Pete

At email login.

When I login to my email I get a message to either use
Sign in with your fingerprint or code

With a passkey, you can sign in quickly using your fingerprint or the code you use to unlock your device.

Allow or Skip. Neither of these I do not want to use.

I click on Skip and it goes to a page that shows an out of focus old Yahoo news page. [https][://]guce[.yahoo.com][/e/consent][/collect?][lang=en][-GB&src] etc, etc, etc.

And for a few months now the spam folder always contains sexual orientated unwanted emails.

Incompetent Ofwat

Incompetent Ofwat let Severn Trent get away with dumping raw sewage in the waterways again.

UK Water Regulator Finds Severn Trent Breached Wastewater Duties
July 9, 2026

UK water regulator Ofwat found that Severn Trent Plc had “serious failings” in how it deals with wastewater and sewage as part of a broad investigation into practices of utilities in the sector.

Ofwat didn’t impose a fine on Severn Trent, which had already identified problems and invested £98 million ($131 million) to address the issues before the regulator opened its case, according to a statement on Wednesday. The regulator has been conducting a broad investigation into how utilities handle wastewater that has so far resulted in more than £300 million of enforcement packages and fines.

“Our investigation found serious and unacceptable breaches by Severn Trent Water — that is not in question and the company accepts it,” Lynn Parker, senior director for enforcement at Ofwat, said in the statement. “But their response to those failures sets a standard we expect from all companies: identifying the problem, proactively investing to fix it, and cooperating openly with the regulator.”

Utilities are in some cases allowed to dump sewage into Britain’s natural waterways when rain overwhelms the wastewater network. But they have been found to be systematically spilling even on dry days. Ofwat said in its statement that Severn Trent failed to provide proper drainage and deal with the contents of its sewers.

Severn Trent recorded a 41% reduction in spills per storm overflow in 2025 compared with the previous year thanks to investments such as additional capacity at 65 wastewater treatment sites, storm tank enhancements and increased storage.

Ofwat still has two cases open in its wastewater investigation.

Judge halts Paramount’s $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states

Judge grants restraining order, saying merger “likely to violate antitrust laws.”
Jon Brodkin – 20 Jul 2026 22:10 | 93

A federal judge today ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $111 billion merger, handing an early win to states that sued to block the deal. The ruling granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the firms from completing the merger and from consolidating their operations.

The temporary order is only in effect for 14 days, but it can be converted into a preliminary injunction that would prevent the merger from being completed until the case is resolved. The temporary restraining order can be extended past the 14-day period if more time is needed to rule on a preliminary injunction.

A group of 12 states led by California sued the companies last week in an attempt to block the deal, which had been approved by the Trump administration. The states say the merger will eliminate competition by combining two of the five major Hollywood movie studios, and two of the five major owners of basic cable TV channels.

“My office and attorneys general nationwide have secured an emergency order blocking the unlawful merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said today. “This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day.”

The case is in US District Court for the Northern District of California. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote in today’s order that the states “make a strong showing that the Transaction will substantially lessen competition” in the theatrical-film market, and that “the Court is persuaded that it can presume the proposed merger is likely to violate antitrust laws.”

Judge cites presumption of illegality

The merged company is expected to have a 27 percent share of the wide-release theatrical distribution market, the judge wrote. Courts have presumed that a merger resulting in a share of 30 percent or more is likely to violate antitrust law, but 30 percent is not the lowest market share that can pose a threat, she wrote.

The judge also pointed to a sharp rise in concentration as measured in the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), saying the HHI increase for Paramount/WBD exceeds the level necessary to show the merger is likely to enhance market power.

“Where plaintiffs demonstrate a presumption of illegality by way of undue market concentration, they need not offer ‘elaborate proof of market structure, market behavior, or probable anticompetitive effects'” to obtain a restraining order, Martínez-Olguín wrote.

The legal standard for issuing a temporary restraining order is the same as the one for issuing a preliminary injunction. Parties seeking either kind of preliminary relief must show a likelihood of success on the merits, a likelihood of irreparable harm in the absence of a court order, and that the order would be in the public interest.

Martínez-Olguín said the merger poses potential harms to the public, and that Paramount and WBD would not suffer any harm from having to wait a few months.

“Defendants will suffer no apparent harm in the near term if enjoined from consummating the Transaction—they concede that they will not begin to incur carrying costs for a delayed merger until the end of September 2026,” the order said. “Even if Defendants argued that they would suffer economic harm as a result of delaying the merger, the equities do not weigh in their favor when contrasted with the potential public harms that would result from consummation of the Transaction, including the loss of competition.”

