TBIJ beats two-year ‘SLAPP’ lawsuit. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has overcome a two-year libel suit from a multibillion dollar company formerly linked to Kazakhstan’s ruling elite after the claim was dropped in June.

Nov 11, 2024 · Thurrock council has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to sue 23 other local authorities across the UK to try to recover some of the millions it lost to disastrous investments.. Councils including Preston, Southampton and Cardiff were shocked to have been selected by Thurrock to be liable for a £50m share of the huge losses it suffered.

Oct 16, 2024 · The family court service that represents the interests of children involved in cases such as adoption and parental separation has issued new guidance to better protect domestic abuse victims.

Jul 1, 2024 · Inside a tastefully furnished shop in a fashionable part of Tokyo, a range of elegant pen-like devices stand in wooden display cases. The stripped-back decor gives the shop a quietly clinical feel and refreshments are on offer at a cafe point in the corner.

Sep 11, 2024 · Children are at risk of being wrongly removed from their parents’ care by the family courts because drug tests are being misinterpreted, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal.

Mar 7, 2024 · Face-swapping technology, which has been around for more than a decade, enables users to replace one person’s face with another’s. It can create the illusion of someone saying or doing something they never did. That kind of deepfake is what you may have seen on TV and social media but it has also been used to carry out fraud: one scam in China used face-swapping technology to convince ...

Psychologist’s ‘alarming’ views on domestic abuse throw spotlight on family court experts. Undercover recording reveals Melanie Gill berating ‘completely biased’ judges who have bought into ‘radical feminism’

Jun 5, 2024 · As of February this year, a total of 1,200 Meta ads mentioning Quantum AI were found to be active, including those using AI-generated videos. In the UK, 321 Quantum AI ads listed as concerning social or political issues have were viewed as many as 1.2m times, costing the scammers somewhere between £15,000 and £31,000.

Nov 15, 2023 · When the UK government sanctioned Abramovich in March 2022 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, forcing him to sell Chelsea, it noted he was “one of the few oligarchs from the 1990s to maintain prominence under Putin”.

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