One in 13 Britons using the NHS Covid-19 app have been sent an alert telling them they have been exposed to the virus and must self-isolate. Department of Health bosses revealed today the application had pushed alerts to 1.7million of its users since it launched in September. A total of 21.6million people in England and Wales have signed up to the service, the equivalent of 60 per cent of the adult population. But No10 has refused to say how many are active users. Analysis by Oxford University also published today found the app had prevented almost 600,000 cases. Health Secretary Matt Hancock praised the app as an 'important tool' and said it was 'hugely effective at breaking chains of transmission'. Mr Hancock himself was forced to self-isolate last month after being pinged by the application for a potential exposure to the disease. The £35million project, which was plagued by glitches and bugs early on in its rollout, has repeatedly been described as a 'waste of … [Read more...] about NHS Covid app has alerted 1.7million people to self-isolate in the four months since it launched and 60% of adults have downloaded it
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How to get a free £5 Amazon voucher by downloading a money-saving app
SAVVY households can get a free £5 Amazon voucher simply by downloading a money-saving app. The free app, called Snoop, launched in April and it reckons it can boost your bank balance by up to £1,500 a year. The free app uses so-called open banking technology to connect to your bank account and credit cards in order to analyse the data. It then uses a mix of artificial and human intelligence to help you make the most of your money by giving personalised tips on how to spend. The app has teamed up with deal-sharing website hotukdeals , and will give 3,000 users £5 to spend at Amazon simply for trying the app. To get the voucher, you must use this link to download the app, connect an account and still have it installed on March 10. How does the Snoop app work? THE free app uses so-called open banking technology to connect to your bank account and credit cards in order to analyse the data. Open banking rules mean banks and other financial services … [Read more...] about How to get a free £5 Amazon voucher by downloading a money-saving app
Taylor Swift’s newly re-recorded version of Love Story outperforms the original with an impressive 10,000 download sales on its first day
Taylor Swift 's re-recorded version of her 2008 single Love Story is off to a strong start after earning 10,000 download sales in its first day. The new recording of Love Story was released after midnight on Friday, February 12, but it quickly eclipsed the original song's current sales and even beat out many other contemporary tracks, according to Billboard . Taylor, 31, re-recorded the entirety of her 2008 album Fearless as the first step in her plans to deprive the current owners of her masters of profit after Scooter Braun sold them in November 2020. Strong start: Taylor Swift's re-recording of Love Story earned 10,000 download sales on its first day of release, according to Billboard; seen in 2019 in LA Only three songs from the week ending with February 4 were able to outsell Love Story (Taylor's Version)'s 10,000 downloads from February 12: Tom MacDonald's Fake Woke with 14,000 downloads, BTS' Dynamite with 13,000 and Olivia Rodrigo's Drivers License, also … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift’s newly re-recorded version of Love Story outperforms the original with an impressive 10,000 download sales on its first day
A murderer, a rapist and a torturer… at the top of Spotify’s drill rap playlist: Music giant is accused of glamorising violence by featuring a string of criminals in one of its official music ‘charts’
Spotify has been accused of glamorising violence by featuring a string of criminals in its official drill music ‘chart’. At least ten of the top 30 tracks on the music-streaming giant’s Sound Of UK Drill playlist last week involved thugs with convictions for offences including murder, rape and torture. Jayden O’Neill-Crichlow, who performs under the name ‘SJ’, is part of a group at No 1 with a track called ‘OFB [Original Farm Boys] HB Freestyle’. It has been streamed 5.7 million times and its video shows four rappers apparently delighting in the stabbing and maiming of rivals. O’Neill-Crichlow was a member of a gang armed with knives and a sword who chased Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck, a 19-year-old father-of-one, through the streets ‘like a pack of animals’ before hacking him to death. The 18-year-old is serving 21 years for murder, having astonishingly been offered a £150,000 record deal while on remand for his crime. … [Read more...] about A murderer, a rapist and a torturer… at the top of Spotify’s drill rap playlist: Music giant is accused of glamorising violence by featuring a string of criminals in one of its official music ‘charts’
Hacking campaign targeted US energy, treasury and commerce agencies
The US government continues to reel from a large and sophisticated hacking campaign that affected top federal agencies, including the energy department, the treasury and commerce departments, and is even said to have targeted the agency responsible for the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile. Authorities expressed increasing alarm over the hack, suspected to be the work of Russia, warning that it poses “a grave risk” to federal, state and local governments, as well as “critical infrastructure entities”. In a statement on Thursday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) also warned that it will be difficult to remove the malware inserted through network software. “Removing this threat actor from compromised environments will be highly complex and challenging for organizations,” the agency said. Thursday’s comments were the most detailed yet from the agency since reports of the hack emerged over the weekend. The US … [Read more...] about Hacking campaign targeted US energy, treasury and commerce agencies