Martínez-Olguín set a schedule for the sides to submit briefs and scheduled a hearing on a preliminary injunction for August 3. Paramount can challenge the district court’s rulings in the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. It is likely to do so if Martínez-Olguín maintains that the merger cannot be completed until after a trial.

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UK's top data and AI regulator quits after 'inappropriate' humour

Top dog gone, when is this incompetent quango going to be shut down.

Liv McMahon
Technology reporter

Published
19 June 2026

John Edwards, the UK's information commissioner, has resigned following a workplace investigation.

"I have accepted that there have been occasions where I exercised poor judgement and made attempts at humour that were inappropriate and caused offence," he said in a statement on Friday.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for regulating AI in the UK and also oversees data protection regulation and the freedom of information law.

Science Secretary Liz Kendall said she had "seen evidence of the vulgar and highly sexualised language that was used in his interactions with his staff and am extremely concerned that he continues to describe these incidents as misplaced humour".

In a post on the networking site LinkedIn,, external she wrote: "Multiple women shared testimony to the investigator on feeling offended, shocked and uncomfortable following interactions with Mr Edwards.

Incompetent quango.

One story this week that said it all...
A campaigner cleaning up the River Roding was reportedly threatened with prosecution by the Environment Agency for not having a permit.
All while that same ‘regulator’ is practically throwing out permits to water companies so they can dump sewage into our rivers and seas. 🤬
So the people giving up their time to care for our rivers face investigation, while consistently polluting companies are legally permitted to dump sewage in our waters? 🫠
Surfers Against Sewage

Scaremongering Desktop Popups.

Your IP Address is exposed

What a load of B.S nonsense.

There are ten of thousands of users that are on the same IP Address as myself, because it is your local telephone exchange I.P. address that is shown in the pop up.

Their reply:-

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Thank you for your review!

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a member of our dedicated team will be able to assist.

That member can reply here on Trustpilot were all reviewers can see it.


Variation of their Scamming schemes.

G Brown
GB•2 reviews
Updated a day ago
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

Suspected of passing on customers card details to linked companies who then trick elderly customers into "subscription traps" over the phone using confusing dialogue. My relative did receive the original item they ordered from Easylife, but the problems started immediately afterwards. They received a cold call and was confused with them discussing "offers and discount" my relative told them they were not interested, they did not consent to signing up, but we recently found £79.99 taken from their account by Lifestyle Offers for a "premier wellness" club, plus several other payments a month later.
On researching, we discovered this is something that is being officially investigated. Please do not risk buying from them, and if you have elderly relatives who shop here, check their bank statements immediately for Lifestyle Offers, and Premier Offers Direct transactions. They are targeting vulnerable people and it needs to stop.
This happened in the last few months (year 2026)
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A day ago

Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your review.
After careful consideration and valuable feedback from a small number of our customers, we made the decision in November 2024 to end our association with The Rewards Club Limited and the Clubs program it promoted.
We want to better align with our core values and the expectations of our customers.
From now on, Easylife will only call you when you ask us to.
Our focus is to continue to provide great offers and value through our catalogues and emails – without interruption.
This change reflects our commitment to enhancing your experience and ensuring we continue to serve you in the best way possible.
Thank you for your trust and continued support. Full details available: Link removed
You can contact our team to investigate this by calling us on, links removed, and a member of our dedicated team will be able to assist.
Kind Regards,
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Morrisons’ dirty bakery ‘risked…

Morrisons’ dirty bakery ‘risked customers’ lives’
Telegraph reporters
Fri, 8 May 2026 at 5:08 pm BST

A Morrisons supermarket was fined £737,000 for having a bakery so filthy it “risked the health and lives of customers”.

The supermarket was found to have committed serious food hygiene failures when inspectors visited two years ago.

Environmental health teams condemned the store’s bakery in Cwmbran, south Wales, and it was shut immediately for deep cleaning.

The bakery was found to have poor cleanliness, unclean equipment, inadequate staff supervision and failures in food safety management.

Morrisons pleaded guilty to four breaches of The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 at Newport magistrates’ court.

The company was fined £737,000, cut from £1.1m because of an early plea, and told to pay costs of £11,221.38 and a £2,000 surcharge by District Judge Sophie Toms.

