3 h. ago Common radiator mistake silently adding £600 to your heating bill

As the weather becomes cooler, it will soon be time to turn your radiators back on - but an expert has warned to check for key faults now or risk paying hundreds in extra fees

Economics

61 h. ago Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States

Politics

4 d. ago Half of UK adults fear for their job over AI, poll reveals as union warns the technology will worsen inequality

Job losses or changes to terms and conditions were the biggest concerns for 51% of 2,600 British adults

Events

5 d. ago Lower your energy bills all year round by fixing simple errors many Brits make

A heating expert has warned that making a few simple mistakes during the warmer months could silently drive up your energy bills and set you up for costly problems when winter returns

Science

5 d. ago Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds

The TUC calls for a new approach to technology and greater input from workers on how it is deployedHalf of adults in the UK are concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on their job, according to a poll, as union leaders call for a “step change” in the country’s approach to new technologies.Job losses or changes to terms and conditions were the biggest worries for the 51% of 2,600 adults surveyed for the Trades Union Congress who said they were concerned about the technology. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Shocking figures reveal 400 children every week are groomed online in UK

The US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children last year received 546,000 worldwide reports from tech firms of adults targeting kids online, some 9,600 of which were in the UK

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3 w. ago FBI and NSPCC alarmed at ‘shocking’ rise in online sextortion of children

Snapchat logged about 20,000 cases last year of adults grooming children online, more than other social media platforms combinedTech companies including Snapchat and Facebook reported more than 9,600 cases of adults grooming children online in the UK in just six months last year – the equivalent of about 400 a week.Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), have grown increasingly alarmed about the growing threat from sextortion and other crimes targeting teenagers. Continue reading...

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