Why didn’t Barclays text me about a payment I was about to miss?

‘Barclays’ text alert service failed me at the crucial time’: Customer penalised as bank denies credit card direct debit despite ‘automated’ insufficient funds warning Adrian, 28, from Lancashire, was billed £11 for missing a direct debit payment  He normally receives alerts from Barclays telling him to top up his account   However in June the alert … Read more

Karl Stefanovic calls out Russell Crowe for ignoring his text message

Karl Stefanovic calls out Russell Crowe for ignoring his text message and embarrassing him in front of his son during awkward Today confrontation By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:49 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 05:50 BST, 19 August 2020 Karl Stefanovic had a bone to pick with Russell Crowe on Wednesday’s … Read more

Argos customer ‘is sent text from delivery driver asking her if she is single’

A ‘disgusted’ Argos customer claims she was sent a text from a delivery driver asking if she is ‘single’ just hours after he delivered a package to her home. Katie Norfolk, from Hessle, East Yorkshire, shared a screenshot of texts from a contact claiming to be the driver who ‘came and delivered to her house’ on … Read more

Mother-in-law reads wife’s ‘dirty’ text message to her husband

‘Did you read that?’ Embarrassing moment mother-in-law reads wife’s ‘dirty’ text message to her husband Rory Mellor, 26, was enjoying a quiet night in at his family home in Austin, Texas His wife Anna, 25, sent him a risqué text message during a game of cards  But it was intercepted by her exasperated mother-in-law Maurie … Read more

Bachelor In Paradise’s Renee Barrett claims Matt Whyatt dumped her over text message

Bachelor In Paradise’s Renee Barrett claims Matt Whyatt dumped her over text message just weeks after the finale – as the brutal truth of their relationship is exposed By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:29 BST, 9 August 2020 | Updated: 23:29 BST, 9 August 2020 Bachelor In Paradise’s Renee Barrett has lifted … Read more

Selling Sunset: Chrishell Stause heard about divorce by TEXT

‘I thought it was a joke’: Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause reveals Justin Hartley TEXTED her about divorce filing… as she breaks down in tears in latest teaser By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 21:08 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 21:09 BST, 6 August 2020 Chrishell Stause has tearfully revealed how she first found … Read more

Gemma Collins posts break-up text she sent on-off boyfriend James ‘Arg’ Argent

Gemma Collins has revealed the string of text messages that led to her breaking up with on-off boyfriend James ‘Arg’ Argent. The TOWIE star, 39, posted the messages on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday morning, following claims they had gone their separate ways again. During the series of messages Arg branded his girlfriend a ‘hippo’ and … Read more

Beware phishing text messages pretending to be NHS contact tracers

Contact-tracing service becomes latest vehicle for fraudsters as households receive fake ‘health service’ coronavirus texts with phishing links Fraudsters are targeting people by pretending to be the new tracing service It contains a phishing link designed to harvest people’s personal details Britons have been bombarded with thousands of phishing emails and texts  Here’s how to … Read more

Kate Middleton and Prince William video call volunteers from mental health text service Shout 

Glowing Kate Middleton sported a chic updo and a lockdown tan as she and Prince William video-called volunteers from the mental health text service Shout. The Duke, 37, and Duchess of Cambridge, 38, joined the call to mark the first anniversary of Shout, the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text line, which they launched last year … Read more

WeChat monitors international users’ text messages to identify content to censor in China 

WeChat ‘monitors international users’ text messages to preemptively identify content to censor for its Chinese users’ The Citizens Lab studied how WeChat builds their database of blacklisted terms They found the company monitors international messages to preemptively identify potential images or content that should be banned in China The app creates a ‘hash’ code for … Read more