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Coronavirus: UN social distancing app 1point5 beset by flaws

United Nations Technology Innovation Labs (UNTIL) iPhone and Android app uses bluetooth to measure the distance to other phones and devices.




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Stoke boy, six, saves his pregnant mother and unborn sister's life by using iPad to call for help

Max Lewis, six, came to his mother Nicky's rescue when she fell ill at their house in Stoke-on-Trent. He called his aunt, Sonia, to tell her his mother, 31, was 'breathing funny' and she called 999.




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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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Booming 'dark web' marketplaces are being exploited by Australian drug dealers

Australia has the second highest concentration of dark web drug vendors per capita and experts warn the booming drug trade online is almost impossible to stop.




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Woman tells how she was strangled SIX times by her boyfriend

The woman, known as Sarah, was strangled by her then partner six times on five different occasions, including once when he attacked her in fury over a returned eBay sale. Stock image.




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Urgent recall of popular baby dummies over fears they pose a strangulation risk  

 A popular brand of dummies have been recalled over fears they pose a strangulation risk.




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How a teenage tradie turned his 'hobby' selling products on eBay into a $25MILLION hair care empire

In 2012, Anthony Nappa, then 19, was juggling a university commerce degree with a part-time labouring job. But the ambitious teen was always looking at ways to scrape together extra money.




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John Boyega drives fans wild by hinting Rey has 'changed' in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

The actor, 27, took to Twitter on Thursday and drove fans wild after he hinted that Rey has 'changed' in Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker.




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Canvey Island Essex mother given black eye by magic staff she bought son for Christmas

Clarissa Clary, 44, of Canvey Island, Essex, bought the retractable 'magic staff' on eBay for her son 16-year-old Caine, who has special educational needs.




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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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One Direction old tour van that looks like van from Scooby-Doo goes for sale for £39,990.00 on EBay

A van that was designed for Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik for One Direction's Where We Are tour in 2014, but was never used, is now listed for £39.990 on eBay by a seller from Solihull.




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Urgent recall of popular RoyalBaby Kids' bikes sold over fears the brakes don't work

The bikes were sold through Mighty Ape Australia and were also available on eBay and Amazon between 14 September 2018 and 29 November 2019.




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Two-thirds of goods bought online are unsafe, research by consumer group Which? suggests

Which? research showed that every smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, teeth whitening kit and cycle helmet failed to meet basic safety standards.




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New law would hold Amazon and eBay liable for counterfeit items sold by third-party retailers

A new law introduced in the US House of Representatives would hold online retailers like Amazon and eBay liable for counterfeit products sold through their platforms.




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eBay sellers ramp up cost of hand gels by up to 5,000% with 49p Lidl sanitiser sold for £29.99

Online market place sellers looking to cash in on the coronavirus outbreak in the UK are selling hand sanitiser products for more than 5000 per cent their recommended retail price.




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Coronavirus Australia: Sydney man turns heads by wearing a $300 respirator

A man turned heads in Sydney's CBD by wearing a hi-tech respirator on his face that looks like something out of a science fiction film.




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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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Selfish eBay sellers are flogging baby milk for more than FOUR times its retail price

eBay sellers are hugely inflating prices of baby milk after it has been stripped off supermarket shelves by panicked mums across the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Providers slash 0% promotions on balance transfer cards by up to a third

At one time interest-freezing balance transfer credit card offers lasted a bumper 43 months, just over a year on and the top deal stretches to 33 months.




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How to stick by the rules with a high interest credit card offering air miles

This is Money has put together the reward points cards with the steepest APRs, and how the card companies are making money off you even if you're clearing your balance each month.




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Mastercard and Visa agree deal with the EU to slash foreign card fees by 40%

The European Commission says that interchange fees, where the merchant's bank pays a charge to the cardholder's bank, result in higher prices for consumers.




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Pay later fintech Klarna added 25,000 new UK users a week by the end of 2018

Swedish fintech Klarna attracted 25,000 new UK users each week in the last three months of last year, as it celebrated a bumper 2018 that saw global revenue increase 31% to £445m.




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MasterCard's Mark Barnett on working with Monzo, paying by app, and why there should always be cash

If the future of the UK increasingly looks cashless, then no one may be better placed to reap the rewards than MasterCard




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M&S takes on Klarna by introducing its own payment installation service

M&S.com has partnered with Clearpay on the new service with the payment option due to be available to all UK M&S.com customers from mid-November.




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Cash in on Black Friday - by using free credit

Love it or loathe it, Black Friday weekend is looming. This is when retailers are expected to shower shoppers with juicy discounts for a few days only.




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Loqbox claims to improve your credit rating by saving every month

Having a good credit score is vital when it comes to being accepted to borrow and getting the best rate. A new tool claims to be help improve your credit history by saving instead of spending.




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Virgin Money credit card customers hit by charges thanks to minimum payment default

Some longstanding Virgin Money credit cardholders have been left with charges on their accounts after discovering they had only been making minimum direct debit payments.




