Rhea Cambridge is a “side hustler”. By day she helps people with social housing, but by night she is on the decks playing afrobeats, house and funk. For millennials side hustles are big business. One in four workers in the UK has at least one business on the side, half of which were started in …
BBC Click’s Stephen Beckett looks at some of the best tech news stories of the week including; YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. Nike has launched self-lacing trainers, which fit themselves to the shape of the foot and are controlled via a smartphone Japan’s robot Henn …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Twitter said it did not know how many people had their private messages exposed Private tweets sent by users of Twitter’s Android app could have been exposed publicly for years. Twitter said it had discovered a security flaw which meant “protected” tweets became public when some changes were made to …
Image copyright Epic Games Image caption Players can form squads to help them survive in Fortnite A 41-year-old man accused of using the hit video game Fortnite to initiate sexual activity with children has been arrested in Florida. Anthony Gene Thomas of Broward County is accused of unlawful sex with a minor and possessing indecent …
Image copyright Getty Images Car insurance costs are climbing for the first time since 2017, partly because of Brexit uncertainty, according to the AA. Over the last three months, the cost of a fully comprehensive policy climbed 2.7% to £609.93 on average. Premiums have also climbed because an expected cut in claims costs won’t now …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Hundreds of people have been arrested during the crackdown this week Zimbabwe has blocked Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp messaging app amid a crackdown on days of violent protests. A coalition of local human rights groups says at least 12 people have been killed and many more beaten and tortured by …
Naked photos sent by strangers on public transport are a growing concern for police in the UK. BBC Minute‘s Ione Wells has been investigating the rising trend of “cyber-flashing”. Graphic images are sent to people’s phones via features like Bluetooth, and AirDrop on iPhones. Apple advises people to change their security settings and police are …
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Image copyright Rocket Leisure/ Graham Turner Image caption The Old Street Records bar in Shoreditch “As a small independent bar group, we do feel a hit at the start of the year,” says Tom Jackman, director of the Northcote, Venn Street and Old Street Records bars in London. In January people are naturally recovering from …
Image copyright Getty Images You might have blamed the winter gloom, but if the traffic ahead of you appears a bit drab, it is because the view really is greyer than it was. Half a million of us chose to buy a grey car in 2018, making it the most popular colour for the first …