14 h. ago Calls for phone snatching law change – but expert warns it may not go far enough

Labour MP Dawn Butler is seeking an amendment that would require tech giants to block stolen phones

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38 h. ago 'Our phones were stolen at Creamfields, now they're all at the same address'

A number of people who attended Creamfields festival have said they had their phones stolen - some later tracked their missing devices to the same address

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42 h. ago Phones 'stolen' at Creamfields all end up at same address but police say it's not gangs

People who attended the Daresbury festival over the bank holiday weekend have claimed their phones were stolen while among crowds of nearly 80,000 people. They all ended up at the same address

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5 d. ago Vital Kirkwall AutoLink project takes off with £130,000 of government backing

One of the UK’s leading autonomous technology specialists has secured over £130,000 of funding from The Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) Pathfinder – Enhancements programme to develop a business case for the Kirkwall AutoLink.

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8 d. ago These are the exact moves I used to fight off my 6ft phone snatcher, reveals Bridgerton actress

One minute actress Genevieve Chenneour was waiting for her coffee, the next she had pinned down a thief who'd stolen her phone - and the CCTV footage went viral

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8 d. ago Record 116,000 mobile phones stolen in the capital last year

Data from the Metropolitan Police reveals there were 116,656 reported mobile thefts in 2024 - the highest number on record.

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9 d. ago Masked robbers get a dose of instant justice as they are caught red

This is the moment two teenaged thugs get a taste of instant justice, as they are caught red-handed by plain-clothes while stealing mobile phones worth £19,000.

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1 week ago Gaza City invasion plan approved by Israel with 60k reserve troops to be called up

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the invasion plan on Wednesday - which will see 60,000 reserve troops mobilised and civillians evacuated to the South of the strip

Politics

2 w. ago Katy Perry dons £24,000 orange Hermes Kelly bag barely large enough to hold her mobile phone

Dressed in a black and white figure-hugging Yael bustier maxi dress, Katy Perry accessorised with small heels and sparkling jewellery.

Economics

2 w. ago Malqueridas review – blurry phone footage takes us inside Chile’s prisons with incarcerated mothers

Video shot by inmates opens the doors on the often painful realities of having children in the country’s jailsThis documentary about motherhood in Chile’s prison system is edited down from 4,000 photos and nearly 2,000 videos shot entirely on mobile phones by inmates of the country’s largest women’s jail. Phones are banned, so the images are often fuzzy and blurred, clips ending abruptly – sometimes with a hiss of “Hide the phone!” or “The guard is coming!”. At times, it can be hard to make sense of what is happening on screen. The voiceover is spoken by Karina Sánchez, who spent more than six years in prison, and she also voices the experiences of other incarcerated women. It’s not immediately clear she is telling multiple stories, however, so the voiceover becomes mildly disorientating.It’s estimated that 95% of women in Chile’s prisons are mothers, and their children can stay with them in jail until they turn two years old. A woman describes staying awake all night the night befo...

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3 w. ago ‘Mind the grab’: Oxford Street shop paints phone theft warnings onto street

Last year, a phone was stolen every 15 minutes - or 94 a day

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3 w. ago 'Mind the Grab': New campaign warns of threat from phone thieves on Oxford Street

Campaign launched as figures reveal a phone was stolen every 15 minutes in Westminster last year

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3 w. ago Police praise Oxford Street redesign with huge signs warning of phone thieves as one mobile is stolen every 15 minutes

The purple line with a marking of 'Mind the Grab' is set to be added to the pavement on a section of Oxford Street to warn pedestrians of the dangers of phone snatchers

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3 w. ago The Mamdani effect: how his primary win is inspiring young progressives to run for office

US group geared at mobilizing young leftist candidates saw a record 10,000 people sign up after Mamdani’s NYC victoryIn mid-July, Erik Clemson signed on to a Zoom call from Honolulu, Hawaii, energized by a mayoral candidate in a city far across the country, to hear how he could run for office himself.Clemson, a 39-year-old machinist instructor who has a YouTube channel where he explains the economy, had long considered a political run some time in the future, but Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory provided a push off the sidelines. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Galaxy Z Flip 7, Fold 7 phones worth over $10 million stolen in London

Galaxy Z Flip 7, Fold 7 phones worth over $10 million stolen in London  SamMobile

Economics

3 w. ago Truck Carrying 12,000 Samsung Galaxy Phones Has Reportedly Been Stolen in London

Truck Carrying 12,000 Samsung Galaxy Phones Has Reportedly Been Stolen in London  Tech Times

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