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Sarah Burke

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Sarah Burke

    'I miss the chatbots' - EU plans put problematic AI use in focus (opens the original)

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    The European Commission has proposed new restrictions on children's access to AI chatbots and other online services, including a ban on features it considers addictive. Under the proposed EU KIDS Act, AI companions and chatbots offered to under-18s would have to be turned off by default and would be prohibited from simulating interpersonal relationships in ways that create emotional dependency. The proposals come as AI chatbots rapidly become part of everyday life, used for everything from work

  2. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Sarah Burke

    'Brittle solidarity': What Ceuta tells us about European unity (opens the original)

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    A week after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, the immediate crisis has largely subsided. Most of those who crossed have returned to Morocco and the border is again under control, but the crisis also left more than 100 people dead. EU ministers have since publicly rallied behind Spain. But the events in Ceuta have left Europe grappling with questions about what happened, and what the response from some member states indicates about the strength

  3. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Sarah Burke

    Do tougher e-scooter laws work? What the evidence says (opens the original)

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    Ireland is preparing to introduce wide-ranging new e-scooter laws, including compulsory helmets, registration and licensing, as ministers seek to tackle a growing number of serious injuries and strengthen enforcement. It also plans to raise the minimum age from 16 to 18, the highest national age limit for e-scooter use in Europe. While several European countries have already introduced similar measures, researchers still have limited evidence showing which regulations are most effective at reduc

  4. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Sarah Burke

    How can a country as wet as Ireland need hosepipe bans? (opens the original)

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    Ireland is one of Europe's wettest countries. Depending on where you live, rain falls on between 199 and 273 days a year. So why, after just a few weeks of warm weather, are hundreds of thousands of people being told not to use their hosepipe? The answer lies in the distinction between rainfall and drinking water, experts told RTÉ's Clarity. Ireland receives plenty of rain, but only a fraction of it will ever reach a household tap. Some rain evaporates, some is absorbed into soil, some flows bac

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