Accounts registered using Chinese phone numbers are managed under the Weixin brand, and their data is stored in mainland China and subject to Weixin's terms of service and privacy policy, which forbids content which "endanger[s] national security, divulge[s] state secrets, subvert[s] state power and undermine[s] national unity".
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More than half of undergraduates say they consult artificial intelligence programmes to help with their essays, while schools are trialling its use in the classroom.

A survey of more than 1,000 UK undergraduates, conducted by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), found 53% were using AI to generate material for work they would be marked on. One in four are using applications such as Google Bard or ChatGPT to suggest topics and one in eight are using them to create content.

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The UK’s first regular drug testing service is to open on Saturday in Bristol with a Home Office licence, marking a significant progressive shift in government policy.

The testing will allow people who are frequent or dependent users of drugs including heroin, crack, benzos and spice to check they are not contaminated with harmful cutting agents, or adulterated with high-strength synthetic opioids such as nitazines or fentanyl.

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Gladiators star Giant breaks his silence over past steroid use as BBC insist they have 'robust no drugs policy' on show.https://www.dailymail.co.u...
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Fresh from his Commons victory, the prime minister took to the stage on Thursday to declare he was making progress on his plan to send migrants to Rwanda, his party was "completely united" and any failure to deliver on this pledge would not be down to him, but rather a new bogeyman, peers in the House of Lords.

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Mikel Arteta is turning into ‘stubborn’ **** ne Wenger over **** nal transfer policy, Paul Merson reckons.https://metro.co.uk/2024/0...
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Is this Britain's most uninsurable car? Range Rover owner is quoted £14,000 for a policy on his four-year-old model - and manufacturer's own insurance firm won't cover him at all.https://www.dailymail.co.u...
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Some comprehensive schools are more “socially selective” than grammar schools, according to new research which has called on the government to review the admissions code in England to improve access for poorer pupils.

While grammars are inherently selective, as admission is based on passing an 11-plus examination, comprehensive secondary schools admit local children, regardless of academic ability or social background, based on a school’s admissions policy.