3 h. ago Who Called Me? New service helps UK users stop nuisance calls

Unknown phone numbers and nuisance calls are a growing frustration for households and businesses across the UK.

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21 h. ago AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans

Artificial intelligence is transforming call centers by streamlining tasks and improving customer service

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23 h. ago Girls, 16, injured after being hit by car 'travelling through green traffic light' in Salford

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision at 8.30pm on Saturday

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25 h. ago Police probe underway after eight people become "unwell" at restaurant

Emergency services were called to the south Indian street kitchen and bar in Greater Manchester on Saturday and treated people for "minor reactions".

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34 h. ago Police swarm Manchester restaurant as 'several diners taken ill after eating food'

Emergency services were called to Dosa Kingss on Northenden Road, Sale, at around 12.40pm today (September 6) following reports a number of diners had been taken ill

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52 h. ago ‘A great tragedy’: man dies in shark attack near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches

Beaches from Manly to Narrabeen closed after death of 57-year-old who leaves behind wife and childGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches after being bitten by what is believed to be a large shark, in what police have called “a great tragedy”.Shortly after 10am on Saturday, New South Wales emergency services were called to Long Reef beach following reports a man had suffered critical injuries. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Man dies in shark attack near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches

Man was brought to shore but died at the scene at Long Reef beach, NSW police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died near Dee Why, on Sydney’s northern beaches on Saturday after being bitten by what is believed to be a large shark.Shortly after 10am, New South Wales emergency services were called to Long Reef Beach following reports a man had suffered critical injuries. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Air ambulance lands on tiny roundabout in middle of Valleys village

Emergency services were called to the middle of Tylorstown, in the Rhondda, on Friday morning

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3 d. ago Two women killed after being hit by car while trying to help injured kangaroo on busy freeway

Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwardsTwo women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.Victorian police said emergency services had been called to reports two females were struck by a car on the Hume Freeway just after 7.30pm. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago They want to talk to somebody. That ‘somebody’ ends up being AI

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

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5 d. ago Southampton flat fall victim named amid murder investigation

Emergency services were called to reports a woman had fallen from the flats in Cuckmere Lane shortly after 2.40pm on Thursday.

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5 d. ago Health chiefs progress with Paisley hospital ward closure despite concerns over replacement service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) announced plans last year to close ward 36 and replace it with a Hospital at Home service in what it called a “test of change”.

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6 d. ago Teenager held on suspicion of murder after woman falls from block of flats

Emergency services were called to reports a woman had fallen from the building in Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, shortly after 2.40pm on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Pret café 'evacuated' in city centre as emergency services called after 'substance' thrown

Police and fire crews attended the scene

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6 d. ago 'Neighbour's favour turned into selfish act that left me calling emergency services'

A neighbour's selfish act left a member of the public feeling they should call emergency services after a 'favour' from the resident next door spiralled into a terrible moment

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6 d. ago West Lothian bin complaints top table of calls to council after service changes

Joe Murray, a project and systems manager with the council, outlined the annual complaint performance across the different services run by the council.

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7 d. ago Police release CCTV image after two stabbings at Oxford Circus tube station

Officers want to question a man after two men were injured within 24 hours over the weekend in LondonPolice have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question after two people were stabbed at Oxford Circus tube station in London within 24 hours of each other over the weekend.Emergency services were called to two incidents in the early hours over the weekend, which police said were connected. The first incident took place at 3.40am on Saturday and the second just after 1.30am on Sunday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Woman dies after being hit by falling tree branch on busy south Manchester road

Emergency services were called to West Didsbury at around 7.15pm on Saturday evening after calls about a woman who was stuck under a fallen tree branch after it 'snapped'

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7 d. ago Man and boy die after horror crash on major road as police make arrest

Emergency services were called to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 8.55pm on Saturday.

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7 d. ago ‘I had no other choice but to go to A.I’: The free ‘therapy’ filling the gaps in America’s broken healthcare system

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

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