Hacker News with Generative AI: UK

Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK (bbc.com)
A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is "on the table", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC.
Social Media, UK, Government, Policy, Children
6 points by mikece 21 hours ago | 0 comments
UK undersea cables worth £7.4T a day under 'real threat' from Russia (independent.co.uk)
The UK’s vast web of undersea cables, interconnectors and pipelines are under a “very real and present threat” from Russia, a former Navy chief told Parliament.
Security, Geopolitics, Infrastructure, Russia, UK
9 points by toss1 3 days ago | 0 comments
War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s (newscientist.com)
Sugar rationing during and after the second world war seems to have improved the health of people conceived in the UK at the time, cutting their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure decades later.
Health, Nutrition, History, UK
14 points by haltingproblem 6 days ago | 1 comments
UK Government Announces Ban on New Coal Mines (barrons.com)
The UK announced Thursday that it will introduce legislation to ban new coal mines, as the Labour government ramps up its plans to make Britain a clean energy leader.
UK, Coal Mining, Environmental Policy, Energy
28 points by ingve 7 days ago | 12 comments
Air traffic failure caused by two locations 3600nm apart sharing 3-letter code (flightglobal.com)
Investigators probing the serious UK air traffic control system failure in August last year have detailed the flightplan waypoint confusion which triggered the incident.
Aviation, Accidents, UK, Technology
265 points by basilesimon 7 days ago | 283 comments
Clifton Suspension Bridge Leaves X (twitter.com)
Social Media, Bridges, Clifton, UK
8 points by jones58 7 days ago | 12 comments
Moving .gov.uk to a new registry (blog.gov.uk)
A week before the 2024 General Election, the Domains team carried out one of the most important digital infrastructure changes in government history.
Government, Technology, Digital Infrastructure, UK
5 points by edent 7 days ago | 0 comments
Apple facing near-£3B UK lawsuit over cloud storage 'monopoly' (theguardian.com)
Apple is facing a near-£3bn lawsuit over claims it breached competition law by effectively locking millions of UK consumers into its cloud storage service at “rip-off” prices.
Apple, Lawsuits, UK, Competition Law, Cloud Storage
8 points by mindracer 7 days ago | 0 comments
Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why (bbc.com)
Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.
Space, Satellites, UK, Mystery, Government
4 points by alamortsubite 10 days ago | 0 comments
ERP rollout at Europe's largest local council slammed (theregister.com)
UK government-appointed commissioners have labeled Birmingham City Council's Oracle Fusion rollout as "the poorest ERP deployment" they have seen.
ERP, Software, Government, UK, Local Government
24 points by rbanffy 10 days ago | 13 comments
Skynet is not where it should be (bbc.co.uk)
Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.
Space Exploration, Satellites, Government, UK
11 points by lonelyasacloud 12 days ago | 0 comments
Financial institutions told to get their house in order before next CrowdStrike (theregister.com)
The UK's finance regulator is urging all institutions under its remit to better prepare for IT meltdowns like that of CrowdStrike in July.
Cybersecurity, Finance, Regulation, UK
16 points by chrisjj 17 days ago | 4 comments
Future Music magazine is closing after 32 years (musictech.com)
Future Music, the UK-based music production-focused print magazine, has released its last-ever issue.
Music, Magazines, UK
82 points by austinallegro 18 days ago | 42 comments
NASA fuel cell pioneer's UK home gets blue plaque (theguardian.com)
It has been nearly 70 years since Francis Thomas Bacon developed a source of clean green energy that would help power the first moon landing and change the course of history.
NASA, Energy, History, Science, UK
6 points by samizdis 19 days ago | 0 comments
Big Tech barons are plotting to steal Britain's creativity via copyright law (telegraph.co.uk)
Labour has an incredibly relaxed attitude to British property. As the Chagos islanders found out, it wants to give away as much as it can, as quickly as possible. Next, it’s the turn of Britain’s creative industries and publishers.
Copyright Law, Politics, Creative Industries, UK
22 points by walterbell 21 days ago | 5 comments
The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK's fastest thrill-ride (theguardian.com)
John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many daredevils’ dreams?