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Banks hit by 20,000 PPI complaints every day before deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority said many were encouraged by the publicity blitz it launched in the summer of 2019 to warn consumers that they had limited time left to make a complaint.




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Halifax hiked my home insurance by 29% but couldn't tell me why

Halifax's renewals team are not blessed with the ability to explain why you are being asked for an extra £59, so I made a complaint and this is what happened next.




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Hannah Gadsby announces the release of her second Netflix comedy special Douglas 

Hannah Gadsby became a global sensation after the release of her 2018 Netflix comedy special Nanette.




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Joe Exotic's husband Dillon says his partner was 'excited' by Donald Trump's support

Joe Exotic's latest husband Dillon Passage has revealed that his partner felt 'excited' after President Trump said he will 'look' at pardoning his prison sentence.




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Netflix users targeted by cybercriminals since COVID outbreak 

US cyber security company BrandShield says it has discovered more than 600 fake web domains containing the word 'Netflix' that try to scam users by taking their payment details.




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Chris Hemsworth is distracted by his cheeky son after he interrupts his dad's radio interview

Even Chris Hemsworth is having a tough time being locked up at home with his kids. The 36-year-old actor found himself repeatedly being interrupted by one of his young sons during a virtual radio interview.




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Ricky Gervais 'boosts his companies' earnings by £2 million after huge Netflix deal for After Life'

The comedian, 58, gave himself a '£1.5 million cash windfall' after he secured a huge deal for a second series of the dark comedy, which is set for release on April 24.




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Netflix Too Hot to Handle was inspired by racy SEINFELD episode

Show developer Laura Gibson has revealed that she was first inspired to create the addictive new series after re-visiting the classic Seinfeld episode "The Contest" three years ago.




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Idris Elba's DJ sitcom Turn Up Charlie is 'axed' by Netflix after just one series

The sitcom, created by the actor, 47, depicted a has-been DJ trying to turn his fortunes around.




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How Ryan Murphy's new Netflix hit Hollywood was inspired by the real life tragedy of Peg Entwistle

Ryan Murphy's latest hit show Hollywood is inspired by true life events of the Golden Era, including the heartbreaking tale about Peg Entwistle, a struggling actress who took her own life in September 1932.




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Disney's profits plunge 91% by $4.9 BILLION in coronavirus pandemic

Profits for the quarter ending in March dropped 91 percent to $475 million, down from $5.4 billion a year earlier. Overall, the company said costs related to COVID-19 cut pretax profit by $1.4 billion.




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Baby-Sitters Club first teaser: Netflix brings nostalgia as group excitedly answer CLEAR telephone

Netflix released the first teaser for the highly-anticipated reboot of the highly popular book-turned-television series as it introduced the new cast of characters.




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Siblings beaten up for feeding stray dogs in nearby park

The beating took place in West Delhi's Shalimar Bagh. The brother and sister, who have since received medical treatment, were attacked late at night with iron rods.




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Delhi's private hospitals under observation by officials

Delhi Medical Council (DMC), which keeps a close watch on the functioning of the hospitals in the city, receives at least 30 serious grievances every month.




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Bitcoin 'used for tax evasion' by four lakh HNIs

The Income Tax (IT) Department is set to issue notices for suspected tax evasion to over 4 lakh high networth individuals (HNI) across the country who have been trading and investing in Bitcoin.




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Indian wedding crashed by tiger as guests run for cover

A couple in Madya Pradesh, India, had their happy day ruined when a tiger gatecrashed their wedding. Guests were seen screaming and running for cover after it came out of the bushes.




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Cancer-stricken girl blinded by protruding eyes in India

Dhanika Tripura, from Tripura in India, is suffering with acute lymphocytic leukemia. The girl was healthy before she deteriorated after suffering with itchy eyes just 6 weeks ago.




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Woman gives birth to baby from embryo frozen for 24 years

Emma Wren was conceived and frozen 24 years ago in 1992. Tina Gibson, born in 1991, adopted the embryo this year. The embryo was thawed and Emma was born last month.




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Lewis Hamilton's personalised Ferrari shown off by friend

Lewis Hamilton may be receiving a phone call from disgruntled Mercedes chiefs soon, after images of his personalised La Ferrari made their way online.




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Brit whose dad was kidnapped by North Korea wants release

Cecilia O’Hare, 48, from Coventry, was just three months old when her father Hwang Won boarded a flight from north-east South Korea to the capital Seoul on December 11, 1969.




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West Bengal Assembly polls: Many politicians who switched sides rejected by voters

Ajay Dey, who was previously elected from Santipur in Nadia district on Congress ticket, left the party to join Trinamool. But he was rejected by the voters this time




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Jamie Carragher admits Liverpool players knew they had 'kidded' Chelsea by selling Torres for £50m

The Spaniard's big-money move across the Premier League in January 2011 was a then-record fee, but Liverpool hero Carragher insists that Torres wasn't the same fearsome striker as he had been previously.




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Leicester interested in Lille striker Victor Osimhen but fear he could be tempted by a move to Italy

Lille are demanding around £60million for the 21-year-old Nigeria international while he also has strong interest from Italian sides Juventus and Inter Milan.