The judge told the court the case was not about a few rogue employees, but instead that there had been serious and systemic failures.

Lee Reynolds, prosecuting, told the court that the standard of cleaning work surfaces and equipment in the store’s bakery was poor and fell “well below” the expected standards.

He said, in one area, the dirt and grime on the floor were found to be approximately a quarter of an inch thick, WalesOnline reported.

The officers found that trays, bowls, wrapping and weighing equipment, as well as doughnut-filling machines were all dirty, as were shelves, food preparation and packaging tables, floors, and the hand-wash basin.

Inspectors also found that dirty ovens and a number of door handles were encrusted with dirt, congealed flour and other food debris.

Speaking after the sentence, a Torfaen council spokesman said: “Officers identified 51 gaps in the store’s food safety management system, which management had been aware of for over a month.

“In handing down her sentence, District Judge Toms remarked that the case was not just about a couple of rogue employees – there were serious and systemic failures throughout all levels of the organisation.

“The whole team would have been able to see the state that the bakery was getting into.

Daniel Morelli, the council’s head of public protection and environment, said: “This case demonstrates the important work of our officers in carrying out independent checks to ensure the food we buy is safe to eat.

“Their work often goes unseen, but they play a vital role in preventing ill-health through identifying non-compliances and taking action to secure necessary improvements, safeguarding the public and reducing the cost of illness and burden on the NHS.

“Whilst every effort is made to work with businesses using an informal, educative approach, the council will not hesitate to take formal action where the health and wellbeing of consumers is placed at risk.”

A spokesman for Morrisons told The Telegraph: “We were very disappointed in the condition of the bakery in August 2024. It fell far short of the standard our customers expect and that we should provide.

“This was a single local issue, which was dealt with immediately by working closely with the council. The improvement made has been consistently maintained.”
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1 review
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
I won what was advertised to me as a…
I won what was advertised to me as a £500 Instant Win cash prize, but only received £433.

For your information. £500 is 573.40 Euro. Goodlife is a con.

Morrisons’ dirty bakery ‘risked customers’ lives’
Telegraph reporters
Fri, 8 May 2026 at 5:08 pm BST

A Morrisons supermarket was fined £737,000 for having a bakery so filthy it “risked the health and lives of customers”.

The supermarket was found to have committed serious food hygiene failures when inspectors visited two years ago.

Environmental health teams condemned the store’s bakery in Cwmbran, south Wales, and it was shut immediately for deep cleaning.

The bakery was found to have poor cleanliness, unclean equipment, inadequate staff supervision and failures in food safety management.

Morrisons pleaded guilty to four breaches of The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 at Newport magistrates’ court.

The company was fined £737,000, cut from £1.1m because of an early plea, and told to pay costs of £11,221.38 and a £2,000 surcharge by District Judge Sophie Toms.

The judge told the court the case was not about a few rogue employees, but instead that there had been serious and systemic failures.

Lee Reynolds, prosecuting, told the court that the standard of cleaning work surfaces and equipment in the store’s bakery was poor and fell “well below” the expected standards.

He said, in one area, the dirt and grime on the floor were found to be approximately a quarter of an inch thick, WalesOnline reported.

The officers found that trays, bowls, wrapping and weighing equipment, as well as doughnut-filling machines were all dirty, as were shelves, food preparation and packaging tables, floors, and the hand-wash basin.

Inspectors also found that dirty ovens and a number of door handles were encrusted with dirt, congealed flour and other food debris.

Speaking after the sentence, a Torfaen council spokesman said: “Officers identified 51 gaps in the store’s food safety management system, which management had been aware of for over a month.

“In handing down her sentence, District Judge Toms remarked that the case was not just about a couple of rogue employees – there were serious and systemic failures throughout all levels of the organisation.

“The whole team would have been able to see the state that the bakery was getting into.

Daniel Morelli, the council’s head of public protection and environment, said: “This case demonstrates the important work of our officers in carrying out independent checks to ensure the food we buy is safe to eat.

“Their work often goes unseen, but they play a vital role in preventing ill-health through identifying non-compliances and taking action to secure necessary improvements, safeguarding the public and reducing the cost of illness and burden on the NHS.

“Whilst every effort is made to work with businesses using an informal, educative approach, the council will not hesitate to take formal action where the health and wellbeing of consumers is placed at risk.”

A spokesman for Morrisons told The Telegraph: “We were very disappointed in the condition of the bakery in August 2024. It fell far short of the standard our customers expect and that we should provide.

