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22 April 2016
Police warning over fraudsters 'pretending to be Martin Lewis'
Elderly people are being targeted by a telephone scam with fraudsters allegedly pretending to be Martin Lewis
16 February 2016
Watchdog to contact 1,000 firms over nuisance calls concerns
The Information Commissioner's Office wants to ensure firms that buy and sell people's data are acting lawfully
23 November 2015
Firms fined £40,000 for silent calls
Green Deal Savings and MYIML have each been fined £20,000 by Ofcom for making silent and abandoned calls
10 December 2014
Beware cold callers pretending to be from MoneySavingExpert
Users have alerted us to phone conversations they've had with callers purporting to be from MoneySavingExpert.com
8 August 2014
UK joins transatlantic crackdown on 'spoof' junk calls
UK regulators team up with counterparts in the US and Canada to tackle the problem of 'spoof' telemarketing calls
21 October 2013
Over 30 million people hit by unwanted PPI messages
Over 30 million people have received unwanted messages about claiming for mis-sold PPI, Citizens Advice says
29 August 2013
PPI cold call victim gets revenge with money-making 0871 number
A man turned the tables on PPI cold callers by giving out a premium rate number for them to call him on
29 August 2013
Silent PPI calls to be probed by Ofcom
Silent and abandoned phone calls about PPI are being investigated by telecoms watchdog Ofcom
17 May 2013
TalkTalk fined £750,000 for silent and abandoned sales calls
TalkTalk has today been fined £750,000 by regulator Ofcom for making an excessive number of abandoned and silent calls
18 April 2013
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Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test before they depart for England from 4 October. In addition, they'll only need to take a cheaper lateral flow test on arrival to England from later next month under an overhaul to the 'traffic light' travel system. Eight destinations will also come off the red list from 22 September. -
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Is it time to ban Christmas presents?
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