Privacy scare over selfie app Meitu
The latest photo editing app to go viral, Meitu, has sparked serious security and privacy concerns as Android users are allegedly giving away huge amounts of information to the Chinese tech company in...
View ArticleChildren are ‘working’ longer hours than their parents, study shows
The ‘Cult of Busy’ has now infiltrated to our children as research shows primary school kids are ‘working’ – either in school or scheduled activities for up to 46 hours a weekAccording to a new joint...
View Article2017 property crash would see £399 a week wiped off UK property values
While the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has forecast that house prices in the UK will rise by around 3 per cent this year, a Times survey of leading economists has predicted that 2017...
View ArticleGmail hack: Even tech-savvy users fooled by sophisticated phishing technique
Even tech-savvy Gmail users are falling victim to hackers who steal their login credentials, according to a security expert, who notes that increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques are being...
View ArticleSitting down too much can age women by 8 years, warn scientists
Sitting for too long can age women by up to eight years, say scientists. A study found those who did little exercise and spent ten hours of the day in a chair had cells that were biologically much...
View ArticleTesco recalls ready meal over health concerns
Tesco has issued a notice recalling a popular ready mealThe health risk was sparked after it was discovered that the sauce coating Tesco Takeaway Butter Chicken contained nuts, which were not mentioned...
View ArticleWetherspoons and Prezzo branded ‘bottom feeders’ over seafood sustainability
Prezzo and Itsu restaurants plus pub chain Wetherspoons came bottom in a survey of sustainable seafood on offer at High Street eateries. A lack of information about the sources of seafood is one of the...
View Article’Pointless’ work performance reviews driving workers to tears
Most workers believe that performance reviews are a waste of time, a new study has found.Around two-thirds of employees, and managers, said that formal reviews were time-consuming and outdated, in a...
View ArticlePair sentenced after Thame burglary and car theft
Two men have been jailed after a burglary and a theft from a car in Thame.Adam Coaker, 35, of Peppard Road, Emmer Green and Graham Aitken, 53, of Southcote Lane, Reading, were sentenced in connection...
View ArticleTesco accused of ripping off customers after toilet rolls appear to shrink
Tesco has been accused of quietly reducing the size of its toilet rolls - by increasing the size of the HOLE in the middle. Keen-eyed shoppers reckon the cardboard tube in the centre has expanded by...
View ArticlePilot who died in Aston Rowant plane crash named as parish councillor Dave...
A pilot who died after his plane crashed near the Aston Rowant Nature Reserve has been named as Buckinghamshire parish councillor Dave Norris.Mr Norris was council chairman at Newton Longville Parish...
View ArticleThe size 0 question - are British shops right to stock such small sizes?
The infamous American size zero hit the headlines in the early noughties with mannequins, models and clothes shops appearing to promote the smallest dress size available to women and Britain’s high...
View ArticleOne in ten Brits never have a good morning
One in ten Brits reckon they NEVER have a good morning - and a quarter seldom enjoying more than two good mornings a week, a study has found. The poll of 2,000 UK adults also revealed skipping the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch dimwit driver caught using mobile phone as tougher penalties are...
As a change in the law to increase punishments for those using their mobile phone while driving was announced on Tuesday, this dimwit driver was caught on camera doing just that.He was a filmed by a...
View ArticleButcher invents Prosecco flavour sausages...and they’re a sizzling success
A family farm shop has been attracting customers left, right and centre, with its unusual sausage recipe involving a sparkling ingredient.Manor Farm Shop and Garden Centre introduced their new prosecco...
View ArticleEarly Learning Centre issues safety notice over children’s wooden toy range
A safety notice has been issued concerning a range of children’s toys by their supplier.Customer feedback on the variety of wooden items from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) - has prompted the company...
View ArticleVIDEO: Top toys to hit the shelves in 2017
A ride-on replica of a Disney toy car has been tipped as one of 2017s top toys - despite costing a whopping £200.The pricey battery-powered Cars’ Lightning McQueen vehicle - complete with ‘Lightyear’...
View ArticleFull Sky TV service to be available without satellite dish for first time
Pay-TV giant Sky is to make its full service of 270 channels available without the need for a satellite dish for the first time, as it looks to win back customers who have defected to rivals such as...
View ArticleWarning to parents over video app after pervert’s sickening post as school...
A warning has been issued to parents nationwide by police today about children using the live.ly app after a serious sexual offence was committed in front of a group of English primary school children...
View ArticleApplicants wanted for The Apprentice
Think you could be the next Richard Branson or Bill Gates? The Apprentice is now looking for entrepreneurs to win Sir Alan Sugar’s next big investment.Now approaching its 13th series, the BBC One...
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