March 2025

NI economy: Scathing audit opinion on Department for the Economy

NI economy: Scathing audit opinion on Department for the Economy

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John Campbell BBC News NI economics and business editor Google A Department for the Economy spokesperson said the department had implemented several improvements in the preparation of the 2023-24 accounts A public spending watchdog has issued a scathing opinion on the annual accounts of Stormont’s Department for the Economy. The Auditor General said that had […]

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Labour accused of ‘capitulating’ to tech giants and ‘betraying our children’ after plans to ban smartphones in schools are scrapped

Labour accused of ‘capitulating’ to tech giants and ‘betraying our children’ after plans to ban smartphones in schools are scrapped

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Labour was today accused of ‘capitulating’ to tech giants and ‘betraying our children’ by ‘gutting’ laws that would have included a ban on smartphones in schools. Proposed legislation, known as the Safer Phones Bill, has been introduced to Parliament by Labour backbencher Josh McAlister. The Bill aims to protect under-16s from addictive social media content on sites

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Kyle Clifford murders spark concerns over Andrew Tate content

Kyle Clifford murders spark concerns over Andrew Tate content

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Lewis Adams BBC News, Hertfordshire Emma Ledgard Louise Hunt – pictured with her sister Hannah, centre, and mum Carol – had been urged by her family to end her relationship with Clifford The triple murder committed by crossbow killer Kyle Clifford showed harmful online content could “transform” into physical violence, a former culture secretary has

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