“This was a single local issue, which was dealt with immediately by working closely with the council. The improvement made has been consistently maintained.”

Stopped replying.

Since there was so many negative reviews about the sacking of that manager, it would now appear that Morrisons CS staff have stopped replying to reviews.

Update 12 May 2026

I have looked through all the 1 - 5 star reviews back to January 2026 and it appears that Morrisons have deleted every reply that they have made. Also looked at they way they appear in how they have used Trustpilot and every mention of that has gone.

Update 27/05/2026

You are still pulling the same old SCAM, and reply with the same copy and paste reply. You are doing nothing to stop this SCAM from happening.

Unhappy Elderly Person
GB•1 review
A day ago
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Terrible company

Terrible company. They scam old people. They took money out of my Mum's account without delivering anything. Called my mum to scam her to sign up for something she didn't ask for or need, but saying it would cure arthritis. Terrible.
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Good Morning,
Thank you for your review.
After careful consideration and valuable feedback from a small number of our customers, we made the decision in November 2024 to end our association with The Rewards Club Limited and the Clubs program it promoted.
We want to better align with our core values and the expectations of our customers.
From now on, Easylife will only call you when you ask us to.
Our focus is to continue to provide great offers and value through our catalogues and emails – without interruption.
This change reflects our commitment to enhancing your experience and ensuring we continue to serve you in the best way possible.
Thank you for your trust and continued support. Full details available: link removed
You can contact our team to investigate this by calling us on 0333 030 0777 or email link removed and a member of our dedicated team will be able to assist.
Kind Regards,
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Easylife you replied as below, so the question that needs answering is, despite you reply:- WHY IS THIS SCAM STILL HAPPENING??????????????????????

9 hours ago
Good morning,

Thank you for your review.
After careful consideration and valuable feedback from a small number of our customers, we made the decision in November 2024 to end our association with The Rewards Club Limited and the Clubs program it promoted.
We want to better align with our core values and the expectations of our customers.
From now on, Easylife will only call you when you ask us to.
Our focus is to continue to provide great offers and value through our catalogues and emails – without interruption.
This change reflects our commitment to enhancing your experience and ensuring we continue to serve you in the best way possible.
Thank you for your trust and continued support. Full details available:

Link removed as TP do not allow it if done by reviewers.
You can contact our team to investigate this by calling us on. again, link removed as above, and a member of our dedicated team will be able to assist.
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Incompetent TalkTalk Business.

FTA of Rebecca

Customers have the right to receive a deadlock letter (also known as a final response letter) from their service provider when the provider states it cannot resolve the complaint further. This letter is a mandatory prerequisite for escalating the dispute to an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) scheme, such as the Energy Ombudsman or Communications Ombudsman, and must include the ombudsman’s contact details and the customer’s right to refer the complaint.

If a provider fails to issue a deadlock letter within the initial eight-week resolution period, customers retain the right to approach the ombudsman directly based on the elapsed time, though obtaining the letter is standard practice. Customers can also formally request a deadlock letter if they believe the provider is refusing to resolve the issue, often by sending a written notice stating that the matter is at an impasse and requesting the official document to proceed.

Key requirements for these letters include:

Confirmation that the provider has reached its final position on the complaint.
Clear information that the service is free, independent, and binding on the company but not the customer.
A deadline notice, typically requiring the customer to escalate within 12 months of receiving the letter.
Specific details on the types of redress available, such as apologies, practical actions, or financial awards.

Warner Bros. shareholders approve $81 billion mega merger with Paramount

The acquisition still faces ongoing regulatory reviews and Warner expects to close sometime in the third fiscal quarter.

BY Associated Press

An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.

Per a preliminary vote count on Thursday, the overwhelming majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted in support of selling the entire business to Paramount for $31 a share, the company said. Including debt, the deal is valued at nearly $111 billion.

Skydance-owned Paramount wants to buy all of Warner. That means HBO Max, cult-favorite titles like “Harry Potter” and even CNN could soon find themselves under the same roof with CBS, “Top Gun” and the Paramount+ streaming service. A greenlight from company shareholders increases the likelihood of that becoming a reality.

But it’s not a done deal quite yet. The acquisition still faces ongoing regulatory reviews. Warner has said it expects to close sometime in the third fiscal quarter.

Meanwhile, Warner shareholders rejected a separate measure Thursday that outlined post-merger payments for company executives.

