Porn ID checks set to start in April 2018
A nine-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory age checks on online pornography seen from the UK has begun.
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Earth is becoming ‘Planet Plastic’
US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at an organisational shake-up.
Trump: Transgender people ‘can’t serve’ in US military
US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in "any capacity" in the military.
Trump disbands business councils after bosses resign
President Trump has said he is scrapping two business councils after more bosses quit over his handling of violent clashes in Virginia.
Trump defends ‘beautiful’ Civil War statues
US President Donald Trump has denounced the removal of "beautiful" Confederate statues amid a heated national debate about US race relations.
Chinese vendors ‘exploiting’ African children removed from Taobao
Chinese online shopping platform Taobao has removed controversial vendors offering personalised video and photo ads featuring African children, following an outcry about exploitation.
Killer robots: Experts warn of ‘third revolution in warfare’
More than 100 leading robotics experts are urging the United Nations to take action in order to prevent the development of "killer robots".
Email prank ‘tricks’ Breitbart editors
A British "prankster" has said editors at right-wing news website Breitbart replied to spoof emails purporting to come from Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
Germany bans far-left protest website over G20 riots
Germany has banned a far-left internet portal accused of inciting violence and rallying activists who rioted during last month's G20 summit in Hamburg.
