Census scam warning

Now that the once every ten years Sunday, Census day has passed, scammers are using the opportunity to pressure and trick people into handing over their details, police warn. With potential fines of up to £1,000 for not completing the Census or for providing false information, criminals are attempting a …

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Warnings Issues Over New ‘Royal Mail’ Text Scam

Scams are, sadly, a very common part of modern life. I myself regularly get telephone calls from my ‘Internet Service Provider’ telling me that there’s been suspicious activity on my account and my network will be shut down within 24-hours unless I (presumably) pay someone a fee. – Fortunately, many …

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High-Speed Broadband Comes to St Helena

A Manchester student is set to study the impact of the arrival of high-speed broadband on one of the most remote islands in the world. St Helena is probably best known as the place where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled in 1815 after his defeat at the Battle of …

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Mota Singh obituary | Local government

My friend Mota Singh, who has died aged 81, was the first British-Asian county councillor in Warwickshire, and the first to chair the council, in 2000. He was a dedicated anti-racism campaigner. He served as the mayor of Leamington Spa in 2004. Mota was elected to Warwickshire county council for …

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