Kate Middleton and Prince William video call volunteers from mental health text service Shout 

Glowing Kate Middleton sported a chic updo and a lockdown tan as she and Prince William video-called volunteers from the mental health text service Shout. The Duke, 37, and Duchess of Cambridge, 38, joined the call to mark the first anniversary of Shout, the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text line, which they launched last year … Read more

WeChat monitors international users’ text messages to identify content to censor in China 

WeChat ‘monitors international users’ text messages to preemptively identify content to censor for its Chinese users’ The Citizens Lab studied how WeChat builds their database of blacklisted terms They found the company monitors international messages to preemptively identify potential images or content that should be banned in China The app creates a ‘hash’ code for … Read more

Chelsea stars to agree 10 per cent wage cut after Cesar Azpilicueta sent text on behalf of the group

Chelsea players to agree 10 per cent wage cut after Cesar Azpilicueta ‘sent text on behalf of the group’ following strong agreement among club’s stars By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 16:56 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 17:38 BST, 19 April 2020 Chelsea players have agreed to take a 10 per cent pay cut … Read more

Coronavirus fraud: Beware fake text messages from Government and HMRC

Watch out for these two coronavirus scams that could trick ANYONE: Police warn of fraudsters trying ‘to take advantage of the public’ Scam text messages have appeared claiming to be from government and HMRC The Government text appears below a legitimate coronavirus warning It told the recipient they owed £35 after being caught leaving the … Read more

UK government sends mass text message urging people to stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown 

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

NHS Paramedic ‘evicted over text’ because landlady ‘fears she could catch coronavirus from him’

‘It’s only a matter of time before you are in contact with the virus’: NHS Paramedic is ‘evicted over text’ by his landlady and told to get an ‘Airbnb’ because she ‘fears she could catch coronavirus from him’ South Western Ambulance paramedic Joseph Hoar shared the text on Twitter His landlady tells him to move out … Read more

NHS Paramedic ‘evicted over text’ because landlady ‘fears she could catch coronavirus from him’

‘It’s only a matter of time before you are in contact with the virus’: NHS Paramedic is ‘evicted over text’ by his landlady and told to get an ‘Airbnb’ because she ‘fears she could catch coronavirus from him’ South Western Ambulance paramedic Joseph Hoar shared the text on Twitter His landlady tells him to move out … Read more