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NI Water’s pollution performance far below official figures, documents reveal

“It clearly shows there are hugely significant issues that many people will have suspected for some time"

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AI girlfriends ‘reinforce dangerous ideas about how women should behave’ - Women’s Aid

One in eight men in Ireland had a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot in the past year

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Palestine Action: PSNI faces questions on policing of support for proscribed groups

Despite arrests and advisory letters since Palestine Action was banned, no similar action was taken over displays of support for paramilitaries

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Calls for inquiry as faulty Home Office data leaves thousands without Child Benefit

Parents wrongly accused of leaving the UK describe distress, financial hardship and invasive demands for proof after HMRC suspended payments based on inaccurate travel records

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