Labour would introduce limits on the amount of money that can be staked during online gambling sessions, Tom Watson has announced.

Labour peer Baroness Massey of Darwen writes following her House of Lords question on 'Strengthening controls over internet providers in the light of concerns over child bullying and suicide'.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes to explore legislative changes to online gambling, given that current laws "came into force during a period when internet gambling was only getting started, and smartphones hadn’t even been invented".

Interest is growing in the potential for small modular reactors to provide low-cost, low-carbon energy – and Cumbria is well-placed to lead the charge, says Trudy Harrison

The UK should continue to take part in the EU’s Erasmus and Horizon programmes after leaving the European Union, writes Lord Jay 

Extra funding for gambling addiction services is a welcome addition to the NHS long-term plan. Now the gambling industry must play its part, says Lord Chadlington

Digital technology charity Good Things Foundation's Chief Executive reflects on the Social Mobility Commission report into the adult skills gap published this week.

Social media companies should be made to share data with researchers in a bid to better understand sites' harmful effects and protect their users, MPs have said.

The success of our life sciences sector relies on our ability to attract and retain scientists from around the world. If we make this more difficult, and more costly, we are shooting ourselves in the foot, says Daniel Zeichner

Matt Hancock has called on social media firms to “purge” harmful posts from their sites after the death of a teenager was linked with the content.

The UK Government’s new 5-year National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, launched today, has been welcomed by NOAH. It is accompanied by a ‘UK AMR 20-year vision’.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling asks questions about research into gambling-related harm.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has warned betting firms and banks that they could face a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling.

Former Treasury minister Stephen Timms MP writes about recent changes to gambling policy in light of changes he brought forward in Government twenty years ago. He writes that despite promising to behave responsibly, Bookmakers "simply let greed rip, fleecing vulnerable punters without restraint for years".

A Government minister has accused social media companies of acting like "unruly teenagers" as she called on them to crack down on the spread of suicide and self-harm content online.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes about changes to FOBT stake levels which will come into force in 2019 and predicts that further reforms to the remote gambling sector might now follow.

Local authorities are having to cut budgets or move money to fund support for special needs pupils. A cash injection is needed to ease pressure on councils and prevent children from missing out on education, writes Lord Porter

The Head of Virtual Drug Discovery at the Medicines Discovery Catapult writes about the UK’s industrial private sector drug discovery capabilities: "The UK is well positioned to take advantage of, and develop new markets for, the provision of virtual drug discovery services, connected through its experts and service providers".

IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, has today supported recommendations from the House of Lords to delay the introduction of mandatory Making Tax Digital for VAT.

The Liberal Democrat Lords Digital Spokesperson writes ahead of a debate today following the Select Committee report: 'Artificial Intelligence AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?'

Hidden social media groups are acting as echo chambers for hate and threats of violence, Labour MP Lucy Powell fears. She tells Elizabeth Bates why MPs must take action and back her Online Forums Bill 

The idea that online advertising is a wholly unregulated market is a myth. As we continue to develop self-regulation, IAB UK is committed to reducing fraud, increasing brand safety and improving the digital advertising experience for consumers 

Cheered by the unexpected political friendships forged in the fight against problem gambling, Lord Chadlington is content to end his week in the whirlwind of family life

Labour’s Darren Jones and Conservative Lee Rowley discuss the launch of a data and technology ethics inquiry aimed at ensuring that the politicians of the Fourth Industrial Revolution era remain fit for purpose