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‘People are just sick of swiping’: Belfast events bringing dating back to real life
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (855+ words) Dating apps have seen a significant decline in recent years, with many Gen Z singles swiping left on online romance altogether. According to Ofcom, the UK's top four dating apps have all recorded a drop in users since 2023. Tinder has…...
‘It’s scary that this could happen’ - Antrim businessman on being wrongly accused on a dating name-and-shame Facebook page
3+ week, 2+ day ago (755+ words) A Co Antrim businessman has spoken of his concern over appearing on a controversial dating name-and-shame Facebook page, saying he is being maligned by anonymous users. Stefan Getty said he was "shocked" to be contacted by dozens of friends who…...
‘It has destroyed our youth’ - Should NI follow Australia’s lead and ban social media for under 16s?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (546+ words) In December, Australia banned all social media for under 16s. That included Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and is the first time in the world that such a ban has been enforced. According to OFCOM, a quarter of three and four-year-olds in…...
Plan to jam bomb phone signals met with resistance in Ireland
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) Irish phone companies were "unwilling" to take part in an early 2000s scheme to temporarily block networks in a bid to prevent bombs being set off in Northern Ireland, according to previously confidential documents. Authorities in Northern Ireland and the UK…...
Teenager and parent join planned legal action calling for school phone ban
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (780+ words) A teenager and a mother-of-three have joined two fathers seeking to legally challenge government guidance on phones in schools. Flossie McShea, 17, and Katie Moore, 43, have added their support to Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery's claim for a judicial review which…...
Sophie Clarke: Why ‘shrekking’ shows just how low our dating standards have fallen
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (544+ words) There has been a steady stream of new additions to the dating lexicon in recent years. I'm sure many of us can relate to going out with people with "rizz" (charisma), drifting into a "situationship" (a relationship without labels), only…...
Royal Mail to introduce 3,500 parcel-friendly ‘postboxes of the future’
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Royal Mail is rolling out 3,500 solar-powered "postboxes of the future" across the UK, featuring a digitally activated drop-down drawer so customers can send parcels as large as a shoebox. The new design " the biggest change to the postbox in its…...
UK phone operators fed-up of inaction over Belfast 5G mast attacks
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (379+ words) UK mobile operators are growing increasingly frustrated over the lack of inaction by authorities in Northern Ireland following the recent spate of attacks on 5g masts. It comes just days after another two masts were set alight, one in West Belfast,…...
Spate of 5G mast attacks impacting hospital communications – police
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) An ongoing spate of attacks on 5G mobile phone masts in Belfast are leading to hospitals experiencing communication difficulties when contacting patients, police have said. In the latest incident, detectives have appealed for witnesses and information after an arson attack on…...
Tinder launches ‘double date’ feature as Gen Z seek low-pressure dating
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (325+ words) Tinder is launching a new double date feature in a bid to attract Generation Z and young women seeking lower-pressure dating experiences. The feature will be rolled out on the dating app in the UK from'mid-July. Users who activate "double…...