Theme Parks, Engineering, UK, Entrepreneurship, Amusement Parks
3 points by bookofjoe 26 days ago | 0 comments
Company named "><SCRIPT SRC=HTTPS://MJT.XSS.HT> LTD" forced to change it (2020) (theguardian.com)
Companies House has forced a company to change its name after it belatedly realised it could pose a security risk.
Cybersecurity, Business, Legal, UK
572 points by jakey_bakey 27 days ago | 252 comments
Why are victims of a Brazil dam disaster suing miner BHP in a London court? (aljazeera.com)
Global mining giant BHP faces billions of dollars in potential damages payouts over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster nine years ago, as the first hearing in the much-delayed lawsuit opened in a London court on Monday.
Lawsuits, Environmental Disasters, Mining, Brazil, UK
4 points by Qem 27 days ago | 0 comments
Decline and Fall of Cambridge (spectator.co.uk)
Last month, after 21 years studying and teaching Classics at the University of Cambridge, I resigned. I loved my job. And it’s precisely because I loved the job I was paid to do, and because I believe so firmly in preserving the excellence of higher education, in Britain and beyond, that I have left.
Education, Higher Education, UK, Academia, Classics
8 points by HawaiiHalo 28 days ago | 3 comments
(UK) Government crackdown on single-use vapes (gov.uk)
New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025 has been laid in Parliament, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh confirmed today.
Government, Vaping, Legislation, UK, Environment
10 points by chris-orgmenta 28 days ago | 3 comments
In the Netherlands, we're closing our emptying prisons (theguardian.com)
The Dutch have seen their prison population decrease by more than 40% over the past 20 years. At the other end of the spectrum, Britain has the highest rate of incarceration in western Europe, and is struggling with an unprecedented prisons crisis. Britain’s minister of prisons, James Timpson, calls the Netherlands a source of inspiration.
Netherlands, Prisons, Crime, Policy, UK
4 points by peutetre 38 days ago | 1 comments
UK's fertility rate falling faster than any other G7 nation (news.sky.com)
The average number of children women have in the UK is falling faster than any other G7 country since 2010, Sky News commissioned analysis has found.
Demographics, UK, Fertility Rate, G7, Social Trends
6 points by dustedcodes 39 days ago | 0 comments
'Chicken Run' Studio Aardman Cuts Jobs After $720K Loss Amid Market "Challenges" (deadline.com)
EXCLUSIVE: Aardman, the iconic UK animation studio behind Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, has closed around 20 jobs as it grapples with the increased cost of production.
Animation, Business, UK, Job Cuts, Media
8 points by thunderbong 41 days ago | 0 comments
Parents know they are not alone UK pact to withhold phones until 14 gathers pace (theguardian.com)
Signatories to online pledge say it offers support in family reckonings over phone usage
Parenting, Technology, UK, Social Media, Children
6 points by beardyw 45 days ago | 0 comments
Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400k over cybersecurity failings (theguardian.com)
Sellafield will have to pay almost £400,000 after it pleaded guilty to criminal charges over years of cybersecurity failings at Britain’s most hazardous nuclear site.
Cybersecurity, Nuclear Energy, Law, UK
6 points by austinallegro 47 days ago | 1 comments
Britain's last coal-fired power plant shuts down (theguardian.com)
Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years.
Energy, Environment, UK, Coal, Power Plants
99 points by geox 49 days ago | 95 comments
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius (bbc.com)
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
Politics, International Relations, UK, Mauritius, Geography
45 points by rafram 49 days ago | 3 comments
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius (bbc.co.uk)
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.
Politics, International Relations, Mauritius, UK, Islands
199 points by andystanton 49 days ago | 282 comments
Height hunt – low bridges in the UK, and their signs (adamtownsend.com)
The height hunt is a quest to find and visit every possible height restriction sign in the UK. There are more than you might think! Find out how we can work out all the combinations, and what the difference is between circles and triangles. Click on a tile below to see where we found it, or where we think we might be able to find one.
Travel, UK, Mapping, Signs, Data
32 points by ColinWright 50 days ago | 19 comments
Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 (theguardian.com)
Amazon’s main UK division has paid corporation tax for the first time since 2020 after the end of a “super-deduction” tax break introduced by Rishi Sunak.
Amazon, Taxes, UK, Business, Finance
47 points by PaulHoule 51 days ago | 31 comments