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Man arrested on suspicion of selling Morgan Mc Sweeney's stolen phone

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (468+ words) A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of selling former Downing Street chief of staff Morgan Mc Sweeney's stolen phone. Scotland Yard took the suspect into police custody last Wednesday from an address in Peckham, southeast London, and he…...

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Meta "constantly innovating" to tackle risks to underage users, committee told

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (478+ words) Meta has "fundamentally changed" how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook, an Oireachtas committee has been told. The tech giant's director of public policy in Ireland said it is "constantly" innovating in response to risks to underage users. During a hearing…...

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Nationwide switch to digital landlines less than a year away

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (219+ words) BT has launched a new campaign highlighting less than a year to go before the nationwide switch to a digital landline. The company warned of possible disruption if customers delay taking action on the analogue switchover. BT said the switchover…...

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First postbox featuring King's cypher installed in Northern Ireland

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (399+ words) The first postbox to bear the cypher of the King has been installed in Northern Ireland. The postbox at 25 York Street, outside the Ulster University campus in the capital, is also the first of 600 new solar-powered parcel postboxes being introduced…...

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Phone thief gang targeting London tourists with social media scam

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (556+ words) A suspected phone thief gang targeting London tourists with a social media scam has been arrested by the Met Police for robbery. Six people were arrested by the force for allegedly using a distraction tactic, where they ask members of…...

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Heavily pregnant former Miss England in terrifying phone theft ordeal

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (362+ words) A heavily pregnant former Miss England winner has told how she "fell flat" on her stomach after being targeted by a phone thief in London. Laura Coleman was eight months pregnant when she was out walking and the thug in…...

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Thousands of Vodafone customers hit by internet outage

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (297+ words) Thousands of Vodafone customers have been impacted by an outage across its internet services. The telecoms giant said on Monday afternoon that it is trying to fix a major issue which has impacted its broadband, 4 G and 5 G services. More…...

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Scottish man admits role in "5. 9m US cyber fraud scheme

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (497+ words) A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to plotting to hack into the computer systems of at least a dozen companies to steal at least eight million dollars (5. 9 million) in virtual currency from victims in the United States. The US Department…...

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Big four" mobile firms outperformed by smaller rivals in annual survey

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (486+ words) The UK's biggest mobile providers have been outperformed by smaller rivals in an annual customer service survey by watchdog Which? Three, O2 and Lycamobile were the lowest performing networks in the survey of more than 5, 000 mobile users, receiving customer scores of…...

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New rules to protect consumers from "subscription traps" due next year

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (720+ words) Consumers are to be better protected from "subscription traps" in a move that will save them a collective "400 million a year, the government has announced. New rules, expected to come into force early next year, will ensure consumers receive reminders…...