58 minutes ago Five ways to avoid festive scams as millions of people duped by criminals in last year

Citizen's Advice research suggests around nine million people have been tricked into handing over personal or financial information to fraudsters.

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3 hours ago Silent crime: Why are Gen Z more at risk at being scammed for concert tickets?

Aside from the financial impact, those who have fallen victim to ticket scams face an emotional impact too 😥

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6 hours ago Silent Crime: Red flag signs to spot if someone is trying to sell you a stolen phone

Hundreds of snatch thefts are reported a day 🚨

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12 hours ago Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance

Pro-western leader Maia Sandu spoke as pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to callMoldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, blamed an “unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy” by “foreign forces” on Sunday night, as a pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to call with most votes counted.Moldovans went to the polls earlier in the day to cast their vote in a presidential election and an EU referendum that marked a key moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country with a population of about 2.5 million people. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago 9m people caught out by financial scams in past year, Citizens Advice estimates

Fake debt advice being offered on social media and fake QR codes at car parks are common scams, the charity said.

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25 hours ago The crunch, the flavours, the rituals: how crisps became a British snack obsession

From morale boosters in the blitz to comfort food in the pandemic, a short history from ready salted to oyster and vinegarIn May, the UK government launched its “Prepare” emergency awareness campaign, ominously encouraging people to stock up on things such as bottled water, a wind-up radio and non-perishable foodstuffs. I’ve collected a few cans of soup but, more successfully, I’ve quietly been stockpiling the Co-op’s sea salt and chardonnay wine vinegar crisps (in the big bags), just in case. Like millions of British people, when I say I love crisps, I really mean it.Crisps are the ideal survival product, sealed and salted, but a great packet can also function as a private restaurant where you dine alone, crisp by crisp, intensely scrutinising the crunch, flavour and execution, li...

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