How to check if your smart meter is faulty as four million reported defective:
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Quick Glance: Checking Faulty Smart Meters: 4 Million Affected
- Energy ministers call for accountable regulation after discovering nearly four million smart meters in the UK are not functioning properly.
- The number of meters not operating in smart mode increased from 2.7 million in June 2023 to 3.98 million in December. Ofgem intervention is urged to ensure consumers and small businesses receive the full benefits of smart metering.
- Customers can verify the functionality of their smart meters by checking their meter readings online, via apps, or paper statements. If issues arise, they should contact their provider and temporarily submit manual readings.
- Some customers face massive bills due to faulty meters. Many providers are slow to refund overpayments. Complaints can be made to the providers and escalated to the ombudsman if issues remain unresolved.
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Quick Glance: Lawsuit Alleges Grindr's Unauthorized HIV Status Disclosure
- A group of 670 individuals have joined a class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr in the UK seeking damages for the alleged unauthorized disclosure of HIV status and other sensitive data to third parties.
- The lawsuit claims that Grindr violated UK data protection laws by sharing user data without consent, particularly data disclosed before April 3, 2018, and between May 25, 2018, and April 7, 2020.
- Researchers from SINTEF in 2018 published information indicating that Grindr was sharing user data, including HIV status, with analytics companies, sparking intense criticism and prompting changes to the company's privacy policy.
- Grindr was fined 65 million Norwegian kroner for violating GDPR consent rules, leading to further legal issues in the US.
Councillor feared being killed in row over birds’ nests: Owner of Leeds East airport attacked parish council chairman in quiet village
thetimes.co.uk/article/councillor-feared-being-killed-in-row-over-birds-nests-3r3jbgvqg
Paid articlePaid Frank Field, Labour MP and peer, dies aged 81: Former minister revealed last year that prostate cancer had spread to his jaw
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Farewell to Frank Field: A Life Dedicated to Social Justice
- The former Labour minister and advocate for poverty alleviation, Frank Field, has passed away at the age of 81.
- Throughout his career in Westminster, Lord Field championed social causes such as child poverty and modern slavery for over four decades.
- Field succumbed to a long battle with cancer in a care home in London. He advocated for a 2021 bill on assisted dying in England and Wales.
- His family emphasized that Field will be mourned by admirers in the political realm, but most of all missed by those fortunate enough to have experienced his laughter and friendship.
Trevor Francis leaves £1.9million in will but his sons won't receive a penny: Former England international striker and Crystal Palace manager Trevor Francis ...
mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/trevor-francis-will-estranged-sons-32630694
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Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time: Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until 2025.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/google-delays-third-party-cookie-death-again-now-scheduled-for-2025/
UK spending watchdog should probe Teesside freeport project, say MPs: Michael Gove urged to instruct the NAO to investigate concerns raised by review of flagship ...
ft.com/content/dacafaf2-cd5d-406f-8793-fd59a990845a
Handbags and China demand boost sales at Hermès : Maker of Birkin bags beats expectations with strong demand for leather goods and jewellery as it defies luxury ...
ft.com/content/75033288-8e69-42e1-b4cf-5457a9c129a9
England and Scotland: Two million Brits report Long Covid symptoms: Since the start of the corona pandemic, the number of long-term sick people in Great Britain ...
spiegel.de/ausland/long-covid-in-grossbritannien-zwei-millionen-menschen-berichten-von-symptomen-a-f3d06eb6-553d-4f32-be34-d39194c4128e
UK insurers told to keep motor charges 'reasonable' after backlash: The Association of British Insurers (ABI) told its members on Thursday to keep monthly ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-insurers-told-keep-motor-charges-reasonable-after-backlash-2024-04-24/
Prince Harry 'furious and in tears' over Frogmore Cottage eviction: King Charles requested that he give up the keys to the cottage on Windsor Great Park ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/21/prince-harry-furious-tears-frogmore-cottage-eviction-20687185/
Make Shopping Fun Again: Julian Harris: Grocery shopping — you either love it or hate it.
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-25/make-shopping-fun-again-julian-harris
Man and woman charged over £1000 dine and dash theft: Ann McDonagh, 39, and Bernard McDonagh, from Port Talbot in Wales, have been charged with five counts of ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/24/two-people-charged-dine-dash-spree-wales-20709589/
UK inflation falls less than expected to 3.2% in March: Rate continues to drop but economists had forecast a decline to 3.1%
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Powell Warns of Lack of Progress on Inflation
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen a return of inflation to the central bank's target.
- Powell mentioned that the current policy should remain in place as inflation has not declined quickly enough and there has been no further progress towards the 2% goal.
- Since July 2023, the Fed has maintained its benchmark interest rate in a target range between 5.25% and 5.5%, the result of 11 consecutive rate hikes.
- Financial markets have had to adjust their expectations for rate cuts this year as inflation has been higher than expected, and the Fed's policy continues to be dependent on data.
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