14 h. ago Labour MP Oliver Ryan reinstated after suspension over vile WhatsApp group where messages mocked pensioners and made misogynistic and homophobic remarks

Oliver Ryan MP, who represents Burnley, was given a six-month suspension but will regain the Labour whip when the House of Commons returns next month.

Politics

57 h. ago Russia clamps down on WhatsApp and Telegram over data sharing

Calls via foreign-owned platforms curbed as critics say Kremlin is pushing for greater control over Russia’s internetRussia has announced restrictions on the messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism cases.Moscow has clashed with foreign tech platforms for several years over content and data storage in a simmering dispute that intensified after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Critics say Russia is trying to expand its control over the country’s internet space. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago WhatsApp tells users to follow 6 steps today to protect messages

If you have WhatsApp it is best to take these actions straight away

Politics

5 d. ago The staggering Whatsapp messages sent to the new Archbishop of Wales by her colleagues

When Cherry Vann was added to a Whatsapp chat, some of her more orthodox colleagues were 'dismayed and horrified' a gay bishop had been appointed to lead Church in Wales

Sport

1 week ago 'Get your a*se home tonight so you can go missing with me': Court hears care worker's WhatsApp messages to boy she 'fell in love with'

Lindy Leah allegedly messaged him: "I miss you so much. All I want is for me and you to have a night away from everyone, just us."

Events

1 week ago ‘Wild and dangerous’ knifeman broadcast over 2,000 WhatsApp messages before ‘terror’ attack on innocent strangers

Jamal Walker-Bailey told police officers that he’d been ‘awake for five days without sleeping, watching nothing but videos of the Israel Palestine conflict’

Events

3 w. ago Bullying accusations, angry WhatsApp messages and a £55,000 legal row that divided two cafes in Wales' most famous park

Former Bute Park manager Dr Julia Sas has accused Cardiff council of constructive dismissal after a controversy involving the Secret Garden cafe

Economics