The government announced countermeasures Tuesday against child pornography, including a step to block access to indecent images of children on the Internet. At a ministerial meeting on fighting crime, the government said Internet service providers would be required to block access to images if they are found to violate the law banning child prostitution and child pornography, officials said.

The government announced countermeasures Tuesday against child pornography, including a step to block access to indecent images of children on the Internet. At a ministerial meeting on fighting crime, the government said Internet service providers would be required to block access to images if they are found to violate the law banning child prostitution and child pornography, officials said.

A vetting scheme that would have registered nine million adults has been put on hold by the government.

More than seven million families could see their child benefits scrapped when their children turn 13 in an overhaul of the payments system being considered by Government advisers.