Hacker News with Generative AI: UK

Woman who tricked her way into men-only Magic Circle allowed in (bbc.com)
A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership - 34 years after she was kicked out.
Magic, Gender, Controversy, UK
48 points by cmsefton 2 days ago | 24 comments
Welcome to our website for the 1963 BBC MCR21 OB Van (mcr21.org.uk)
Welcome to our website for the 1963 BBC MCR21 OB Van
History, Technology, Television, Broadcasting, UK
87 points by brudgers 4 days ago | 1 comments
The grit and glory of British toe wrestling (huckmag.com)
The Obsessives — Born out of a Derbyshire pub in the ’70s, the foot clenching sport has gradually built a cult following in rural England. Ginnia Cheng reported on toe wrestling’s London debut from a south Tottenham pub.
Sports, Culture, England, UK
3 points by pseudolus 7 days ago | 0 comments
'Immediate red flags': questions raised over 'expert' much quoted in UK press (theguardian.com)
News outlets pull articles featuring ‘psychologist and sex adviser’ Barbara Santini amid doubts over her credentials
Journalism, Media, Fake News, UK, Psychology
103 points by mellosouls 7 days ago | 42 comments
Liz Truss to launch her own 'uncensorable' social media platform (thetimes.com)
Social Media, Censorship, Politics, UK
9 points by Tomte 8 days ago | 6 comments
UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex (bbc.co.uk)
The UK Supreme Court rules that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
Law, Gender, Biology, UK
20 points by dustedcodes 10 days ago | 24 comments
In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield (theregister.com)
Digital forensics in the UK is in need of reform, says one expert, as the deadline to advise the government on computer evidence rules arrives.
Digital Forensics, UK, Government, Law, Technology
4 points by rntn 10 days ago | 0 comments
Google sued for £5B in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals (theguardian.com)
Google is being sued in the UK for up to £5bn in damages over allegations it shut out rivals in the internet search market and abused this dominance to overcharge businesses for advertisements.
Antitrust, Google, Lawsuits, Business, UK
6 points by chrisjj 10 days ago | 0 comments
UK Supreme Court live: trans women are not legally women, judges rule (thetimes.com)
Law, Gender Identity, UK, Supreme Court, Justice
20 points by EvgeniyZh 10 days ago | 9 comments
A Postmortem of a Startup (buildwithtract.com)
Between May 2023 and March 2025, Tract attempted to build a venture-backed company to address Britain’s housing crisis by improving the planning permission process.
Startup Postmortems, Housing, UK, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
167 points by jamierumbelow 10 days ago | 128 comments
X's UK profits collapsed the year after Elon Musk's takeover (theguardian.com)
X’s revenues and profits collapsed in the UK in the year after Elon Musk took over the social media platform, the company has admitted.
Business, Social Media, Elon Musk, UK, Finance
12 points by doener 10 days ago | 0 comments
Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records (theguardian.com)
Researchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal.
Data Privacy, Health Data, China, UK, Government
7 points by ndsipa_pomu 11 days ago | 5 comments
A Postmortem of the startup Tract (buildwithtract.com)
Between May 2023 and March 2025, Tract attempted to build a venture-backed company to address Britain’s housing crisis by improving the planning permission process.
Startup Postmortem, Housing, UK, Venture Capital
11 points by Ozarkian 12 days ago | 2 comments
5 years on: Brexit's affects on scientists who had moved to the UK from Europe (nature.com)
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union five years ago marked a watershed in a bruising battle to settle the country’s relationship with its closest international neighbours, many citizens of which had moved to the United Kingdom to develop their careers.
Brexit, Science, Europe, Immigration, UK
18 points by rntn 12 days ago | 2 comments
Librarians in UK asked to remove books as US pressure group influence spreads (theguardian.com)
Requests to remove books from library shelves are on the rise in the UK, as the influence of pressure groups behind book bans in the US crosses the Atlantic, according to those working in the sector.
Book Censorship, Libraries, US Influence, UK, Pressure Groups
18 points by trwhite 12 days ago | 0 comments
UK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers (bbc.com)
The UK government is taking control of Chinese-owned British Steel after emergency legislation was rushed through Parliament in a single day.
Politics, Business, UK, China
9 points by Teever 13 days ago | 3 comments
Oxford researchers awarded ARIA funding to develop safety-first AI (ox.ac.uk)
University of Oxford researchers are leading two major projects as part of the UK Government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Safeguarded AI programme.
Artificial Intelligence, Research, University, Funding, UK
3 points by gnabgib 16 days ago | 0 comments
UK creating 'murder prediction' tool to identify people most likely to kill (theguardian.com)
The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers.
Artificial Intelligence, Crime, Law Enforcement, Privacy, UK
4 points by amichail 16 days ago | 0 comments
BS 1363 British Plugs and Sockets (plugsocketmuseum.nl)
British standard plugs and sockets according to BS 1363 are introduced in the late 1940s. Used in the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta and some countries in Africa and Asia.
Electrical Engineering, Hardware, UK, Standards
49 points by susam 16 days ago | 161 comments
UK creating 'murder prediction' tool to identify people most likely to kill (theguardian.com)
The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers.
Artificial Intelligence, Crime, Predictive Policing, UK, Privacy
6 points by Jerry2 16 days ago | 5 comments
Do charity bookshops drive out other second-hand bookshops? (blogspot.com)
Some years ago I started investigating the common belief among book-collectors that there are fewer second-hand bookshops in the UK than there used to be. As a matter of stark statistical fact, this is simply not the case.
Bookselling, Second-hand Bookshops, UK
70 points by fogus 17 days ago | 84 comments
UK's Radio Teleswitch Signal Is Ending as Supply of Vacuum Tubes Runs Out [video] (youtube.com)
Technology, Radio, History, Electronics, UK
9 points by beejiu 17 days ago | 1 comments
UK creating 'murder prediction' tool to identify people most likely to kill (theguardian.com)
The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers.
Crime, AI, Surveillance, UK, Government
18 points by jhunter1016 17 days ago | 8 comments
Apple has won legal battle in UK to disclose backdoor publicly (theverge.com)
Apple has won its first legal battle over the UK’s demand for a backdoor to encrypted data: the right to tell everyone it’s happening.
Apple, Encryption, Law, UK, Privacy
12 points by commandersaki 17 days ago | 1 comments
UK creating 'murder prediction' tool to identify people most likely to kill (theguardian.com)
The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers.
Predictive Policing, Crime, Artificial Intelligence, UK, Privacy
15 points by helsinkiandrew 18 days ago | 9 comments
Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules (bbc.co.uk)
A judge has sided with a coalition of civil liberties groups and news organisations - including the BBC - and ruled a legal row between the UK government and Apple over data privacy cannot be held in secret.
Privacy, Law, Apple, UK, Government
7 points by akpa1 19 days ago | 0 comments
Russia's secret war in UK waters (thetimes.com)
Russia, War, UK, International Relations, Politics
8 points by AndrewDucker 19 days ago | 1 comments
UK Police Arrest 30 People Per Day for Internet Comments (thetimes.com)
Internet, Law, Crime, Social Media, UK
54 points by A_D_E_P_T 20 days ago | 28 comments
'Exploding' Tunnock's teacakes cleared by tests to fly again (bbc.co.uk)
Food, Safety, News, UK
67 points by zeristor 21 days ago | 35 comments
UK govt data people not 'technical,' says ex-Downing St data science head (theregister.com)
A former director of data science at the UK prime minister's office has told MPs that people working with data in government are not typically technical and would be unlikely to get a similar job in the private sector.
Government, Data Science, UK, Technology
3 points by rntn 29 days ago | 1 comments