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Readers can subscribe for just £3 for 3 months in this flash sale
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (126+ words) Readers can subscribe for just "3 for 3 months in this flash sale'News & Star Readers can subscribe for just "3 for 3 months in this flash sale Access to the ad-free app is also included with a digital subscription, available on mobile and tablet…...
LinkedIn users unable to access site after Cloudflare 500 internal server error
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) LinkedIn users are reporting they are unable to access the site after an issue with Cloudflare in what appears to be another internet outage. Hundreds of users reported they'd been affected by an issue today. Reports of issues with services…...
How a broadband upgrade is helping Cumbrian farms flourish
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) Reliable broadband is helping farm businesses grow and diversify. Agricultural businesses across Cumbria are benefiting from improved digital infrastructure, with 96 per cent of properties county-wide now able to access superfast broadband speeds of at least 30Mbps and 74 per cent able to…...
'Significant areas' of poor mobile phone coverage to be identified with funding
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (664+ words) TWO Cumbrian councils will use up to "1 million in funding to work in partnership with'Oxfordshire County Council to improve mobile services in the county. Members of Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Councils joint executive committee met at the'Civic Centre in Carlisle…...
WhatsApp users warned they could be banned for doing this one thing
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (242+ words) WhatsApp users have been warned they could be banned for using unofficial apps after certain iPhones were left unable to access the messaging app. WhatsApp users could be banned for using fake dupe apps WhatsApp has warned users they could…...
Ofcom sets out new rules to force tech firms to protect children online
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (702+ words) Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children's access to harmful content from July or face massive fines, Ofcom has said. The regulator has published the final version of its Children's Codes under the Online…...
Will Royal Mail post my letters and parcels on a bank holiday?
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (292+ words) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of ... With a bank holiday coming up, you…...
Smartphone bans alone do not give children healthy tech relationship – academics
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (480+ words) Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for the healthy use of technology in the future, a group of international experts has argued. Instead, the experts call for a rights-based approach to technology use, where children…...
Cumbria's 'fish and a rice cake guy' to feature on 'explosive' new E4 dating show
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) Cumbria's 'fish and a rice cake guy' is set to feature on a new 'explosive'E4 dating show this spring. Bodybuilder Danny Andrews, 35, from Barrow, was famously made into a meme afterhis appearance on BBC Three's Baby Face Body Builders documentaryat16. Danny,…...
Martin Lewis loophole warning for Sky customers - and prices are going up
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (400+ words) Martin Lewis has issued a warning to Sky TV customers facing a 6.2% average price rise. Unlike some other providers, Sky can put prices up during their two-year contract without the new protections. "Thought this kind of thing was supposed to…...