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PC who tried to buy £9.95 box of donuts using bar-code for 7p carrots says it was a mistake

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An on-duty policeman who tried to buy a £9.95 box of Krispy Kreme donuts for 7p by sticking a barcode for carrots on them today fought to keep his job by claiming it was an honest mistake. PC Simon Read, 37, told a misconduct hearing that he did not realise he scanned the carrot barcode … Read more

Pubs and restaurants told to make customers use barcode despite glaring errors

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Pubs and restaurants are turning away customers who don’t have the Government’s ‘pathetic’ tracing app,’ – despite glaring errors that stopped thousands from logging their test results. The beleaguered app’s latest fiasco came last night when it blocked up to 70,000 users from logging their test results.   The app relies on Bluetooth to determine if … Read more