‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030 The Guardian - UK · May 2
Nationwide switch to digital landlines less than a year away BT warned of disruption if customers delay taking action. Evening Standard · Apr 30
Shoei Helmet Owners, Cardo's Got Two New Comms Systems Specifically For You If you like the idea of a comms unit on your Shoei helmet, but you've been waiting for a more seamless integration, then Cardo has you covered. RideApart · Apr 6
Cost of living: get ready for ‘awful April’ bill increases From council tax to water, broadband to stamps, the annual round of price rises starts on 1 April … and that’s before any fallout from Iran war The Guardian - UK · Mar 30
BT keeps my 90-year-old mother waiting three months to reinstate phone number Ordeal left vulnerable woman living alone cut off from family, friends and doctors The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Stocks and pound rise as US rate call approaches The FTSE 100 index closed up 85.91 points, 0.8% at 10,403.60 and the FTSE 250 was up 158.43 points, 0.7%, at 22,180.90. Evening Standard · Mar 17
Ian Arnot obituary Other lives: Public relations executive who was involved in many charitable causes in Scotland The Guardian - UK · Mar 6
Netflix is ending support for over 87 million devices: you have until March to upgrade Netflix is finally ending support for nearly 90 million older devices starting on March 2. It may be time to upgrade. Tom’s Guide · Feb 19
Nearly 5 million people missing out on £220 a year, broadband experts warn One expert describes the issue as a ‘cost of living scandal’ The Independent UK · Feb 13
BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up Katie Milligan replaces Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Lucy Letby 'on suicide watch' after Netflix documentary ridicule in jail Convicted child-killer Letby is being closely monitored by staff, reports reveal Evening Standard · Feb 6
BT broadband customer losses slow as competition eases The group revealed it shed 210,000 broadband customers in the last three months of 2025, which was less than feared in the market. Evening Standard · Feb 5
Telecoms giant’s profits dip after losing more than 200,000 broadband customers Adjusted UK service revenues fell by 2 per cent to £3.8 billion for the quarter The Independent UK · Feb 5
BT loses more than 200,000 broadband customers as profits slump Third-quarter figures reveal 57% fall in profits and firm expects to lose 850,000 broadband users in full financial year The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
Evening Standard · Feb 5 BT sales slip after shedding broadband customers Pre-tax profits fell to £183 million for the quarter after being hit by losses linked to its sports joint venture.
Evening Standard · Feb 4 FTSE 100 tops 10,400 as Beazley and Entain soar The FTSE 100 index closed up 87.75 points, 0.9%, at 10,402.34, a new record close.
TechRadar · Feb 4 EE was down for many –here's what happened during the latest outage The EE network was down for many in the UK today, but the network seems to have fixed the issues with outgoing calls –here's what happened.
T3 · Jan 30 BT and EE customers take note – Netflix is shutting down on some of your devices The Netflix app will no longer work on certain BT TV devices from March
International Business Times UK · Jan 16 Starlink Broadband Slashes BT Prices — UK Consumers Celebrate Savings Elon Musk's Starlink Broadband lowers its pricing in the UK, going lower than BT and Virgin Media- a move considered to be a bold pricing strategy.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2025 What happened next: the man who saved the last phone box in his village When BT earmarked the kiosk for closure in January, Derek Harris began to campaign. The fight gave him purpose at a difficult time in his life
TechRadar · Dec 16, 2025 Ofcom says it’s investigating Three and BT to see if they ‘failed’ customers during this year’s big outages The BT, EE, and Three networks collapsed to such an extent in June and July that regulators are getting involved.
Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025 BT and Three facing Ofcom investigations after outages The outages resulted in disruption to mobile call services, including to emergency services, across the UK, Ofcom said.
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025 Ofcom investigating two UK phone networks after major outages Customers were unable to make or receive calls to other networks and, critically, to emergency services
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 No ‘fire drill’ at TNT after painful loss of Champions League and England rugby Broadcaster ‘absolutely gutted’ to be gazumped by Paramount but walked away from international rugby as it seeks to balance the books
TechRadar · Nov 21, 2025 Upgrading tech could help UK businesses offset time lost on sick leave Businesses could offset nine days of sick leave per year just by offering the right tech and training, report claims.