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British Airways worker finds her iPhone 8 still works TWO MONTHS after she dropped it in the Thames

Thayse Bussolo-Vieira, 29, was shocked to discover her £480 iPhone 8 still worked after retrieving it from the Thames in Staines, Surrey, last week, two months after it dropped out of her pocket.




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Apple could release a camera app that SPEAKS to help the visually impaired snap the perfect photo

Apple's latest patent is for a camera app that speaks to users in order to help those who are visually impaired snap the perfect photo. It tells users where faces are in the frame, allowing them to adjust.




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Hackers can use a Safari security vulnerability to gain access to a person's iPhone camera 

A security exploit in Apple's Safari web browser could let hackers access a person's iPhone camera or Macbook webcam, by impersonating a familiar website that already has access.




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Isles of light! Sun shines through clouds shaped just like Great Britain 

A retired NHS worker snapped this uplifting picture of what appears to be silver-lined clouds in the shape of the British Isles.




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Pope calls for global solidarity over coronavirus in streamed service from empty St Peter's Basilica

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - who normally presides over a congregation of 1,500 at Canterbury Cathedral - delivered his Easter service on his iPad at his London flat




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NHS Heroes: Fighting to Save Our Lives viewers left 'heartbroken' following 'eyeopening' documentary

Viewers were left heartbroken following last night's powerful Channel 4 documentary NHS Heroes: Fighting to Save Our Lives, which showed the realities for NHS staff working on the frontline.




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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Can Christopher Nolan's new picture top the Box Office when cinemas re-open?

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The plot focuses on Washington, an intelligence operative who can anticipate events that haven't occurred yet. His number one task is to prevent World War III.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: New Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to make his mark...by improving our pensions

With the smell of a spring Budget in the air comes the rumour of yet more restrictions on the tax relief available to boost our pension saving. But how will Mr Sunak treat pension savers?




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Robust trusts at a knockdown price could give hope to investors 

What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors' hair grey (mine included) - with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Robots, it appears, have taken over the NatWest asylum

Helpful staff in the ever-shrinking branch network are being rapidly replaced by automated 'contact' - usually in the form of texts. This is fine, but not if the robots do not know their left hands from their right.




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Super rare Woolworths Lion King Simba Ooshie sells for $100K on eBay

There are only 100 furry Simba Ooshies in circulation causing an influx of scalpers taking to eBay to try and sell the collectible at a massive mark up.




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The unlikely VHS tapes selling for THOUSANDS of dollars on eBay - and how to recognise if you have

eBay Australia has revealed the Disney VHS tapes from the 1990s that are worth a fortune. Those earning huge sums include a 1999 Special Edition of Mulan, which sold for a $21,000 recently.




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Chinese vase sold for just £1 in a charity shop is revealed to be a rare £80,000 Emperor's treasure

The Qianlong Emperor's vase made its way to a charity shop in Hertfordshire where it was picked up for £1 and then listed on eBay for a pittance.




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Beware the electrical bargains that could catch fire, cause electric shocks or melt into your carpet

The tests on dozens of USB chargers, travel adaptors and power banks showed many had potentially lethal faults, finds consumer group Which?




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Woman reveals how she transformed her dull carpeted staircase into elegant flight of steps for £50

Bargain hunter Helen Barnes took to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains to showcase how she was able to achieve the stylish look with purchases made from B&Q and eBay.




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V&A bids for snippets of fashion history on eBay

The museum's display of work by 1960s fashion designer Mary Quant (pictured) includes more than 200 garments and accessories, including previously unseen items.




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Intern Pete tries selling Kyle and Jackie O's TRASH on eBay

He's been involved in a number of stunts during his time on the Kyle and Jackie O Show. 




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eBay shopper spends $5600 on a 'haunted doll with paranormal powers'

Sellers have made a windfall on the popular website selling spooky objects they have lying around the house




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Shopper who bought a Chinese vase for £1 in a charity shop has sold it for a staggering £484,000

The Qianlong Emperor's vase was bought for £1 in a Hertfordshire charity shop and has now been sold for £484,000. The shopper says he will use fortune to 'save for [his] daughter's future'.




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Excitable Edgar £15 toys are already being flogged on eBay at bumped up prices

The official soft toy is on sale at John Lewis and Waitrose for £15, but is already being advertised for nearly four times that price - despite the commercial itself not even airing on TV until Saturday.




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People are selling their free Kanye West Sunday Service tickets online for up to $500

People on social media have been trying to practice their own prosperity theology and resell tickets for Kanye West's Sunday Service at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.




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Couple who snapped up Woolworths closing down sale bargains now make £3m a year online

Yvonne Hogan and Kevin Dollimore, of Hertfordshire, turned their side hustle into a business with 16 employees after spotting an opportunity to purchase stock from Woolworths when it went bust in 2009.




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Father who runs family business making festive jumpers reveals they start making them in February

Mohammed Rafiq, 58, from Manchester, who is now locally known as 'The King of Christmas,' started the company in 2012, when he saw the trend in Christmas jumpers emerge.




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Aldi shopper left baffled after purchasing a Kevin the Carrot toy with  MAJOR design flaw

Aldi shopper Michelle Denny, from Fallowfield, Manchester was left baffled after she purchased a toy of the store's festive character, Kevin the Carrot, with an upside down face.




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Aldi shoppers shove others out of the way to get their hands on the $30 face cream gift sets

Disgruntled shoppers have called out the 'feral' customers who 'shoved' others out of the way just to get their hands on Aldi Australia's sought-after caviar-infused moisturiser.




