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'WhatsApp screen sharing scam lost me £20,000'

Felicity Campbell says she "felt sick" after realising she had been scammed out of about £20,000.

Vodacom Group Earnings Hit by Higher Costs

The mobile phone operator, majority-owned by Vodafone, reported a fall in net profit for the first half of the year as it booked a number of costs in its accounts.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

High childcare costs pose challenge for Australian business

Despite government subsidies, the expense is pushing many women out of the workforce

World - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ right. In the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Menendez brothers' family to rally support in a public plea for their freedom amid new evidence

Family members and supporters of Erik and Lyle Menendez will gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday to push for the brothers to be resentenced on lesser charges. They've been in prison ...

Trudeau says Canadian police went public with Indian diplomat allegations to prevent more violence

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s national police force went public with its allegations against Indian diplomats this week because it had to disrupt drive-by-shootings, violent ...

World - ABC News - October 17

Giants president Buster Posey looking for 'public-facing' GM with scouting background, per report

Posey is reportedly not focused on a second-in-command with experience

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes

NEW YORK (AP) — The man once heralded as the architect of Mexico’s war on drug cartels was sentenced to more than 38 years in a U.S. prison on Wednesday for taking massive bribes to aid drug ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Student debt cancelled for 1 million public servants, as other relief remains in limbo

Biden administration touts the milestone while courts are blocking other parts of the White House’s student-loan agenda

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers

A student loan cancellation program for public service workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden ...

In first public reaction to Liam Payne's death, all 4 former One Direction bandmates say they're 'completely devastated'

Entertainment - ABC News - October 17

Robbie Williams pleads with public in tribute to Liam Payne: ‘Even famous strangers need compassion’

Pop legend calls for more kindness and empathy from public, and discusses his history of addiction. Robbie Williams has shared an impassioned tribute to the One Direction singer Liam Payne, who ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

As nervous investors worry about the presidential election, public debt is a top concern financial advisors say

The impacts of outstanding U.S. debt could have long-lasting implications beyond the November election, according to new research.

Business - CNBC - October 18

No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release. The funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

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