Jess Phillips On The Explicit Image Ban For Children
Today we hear from Labour MP Jess Phillips, who resigned from government in part over what she saw as its failure to act quicker on kids‘ online safety.
One of the measures she was pushing for at the time was announced today. Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update software to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.
And after 24 hours of missile fire between Israel and Iran. Diplomatic correspondent James Landale and chief presenter in the US Caitríona Perry discuss what happened, why, and what it means for peace talks.
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