The UK government is set to introduce primary legislation requiring Apple and Google to implement device-level blocks on nude images for users under 18.

As licence fee numbers decline, the government is considering a new funding model that could see households using streaming services contribute to the BBC.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has officially departed X, citing a pervasive environment of abuse and misinformation. Her entire department will follow suit, abandoning the platform to maintain a presence on other social media sites.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has retained Lisa Nandy as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport while appointing Kanishka Narayan as the first Minister for AI.