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Posted onJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter PA Media There will be increased visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days, the Transport Secretary said There will be a review of rail security in the UK following a mass stabbing on a train, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said. A man has been charged with 10 counts of…
Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say
Posted on“Later today, I, and other families who have lost children to social media, will tell the prime minister directly: social media is a product, and like any other faulty product causing the deaths of children, it should be restricted until the companies responsible have fixed it and proven it is safe,” Roome said.
Spending without thinking is a risk with unlimited contactless cards
Posted onKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent and Tommy LumbyBusiness data journalist Getty Images Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the limit on contactless cards is increased or scrapped entirely, academics say. At present, the need to press a four-digit PIN for purchases over £100 gives people a timely prompt about how much they are paying,…
Trumps Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises
Posted onUS President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela. But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the South American country was currently “un-investable”. Trump has said he expects big oil companies to direct “at…
