Chinese pupils are forced to repeatedly smash their mobile phones onto the floor after being caught bringing them into the school The students were allegedly punished for bringing the handsets into classroom Footage shows three girls smashing their mobile phones on the floor repeatedly Their teacher can be heard giving orders and telling her pupils … Read more
Britons could be required to show QR codes on their phones to attend football matches, the theatre and other events, it was suggested today. The unique codes would only be given to those who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, under plans being considered by ministers, to signal they can attend large gatherings currently considered to … Read more
She’s known worldwide as the Princess of Pop, after releasing smash hits for decades. And in a new interview, Kylie Minogue has revealed that she nearly recorded a song with Prince – who is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation – something she regards as ‘an almost dream come true!’ The pint-size … Read more
Mobile phone networks including EE, Vodafone and Tesco Mobile will be BANNED from selling locked phones in move by Ofcom to help consumers find better deals Ofcom says the move would make it easier for customers to switch providers O2, Sky, Three and Virgin already sell unlocked handsets to its consumers But BT/EE, Tesco Mobile … Read more
Three in ten women suffer ‘tech neck’ by looking down at their phones too much as a quarter say it’s aged them ‘noticeably’, survey reveals Almost a quarter of women say their neck has aged from looking at their phones ‘Tech neck’ is caused by muscles becoming stressed, leading to shoulder pain A study found … Read more
Police are told they CAN use Covid app on personal phones… 24 hours after top brass told them NOT to download for ‘technical reasons’ The National Police Chiefs’ Council had asked officers not to download the app 24 hours later they were told they could download it if they wished to The app was downloaded … Read more
Lancashire Force orders its officers to IGNORE the NHS Covid app if it tells them to self-isolate – as thousands of police are told they can only download it onto their personal phones (which many don’t carry on duty) NPCC urges police to install app only on own person phones, not work ones Some constabularies … Read more
New ‘traffic-light’ lockdown system that will send automatic alerts to phones is set to be used to trigger local restrictions Local cases will be used to split parts of the country into one of three categories These will then determine the restrictions in place in each region under the plan This new traffic light system … Read more
Hackers are exploiting the pandemic to launch cyber-attacks on some of the UK’s biggest companies. Firms distracted by the crisis are more vulnerable than ever. In May, easyJet revealed that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack, which had compromised the details of 9.8 million customers. It said 2,200 credit card details were accessed, … Read more
Detectives appeal for visitors to check dashcam and camera phones in case they caught picture of attacker after girl, three, was sexually assaulted in country park after straying from her family Child assaulted at Fort Victoria Country Park near Yarmouth at 3pm last Monday Suspect, 60, arrested in connection with the incident and is currently … Read more