The amount consumers spent on accidental subscriptions that are easy to get into but hard to cancel has doubled in a year, Citizens Advice has…
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UK phone, broadband and pay-TV firms face ban on ‘confusing’ price rises
Phone, broadband and pay-TV companies will be banned from imposing inflation-linked price rises in the middle of a contract and must instead tell customers upfront…
View More UK phone, broadband and pay-TV firms face ban on ‘confusing’ price risesAmazon and Facebook owner Meta agree to protect consumers, CMA says
The UK’s competition watchdog has said it has secured commitments from Amazon and the Facebook owner Meta to protect consumers on their marketplaces. The agreements…
View More Amazon and Facebook owner Meta agree to protect consumers, CMA saysJohn Vidal, former Guardian environment editor, dies aged 74
John Vidal, the Guardian’s former environment editor, has died aged 74. He died peacefully on Thursday in hospital, where he was being treated for cancer.…
View More John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor, dies aged 74A ‘whalecam’, seals v sharks and fish that play dead: it’s Planet Earth III
A detachable “whalecam”, remote underwater cameras operated from a director’s bedroom and a “drone ballet” are among the innovations that will be featured for the…
View More A ‘whalecam’, seals v sharks and fish that play dead: it’s Planet Earth IIIChris Packham: ‘I would lose my voice immediately if I went to prison for protesting’
The huge electric gates have cameras on them. When they open, numerous trees come into view – oak, ash, sweet chestnut, horse chestnut, cherry, beech.…
View More Chris Packham: ‘I would lose my voice immediately if I went to prison for protesting’Vice Media to be acquired by buyers from Fortress Investment Group – report
Vice Media, whose assets include Vice News, Motherboard, Refinery29 and Vice TV, is slated to be acquired by a group of buyers from Fortress Investment…
View More Vice Media to be acquired by buyers from Fortress Investment Group – reportVictims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
The social media giant Meta is facing growing pressure from MPs, consumer groups and the UK banking sector over its failure to prevent a “tsunami”…
View More Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsAppTSB urges Facebook and Instagram owner to better protect users from fraud
Fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is projected to cost victims £250m this year, a leading UK bank has said, adding to pressure on the…
View More TSB urges Facebook and Instagram owner to better protect users from fraudArmy of fake social media accounts defend UAE presidency of climate summit
An army of fake social media accounts on Twitter and the blogging site Medium have been promoting and defending the controversial hosting of a UN…
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