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### **Main Story 1: UK Criminalises AI-Generated Child Abuse Material**

📌 The UK has become the first country to criminalise the creation, possession, and distribution of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

- **New Law**: AI-generated child abuse content is now a **criminal offence**.
- **Penalties**: Up to **five years in prison** for developing AI tools that create abuse content and **three years** for possessing manuals on AI exploitation.
- **Government's Stance**: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper states that this law is necessary to prevent the exploitation of AI for grooming and abuse.
🔗 **Full story:** [Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/ai-tools-used-to-generate-child-abuse-images-made-illegal-in-world-leading-move-13300298)

### **Main Story 2: Keir Starmer’s Brussels Visit – A Post-Brexit Reset**

📌 The UK Prime Minister is meeting EU leaders to redefine UK-EU relations post-Brexit.

- **Diplomatic Reset**: Starmer’s visit marks the first time a UK Prime Minister has met with all **27 EU leaders** since Brexit. The focus is on rebuilding trust and cooperation.
- **Key Agendas**: Defence, trade, energy security, and migration policies are expected to dominate discussions.
- **Strategic Importance**: The meeting takes place amid global instability, including the war in Ukraine and changing US-EU relations.
🔗 **Full story:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/02/keir-starmer-european-defence-security-eu-leaders)

### **Main Story 3: Bank of England Expected to Cut Interest Rates**

📌 Analysts expect the Bank of England to cut interest rates, with further reductions predicted throughout the year.

- **Current Rate**: Stands at **4.75%**.
- **Expected Change**: A reduction to **4.5%** is widely anticipated.
- **Long-Term Outlook**: Analysts predict three additional cuts this year, lowering the base rate to **4% by the end of the year**.
🔗 **Full story:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/02/pressure-rises-on-bank-of-england-and-the-fed-as-the-interest-rate-debate-gets-political)

### **Main Story 4: Sky Bet Pledges Support to British Heart Foundation**

📌 Sky Bet is donating £3 million to support heart health initiatives across the UK.

- **Donation Plan**: £1,000 per goal scored in EFL matches this month.
- **Community Investment**: £100,000 will be used to install 80 new defibrillators across the UK.
🔗 **Full story:** [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/33093641/sky-bet-pledges-donation-british-heart-foundation/)
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### **📰 Source Links for This News Segment:**

🔗 **AI Child Abuse Material Ban:** [Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/ai-tools-used-to-generate-child-abuse-images-made-illegal-in-world-leading-move-13300298)

🔗 **Keir Starmer’s Brussels Visit:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/02/keir-starmer-european-defence-security-eu-leaders)

🔗 **Interest Rate Decision:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/02/pressure-rises-on-bank-of-england-and-the-fed-as-the-interest-rate-debate-gets-political)

🔗 **Sky Bet’s Pledge:** [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/33093641/sky-bet-pledges-donation-british-heart-foundation/)

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