Katie Price to tell MPs about online abuse of disabled son

Katie Price will appear before MPs next Thursday for a second time to tell them about online abuse targeted at her disabled son Harvey. The ex-glamour model will give evidence to the Petitions Committee as a formal parliamentary inquiry into tackling online abuse is launched. Price, 42, wants a new UK law – which she … Read more

Katie Price will tell MPs about online abuse targeted at her disabled son Harvey

Katie Price will appear before MPs next Thursday for a second time to tell them about online abuse targeted at her disabled son Harvey. The ex-glamour model will give evidence to the Petitions Committee as a formal parliamentary inquiry into tackling online abuse is launched. Price, 42, wants a new UK law – which she … Read more

UK adults spend more than a quarter of their waking lives online

UK adults are now spending more than a quarter of their waking day online thanks to the coronavirus lockdown – the highest figure on record.  People in the UK aged 18 and over spent an average of just over four hours a day online during lockdown, broadcast regulator Ofcom has revealed.   The figures come from its … Read more

Burnley fan behind White Lives Matter plane posted racist ‘P***’ messages online

A Burnley fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium shared a series of racist slurs on social media, it emerged today, as his girlfriend was suspended from her beauty job for her own bigoted posts.  Jake Hepple ranted about ‘P***s’ while his partner, Megan Rambadt, tweeted that her … Read more

Gamers spend three years of their adult life playing online

UK gamers spend the equivalent of three years of their adult life playing games online, spending almost £16,000 on their habit in the process, a new survey reveals.  The poll of regular gamers, commissioned by internet service provider Hyperoptic, reveals online gaming takes up nearly 5 per cent of an average adult lifespan.  Gamers in … Read more

Tourist’s photo showing creature rising from water sparks online claims that it could be Nessy

Rumours of a strange creature living in the waters of Loch Ness have abounded over the decades, yet scant evidence has been found to back up these claims. One of the first sightings, believed to have fuelled modern Nessie fever, came in May 2, 1933.   On this date the Inverness Courier carried a story a local … Read more

Online savings platforms see continued interest from savers with big pots

Surge of wealthy savers turn to platforms to spread their cash and risk since coronavirus pandemic hit in March The likes of Hargreaves Lansdown and Raisin saw a surge of interest in March That was in the immediate aftermath of dramatic stock market falls Since then platforms have continued to see interest from savers as … Read more

Donald Trump’s campaign ABANDONS online sign-ups for next rally as TikTok teens vow to keep trolling

The Trump 2020 campaign abandoned online sign-ups Monday to his next rally in Arizona after being spammed with fake entries by teen trolls on TikTok. The campaign removed its online form for the Tuesday event and instead told Trump supporters to just turn up to the Students For Trump rally. The drastic move was taken … Read more

Chapel Down increases its online sales 16-fold

Chapel Down increases its online sales 16-fold during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 Chapel Down said it had increased its online sales 16-fold during lockdown.  Bosses at the English winemaker said the last three months have been ‘extremely … Read more

‘BlueLeaks’ data dump exposes files from over 200 police departments and FBI groups online

A data dump called ‘BlueLeaks’ exposed hundreds of thousands of sensitive files from US police and FBI departments online. A Twitter users revealed the leak on the social media site saying it includes ten years of data from over 200 departments, along with sensitive documents and FBI reports. Security experts traced the files back to … Read more