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Cycling Weekly

Virgin Media O2 switches on Starlink-powered smartphone satellite service

Launch of O2 Satellite looks to help cut down areas of poor or no signal across the UK.

TechRadar

Virgin Media gifts free UK TV channel to a million customers – with some of the best shows on the planet

Virgin Media is adding one of the UK's biggest TV channels to its Sky Entertainment package from April

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UK mobile provider’s earnings dip over falling customers

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The Independent UK

FTSE 100 surges to record high as UK inflation cools

The FTSE 100 index closed up 130.01 points, 1.2%, at 10,686.18.

Evening Standard

Major mobile provider lost nearly 400,000 customers thanks to price hikes

The company announced a further monthly increase of £2.50 for its 15.6 million mobile customers

The Independent UK

Virgin Media O2 warns over profit drop in 2026 amid steep mobile customer losses

The telecoms group said it lost 138,400 broadband customers and 397,500 mobile customers on a net basis in 2025.

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2025 ‘another record-breaking year’ for mobile data usage

Communications giant Virgin Media O2 said usage was up by 18%.

The Independent UK

Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud

Criminals send thousands of texts about an undelivered bargain buy and ask for a redelivery fee in a bid to mine your data and bank details

The Guardian - UK

Start-up firms keen to keep their business in UK, study suggests

UK is a ‘pivotal crossroads’ in terms of removing barriers to growth – report.

Evening Standard

Telecoms companies to improve security to stop UK phone number ‘spoofing’

Six of biggest providers to roll out new technology over next 12 months in effort to prevent fraud by foreign call centres

The Guardian - UK

New technology will eliminate call spoofing ‘within a year’ – minister

Home Office minister Lord Hanson said call tracing will allow phone scammers to be hunted down.

Evening Standard

Starlink might fix UK signal blackspots with O2 Satellite – here are 5 things you need to know

O2 Satellite is a new Starlink service that aims to eliminate signal blackspots for UK users –here are all of the details so far.

TechRadar

Virgin Media O2 announces landmark deal with Starlink to boost network

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The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Virgin Media O2 teams with Musk’s Starlink to offer improved UK rural mobile coverage

Service scheduled to launch in 2026 will be first in Britain to use Starlink’s satellites to connect to handsets

TechRadar

Virgin Media O2 and Starlink are teaming up to try end UK mobile blackspots

Rural mobile signal across the UK set to get a welcome boost from Virgin Media O2 and Starlink.

The Independent UK

First UK mobile network to use Musk’s Starlink for rural coverage

Virgin Media O2 announces UK-first mobile partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink to improve connectivity in signal blackspots

TechRadar

Virgin Media O2 will roll out mmWave tech that allows it to transmit a record-breaking 4Gbps to a single device - and it will come to the busiest places in the UK

Virgin Media O2 acquires high-frequency mmWave spectrum to deliver 4Gbps speeds in dense UK locations.

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Evening Standard

80% of people ‘worried about older friends and relatives being scammed online’

Some people are concerned that bank branch closures may push more older people into the hands of online scammers, the research indicated.

The National (Scotland)

Virgin Media O2 users will 'struggle to do even the basics' if new warning ignored

Virgin Media O2 has announced Scotland will be the next area impacted by its 3G switch-off - see when and the devices affected.

The Independent UK

Younger workers returning to offices in greater numbers than older staff – study

There has been a slow but steady decline in regular commuting for those aged over 65, a study suggests.

The Guardian - UK

Patricia Cobian to join Guardian Media Group board

Patricia Cobian has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Guardian Media Group board.

International Business Times UK

Virgin Media O2 3G Switch-Off: What It Means For Giffgaff, Tesco Mobile And Sky Mobile Users

Virgin Media O2 will shut down 3G by end of 2025, affecting Giffgaff, Tesco Mobile and Sky Mobile users with older phones that lack 4G or 5G support.

The Guardian - UK

Password1: how scammers exploit variations of your logins

From avoiding recycling a password, even part of it, to two-step verification, steps to closing an open door for hackers

Evening Standard

Tube strike continues to cause travel misery in London

Members of the RMT union are on strike in a dispute over pay and working hours.

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