26 h. ago UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety ActBritish visits to popular pornography sites have slumped following the introduction of strict age checks last month, data shows.Daily visits to Pornhub, the UK’s most used porn site, fell from 3.6m on 24 July, the day before age-gating was introduced, to 1.9m on 8 August, a drop of 47%. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Email users urged to follow 5 rules this month as August is 'prime time' for scams

A security firm has shared five tips to keep you and your money safe amid a new cyber threat warning.

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6 d. ago Everyone with a Gmail or Yahoo account must follow 5 new rules this month

A new warning has been issued in August with scam emails expected to boom during the summer months.

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8 d. ago Brits warned to 'have restraint' as EU seaside spot unveils brutal clampdown

Almost a dozen tourists were fined up to £130 last month for flouting a little-known rule in one of France's most acclaimed seaside resorts, as visitors are told to have 'a little restraint, please'

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3 w. ago 'I live in London for £480 a month including bills and there's just one rule'

Honora, 27, was recommended to try the 'hack' by a friend, and has never looked back

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3 w. ago This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country | Simon Jenkins

Even after Tony Blair’s bungled war, UK leaders still yearned to dominate the world stage. With the lifting of the superinjunction, we can all see where that has ledWhat odds on a public inquiry into the Afghan superinjunction? Gold-plated, judge-led, three years of fun and games, that is how British politics normally kicks an embarrassment into the long grass. And what odds on who will get off scot free – Tony Blair?The more we pick away at the stages of this fiasco, the more from the start one blunder seemed to follow inevitably from another. There was no reason for the British invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. If the US wanted revenge on the Kabul regime for harbouring al-Qaida after 9/11, it could have done what Donald Trump did last month to Iran. A savage retaliatory blow against the country’s rulers would have made the point.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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last month Supermarkets to be named and shamed for abuse of parking rules at stores this month

The issue in question has become prevalent in recent years, with cases of fraud, misuse and threatening behaviour increasing by over 1,000 per cent since 2016.

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last month Ten Man Utd youngsters who could force way into Ruben Amorim's team on pre

Manchester United will be back in action this month and Ruben Amorim will be looking to run the rule over his squad in pre-season ahead of the 2025/2026 campaign

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