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Barbers and hairdressers are offering black market cuts and styling in spite of the lockdown restrictions. Analysis by MailOnline has revealed self-employed workers are advertising their services online, despite strict guidelines prohibiting them going into people’s homes. Dozens of barbers, beauty therapists and hairdressers are offering to work in homes, via the online marketplace Gumtree. … Read more
A taxi driver who who killed a ‘beautiful and selfless’ grandmother and injured her friend when he crashed while using his mobile at the wheel has been jailed for two years. Ian Penman, 67, had been on the phone for 39 seconds when he crashed his SEAT cab into the back of a skip lorry … Read more
Lily Allen cuts a low-key figure as she steps out on her mobile in London after vowing to cut down on her ‘addictive phone usage’ By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 11:56 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 11:56 GMT, 13 January 2021 She marked the New Year by telling fans her resolution for 2021 … Read more
BT will provide free unlimited mobile data to families that have no internet access to help children access online learning tools during the latest coronavirus lockdown. The move follows calls from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and others for technology firms to do more to support students suddenly home-learning due to coronavirus lockdown measures and school … Read more
North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more
EE, O2, Vodafone and Three WON’T start charging customers to use mobile data in Europe when the Brexit transition period ends on January 1 The UK’s four main mobile providers said there are no plans for roaming charges This will apply to users on pay monthly, SIM-only and pay-as-you-go contracts Roaming charges were abolished across … Read more
Selling your mobile could leave you open to identity fraud or having bank details stolen if you do not wipe data first, cyber crime experts warn Customers warned of risk posed by buying and selling second-hand handsets National Cyber Security Centre advise consumers to digitally wipe any devices A major risk comes from devices that … Read more
Should I have known better? Yes. But after several tries at cancelling my EE account, I went for the nuclear option. I logged into my bank account and stopped my £32 monthly direct debit. My dongle – a small device that provides wifi connection and allows me to file stories from remote locations – had … Read more
With the price of top of the range mobile phones hitting £1,500 to buy upfront, many may be looking for ways to own a more powerful gadget for less. The solution could come from online retailer, Music Magpie, which is now offering customers the option to rent a second hand smartphone without having to pay … Read more
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