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Parents rely on WhatsApp groups to stay on top of back-to-school chaos

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The travel tool that could keep teenagers happy on long journeys

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Travel trick helps you avoid roaming charges and stay connected abroad

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Former Edinburgh court custody manager admits fake female escort fraud

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How phone signal and WhatsApp is affected by snow

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Young people’s bereavement charity launches new text service

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Brits spend almost six days a year regretting life choices

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Festival show pulled after controversial 'Diddy Party' show

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School warns parents over ‘highly inappropriate’ secret Whatsapp group

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Ad Feature SelfDrive UK: The smarter, cheaper way to get behind the wheel

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Jamie D’Souza mixes data, disorder, and dark humour in new Fringe show

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Capture every wedding photo with GuestPix – no app needed

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WhatsApp has stopped working on these iPhones - full list

Lorde has teased fans of a 'new era' for her in 2025 in a new message shared on WhatsApp.placeholder image

Lorde teases a 'new era' after surprise appearance at Coachella 2025

The row over deleted WhatsApp messages continues to dominate the headlines (Picture: stock.adobe.com)placeholder image

WhatsApp to get major AI update and you can’t turn it off

WhatsApp scam warning after woman (not pictured) lost £18,000. Photo: IMAGO Images/Cover Imagesplaceholder image

‘I was traumatised after losing £18k to WhatsApp scam’

The WhatsApp scam ‘hooked’ the victim ‘like a drug’

Matthew Mohan-Hickson

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Ad Feature Gallop into Christmas with the perfect gift for horse lovers

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WhatsApp now lets your save drafts of messages - how it works

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Woman lost £20k to scammers after replying to fake TV licence email

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Scary WhatsApp message you need to watch out for

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WhatsApp is making a major change to the way you add contacts

Robson's Food Store assistant manager Martin Passmoor has been discussing the issue of shoplifting on Chester Road. placeholder image

Shopkeeper reveals how traders are tackling shoplifters themselves

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been spared jail after admitting to accessing indecent images of children. placeholder image

Huw Edwards spared jail after accessing indecent images of children

WhatsApp is testing a new game-changing feature. Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Imagesplaceholder image

WhatsApp tests game-changing feature - what to expect

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AI powered José Mourinho delivers team talk when fans admit mistakes

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Explainer Why did Facebook and Instagram go down today?

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Woman given bag containing stomach after Turkish weight-loss surgery

Rosie Ritchie flew to Turkey to have weight-loss surgery - but said the experience was traumatising

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Super Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours - Susan Dalgety

Whatsapp has introduced a new interface that comes with three new features, one of which is silencing unknown callers (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Whatsapp rolls out new interface that can silence unknown callers

WhatsApp introduces state-of-the-art feature that blocks unwanted calls and texts - here’s how placeholder image

WhatsApp introduces major feature to address unwanted calls and texts

The former One Direction star opened up about his close friendship with Lewis Capaldiplaceholder image

Niall Horan reveals he’s in WhatsApp groups with Lewis Capaldi

WhatsApp are set to release a new Twitter-like featureplaceholder image

WhatsApp to add Twitter-like follow feature

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger appplaceholder image

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works

WhatsApp, said there is a bug affecting Android phones and they don’t secretly record users, following backlash over messenger service ‘accessing microphone at night’placeholder image

WhatsApp safety concerns as users report app accessing microphone

Social media users have been advised on how to avoid scams on platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Whatsappplaceholder image

Most financial scams come through Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

WhatsApp have given users a new Poll featureplaceholder image

How to use WhatsApp’s new poll feature and view results

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WhatsApp announces big changes in latest update - what to expect

Action Fraud has issued a warning after receiving multiple reports of attempted WhatsApp account takeover scams.placeholder image

Breaking WhatsApp is making a major change to voice notes

Action Fraud has issued a warning after receiving multiple reports of attempted WhatsApp account takeover scams.placeholder image

WhatsApp users warned over surge in account takeover scams

Here’s three ways to read hidden deleted messages on iPhone and Android devicesplaceholder image

Three sneaky ways to read deleted WhatsApp messages from a recipient

The Online Safety Bill could force WhatsApp to ease its encryption.placeholder image

WhatsApp head say chat app could become illegal in the UK

 Whatsapp will introduce a new feature called ‘Kept Messages’ to  allow users to keep messages saved forever.placeholder image

Whatsapp users can keep messages forever soon

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Whatsapp update: emojis to feature in two new rollouts

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Hackers selling database with 500 million WhatsApp phone numbers

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WhatsApp issues warning over dangerous ‘clone’ apps

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The 3 WhatsApp settings every user should change for 2023

WhatsApp could be upping its game with these four major changes in 2023.placeholder image

Four big changes coming to Whatsapp in 2023 including new edit trick

Outlander star Sam Heughan has told fans to “be careful of scammers” posing as him. Photo: Robert McFadzean/Royal Conservatoire of Scotlandplaceholder image

Sam Heughan issues plea to fans

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Nicola Sturgeon accuses Ruth Davidson using her husband as 'a weapon against me'

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Long-term friends relocated 390 miles to Scottish Borders home during lockdown

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Let's keep the community spirit going after lockdown ends

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This is what life in lockdown is like for a keen sports punter - Jacob Farr

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Can you name these 14 Edinburgh bars in our emoji quiz?

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Can you name these 20 Edinburgh restaurants in our emoji quiz?

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ITV dating show Take Me Out has been cancelled after 10 years - here’s why