on the "1 more reply" link to make sure you read the whole thread. You will not regret it.

Copyright and artificial intelligence statement of progress under Section 137 Data (Use and Access) Act

Full government report: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Headline idea:
‘No Sweat’ says Andrew As He Drops Royal Titles.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.

They’ve missed out on the opportunity to cast Gavin & Stacey actor Larry Lamb as Larry Lamb.

Wired and Business Insider remove 'AI-written' freelance articles Wired and Business Insider have removed freelance articles over concerns they were written by AI under a fake name.

Wired and Business Insider have removed features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated.

Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.

Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC

How one crazy idea became an epic town-wide book festival A wild idea in a pandemic sparked a nomadic fringe book festival – this time in a town without a bookshop

No rules. No big sponsors.
Just a wild idea, a lot of grit, and a love of books.

This is how a festival was born – and it starts Saturday...

Jackie Carreira has the story

The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of Tom Hayes for conspiracy to defraud. He was accused of conspiring to manipulate the LIBOR, key benchmark interest rates used in financial markets. In 2015, he was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, later reduced to 11 years on appeal.

Daily Star: World to come to an end with 'Big Crunch' and 'humans will burn in cosmic hell'.

At last, some good news.

BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content use It is first time that the BBC has taken such action regarding alleged scraping of its content for AI.

BBC threatens legal action against AI company
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Could a dead person be elected to #Parliament?
Yes - or at least this was the case in May 1728, when Sidney Wortley Montagu was declared the winning candidate in the disputed 1727 general election return for Peterborough, even though he had died six months earlier.
#HistParl

American archivists: y'all need to up your social media game! 🗃️

UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill Law expected to include safety and copyright issues but delay likely to raise concerns about ongoing lack of regulation Proposals to regulate artificial intelligence have been delayed by at least a year as UK ministers plan a bumper bill to regulate the technology and its use of copyrighted material. Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, intends to introduce a “comprehensive” AI bill in the next parliamentary session to address concerns about issues including safety and copyright. Continue reading...

UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill

MI5 misled watchdog about neo-Nazi spy case after lying in court The regulator rewrote a draft report which had contradicted MI5’s false evidence, the BBC can reveal.

“The revelation means that MI5 has effectively given false evidence in this case to every organisation or court which is supposed to have access to the Security Service's secrets and is responsible for holding it to account” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is still not an AI case Look, it is an AI case, and I might come back to that part, but for now I think we need to focus on the bigger ‘not-AI’ picture. Not least because saying AI is not reliable and one shou…

Ayinde, quick summary of the non AI bits … lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/t...

Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.

Exclusive: Telegraph was deceived by source in case of "faked" story about £345k per year banking couple who had to cut down on Waitrose shops to fund school fees pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...

Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 30/8/2024 – #FOIFriday - Words + Numbers Sending an Freedom of Information request is great. Not having to send one because the information you want is already available is also great. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has put together some tips for requesters for searching for the information they want before they send a request - to hopefully save them a 20

Sending an #FOI is great.

Not having to send one because the info is already available. Also great.

The ICO has some tips for finding what you want. If not, you could send a request like these:

Why Ofcom wants to plug a legal loophole around politicians presenting news What do audiences really think about impartiality in news presenting?

theconversation.com/why-ofcom-wa...

Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle Tech giant faces lawsuit from US authors over use of material from shadow library LibGen

Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle

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The next few days are going to be tough as we wait to find out the results of the local elections.

I’m super proud of the dedicated team at @hopenothate.org.uk who expose candidates, mobilise our supporters and speak directly to voters.

Give them a follow: go.bsky.app/Eh5ysHL

Ministers have drawn up concessions on copyright changes in an attempt to appease artists and creators before a crucial vote in parliament next week, the Guardian has learned. The government will promise to carry out an economic impact assessment of its proposed copyright changes and to publish reports on issues including transparency, licensing and access to data for AI developers. The concessions are designed to mollify concerns in parliament and in creative industries about the government’s proposed shake-up of copyright rules.

UK ministers to amend data bill amid artists' concerns over AI and copyright theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

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Report stage is next week. These amendments don't sound consequential, and are unlikely to shut anybody up, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#DUABill #genAI #IPlaw