Christmas shoppers warned over fake online reviews
National Trading Standards said consumer trust in online reviews was fuelling a surge in criminals using them to sell poor quality goods and services.
UK News|Dec 2, 2021
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Google commits to competition watchdog oversight on privacy changes
The search engine has been investigated over concerns competition could be hit when third-party cookies are phased out.
UK News|Nov 26, 2021
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Teenager boxes more than 1,000 care packages for those in need
Alice Rose, 18, has provided her Positivity Boxes to 1,050 people – sending one as far as Australia.
UK News|Nov 24, 2021
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Facebook owner says encryption of all messaging services not until 2023
End-to-end encryption hides messages from everyone except those in a conversation and has sparked warnings about the impact on safety.
UK News|Nov 20, 2021
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Prevent adults from direct messaging children, Ofcom tells social media firms
The proposals in the Online Harms Bill include fines of up to £18 million or 10% of companies’ global turnover.
UK News|Nov 20, 2021
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Concerns mount for Chinese tennis player as doubt cast on email
Grand Slam doubles champion Peng Shuai has not been seen since she said she was sexually assaulted by a former top government official.
World News|Nov 18, 2021
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Minibus driver jailed for triple fatal crash after Christmas market daytrip
Bogdan Ksiazek, 44, drove into the path of a Volkswagen Golf at a crossroads near Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire where he should have given way.
UK News|Nov 17, 2021
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Minibus driver found guilty of causing three deaths by dangerous driving
Bogdan Ksiazek, 44, was warned he faces a custodial sentence.
UK News|Nov 12, 2021
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Truth or Dare confession student found guilty of step-grandmother’s murder
Tiernan Darnton was convicted at Preston Crown Court of killing Mary Gregory, who was initially thought to have died in an accidental house fire.
UK News|Nov 11, 2021
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Google loses appeal against huge EU fine over shopping searches
The EU’s General Court decided to uphold the 2.4 billion euro fine.
World News|Nov 10, 2021
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Google wins Supreme Court appeal to block £3bn data action
The legal action had claimed Google secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ internet activity.
UK News|Nov 10, 2021
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Minibus driver caused deaths of three pensioners in crash, trial told
The driver taking pensioners home from a Christmas market failed to stop at a crossroads and drove into the path of a car.
UK News|Nov 8, 2021
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Family had to say goodbye to child battling suspected hospital bug, inquiry told
The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is investigating the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.
UK News|Nov 3, 2021
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Netflix Games rolls out to Android users globally
Titles linked to Stranger Things, as well as casual games, will be available to existing members.
UK News|Nov 2, 2021
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Yahoo pulls out of China amid ‘challenging’ environment
The tech firm said it remained ‘committed to the rights of our users and a free and open internet’.
World News|Nov 2, 2021
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