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Shoppers praise a £1.99 silver cleaning cloth from eBay for rescuing their jewellery

Katie Donelon, who lives in the UK, told the Facebook group We Love Mrs Hinch how she restored a beloved Tiffany ring that had turned black over the years, using a £1.99 cloth.




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People flog unwanted Christmas gifts on eBay for cash

Dozens of people have listed their untouched presents on eBay for pennies, with some even touting unopened gifts with festive wrapping paper still intact (pictured).




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Small UK firms are losing sales to dodgy foreign rivals who are targeting shoppers with fake reviews

The Competition and Markets Authority has sounded the alarm over the problem as online reviews influence an estimated £23 billion of transactions a year in the UK alone.




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Male model faces jail time for impersonating police officer in uniform he bought online

Jordan David Hans Gill, 29, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he also admitted to sending threatening emails to a police officer.




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Gran claims she's selling her wheelchair on eBay after painful arthritis 'CURED' by copper insoles

Retired receptionist Lynn Moore, 75, from Crosby, Liverpool, told FEMAIL she suffered excruciating pain in both her feet for 18 years after she broke both of them within seven months of each other.




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12-year-old girl decorates her white walls with budget rose gold tape from eBay

UK mother Dawn Robertson told the Facebook group Mrs Hinch Made Me Do It that her daughter, 12, had bought budget tape from eBay in order to decorate her room with a fun DIY twist.




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Shoppers criticise Asda for allowing a woman to buy more than TWENTY tubs of baby formula

Shoppers slammed Asda after a photo emerged showing a woman buying more than 20 tubs of baby formula in a single transaction.




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The business-savvy people turning the COVID-19 pandemic into a money-making opportunity 

Tens of thousands of Australians have found themselves out of work overnight as COVID-19 continues to destabilise the economy, but some entrepreneurs are discovering new niches.




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NHS lanyards removed from eBay and Amazon amid fears people use them to enter supermarkets

It is believed some people in the UK are purchasing the items in order to obtain perks only available to healthcare professionals.




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eBay users inflating prices of supermarket flour, Dairy Milk and Pot Noodles in coronavirus crisis

'Unscrupulous' eBay users are attempting to exploit desperate shoppers in the midst of the coronavirus crisis by selling out-of-stock essentials for more than ten times their shop price.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lucian Freud and the naked truth over a pair of nudes

Lucian Freud's nude portraits continue to command giddy sums even after his death, with Benefits Supervisor Resting achieving a world record in 2015 when it sold for more than £35 million.




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Is it worth it? Should you take out a personal loan with high-tech lender LiveLend

LiveLend has now introduced a new type of loan where borrowers with a less than sparkling credit record start on a higher rate of interest, but benefit from the rate dropping if they clean up their score.




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Why you should consider a cashback credit card if you want to boost your Christmas spending

American Express cardholders can earn £5 cashback when they spend £10 or more at independent stores, restaurants and retailers until December 16.




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Virgin Atlantic's bumper credit card sign up bonus ends today, should you sign up now?

Virgin Money is currently running a bumper sign-up offer on its Virgin Atlantic Rewards+ credit card - enough points to get a free return flight to New York. but it ends at 4pm - should you sign up now?




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Credit card customers should act fast if they want to switch to a ‘zero per cent’ card deal 

Interest-free deals are disappearing fast for credit card customers seeking breathing space to pay off debt. The ‘balance transfer’ trick is a popular way of paying off money borrowed.




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How to get out of debt in 2019: experts give their tips on how to get yourself out of the red

For some people, it is not just overspending at Christmas that will leave them feeling short and there will be a number of debts that they will be looking to clear.




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Peer-to-peer firm Funding Circle beats revenue targets but expects more loan defaults

Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle beat its revenue targets for 2018 by 5%, but saw the percentage of loans last year it expected to default rise to between 3 and 3.8% it announced




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Nationwide BS to scrap cashback scheme in April - which alternative banks offer the perk? 

Nationwide is scrapping a scheme allowing credit and debit cardholders to earn cashback on their spending after the building society admitted it wasn't worth the time and resources.




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The disappearing 0% deals: Borrowers urged to act quickly to reduce the cost of credit card debt

Two years ago, top balance transfer credit cards offered customers 43 months to clear their debt without paying interest. The longest deal today lasts just 29 months.




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MPs call for better regulation of the bailiff industry to better protect vulnerable people

The Government should introduce new regulation for the bailiff industry ‘to stop unfit enforcement agents and companies from practising’, MPs have said.




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Watchdog set for crackdown as it emerges Amigo ramped up risky lending before flotation

Regulators at the Financial Conduct Authority are taking aim at the industry, which allows hard-up consumers to borrow money provided a friend or family member agrees to pay it back if they default.




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Amazon and American Express slash credit card reward bonuses for joiners and spenders

Amazon and American Express have slashed the sign-up bonuses and spending incentives on some of their cards.




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People living in the South East have the highest average credit rating

Britons' credit scores have improved on average across the country, but no region can boast more than just a 'fair' rating, a new report has revealed.




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How your everyday credit card spending could help pay for your next holiday

Many credit cards offer reward points that can be exchanged for air miles. If you can pay off the balance every month, these cards are a good place to start racking up air miles.




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Personal loan rates on borrowing £10,000 hit 10-year low

Britons looking to borrow to fund a new car, home improvements or a big life event like a wedding will now find taking out a substantial sum is the cheapest it's ever been.