Paramount’s quest for Warner has been far from smooth sailing. And while Warner’s board now endorses the Paramount merger, it wasn’t always eager to enter this particular marriage.

Late last year, Warner rebuffed Paramount’s overtures to instead strike a $72 billion studio and streaming deal with Netflix. Paramount, meanwhile, went directly to shareholders with a hostile bid to take over the whole company, including the cable business that Netflix did not want.

All three companies spent months fighting publicly over who had the better offer on the table. Warner’s board repeatedly backed Netflix’s bid. But eventually, Paramount offered more money and Netflix abruptly bowed out of the race rather than prolonging the fight.

That corporate drama may now be over, but the implications remain. Thousands of actors, directors, writers and other industry professionals have voiced “unequivocal opposition” to the deal, in a letter arguing that further consolidation will lead to job losses and fewer choices for filmmakers and movie goers.

Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment called Warner shareholders’ vote to advance the merger a “serious setback” on Thursday — but maintained the “fight is far from over.” In a statement, the advocacy group pointed to past efforts to challenge consolidation and maintained “a handful of powerful decision-makers should not be allowed to quietly reshape American media, culture, and creative life without accountability.”

Some lawmakers have also sounded the alarm. In a “spotlight” hearing on the merger held in Washington last week, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker said that “not just a corporate deal” was at stake — “but who controls news, who controls entertainment, who controls storytelling.”

The merger would bring together two of Hollywood’s remaining five legacy studios. It would also join two major streaming platforms — Paramount+ and HBO Max — and two big names in America’s TV news landscape — CBS and CNN — as well as a heap of other brands and entertainment networks.

Company executives argue this will be good news for consumers, who they say will have access to bigger content libraries, particularly if HBO Max and Paramount+ become one streaming service. And Paramount CEO David Ellison has tried to assure filmmakers with a 45-day theatrical window guarantee and goal to release 30 movies a year between Paramount and Warner, which he’s said will remain stand-alone operations under a combined company.

“I love cinema and I love film,” Ellison said at CinemaCon last week. “You can count on our complete commitment.”

But the new owner will also be looking to cut costs. Regulatory filings have already indicated that would include layoffs and downsizing some overlapping operations. And critics are skeptical about consumer benefits — warning of higher prices that could arise when it comes to streaming, and potentially less diversity in content down the road.

Morrisons replies.

I see that all those three letter replies that despicable Morrisons posted yesterday about the posts highlighting the customers concerns about the sacking of the manager have all disappeared.

Update 24//04/2026

I hope Sean Egan was a member of a shopworkers union or is seeking legal advice so he can then sue the backside off Morrisons.

Update 25/04/2026

A GoFundMe campaign titled "Sean Egan vs Morrisons," launched by the Aldridge Community to support the former store manager, has raised over £16,000 (with earlier reports citing over £12,000 and an initial £3,000 milestone). The funds are intended to help Sean Egan cover living costs and legal expenses as he prepares to take his dismissal to an employment tribunal.

As of March 2026, Beauty Bay is owned by AA Investments Group, a French-owned investment firm specializing in beauty, luxury, and e-commerce. The Manchester-based retailer was sold via a pre-pack administration deal on March 6, 2026, saving 62 jobs after facing financial pressures, with co-founder Arron Gabbie assisting in the transition.

UK ISP TalkTalk Business Formally Complete Separation from TalkTalk Group
Thursday, Feb 26th, 2026 (3:26 pm) - Score 3,120

Business broadband and Ethernet provider TalkTalk Business (TTB), which was demerged from the wider TalkTalk Group and sold to the group’s own shareholders for £95m in Oct 2023 (here), has today announced that they’ve just formally completed their separation from the Group and are “now operating as a fully independent organisation“.

Following the sale of TalkTalk Business Direct in 2023, TalkTalk Business maintained access to certain core TalkTalk Group systems while developing its own independent operating environment. That phased transition is now complete, with an “established operational infrastructure, modernised system stack and comprehensive service delivery capabilities, cementing its position as a standalone business“, said the announcement.

The separation is said to provide the provider with “full autonomy over strategy, investment and systems“, which they hope will form a part in accelerating their growth and enabling them to “respond more quickly to market demand, expand its product portfolio and to continue its investment in customer service“. The provider has already evolved beyond connectivity and into managed services.

For customers, the change is said to deliver “clearer accountability, streamlined processes and access to an evolving suite of technology solutions“. New operational frameworks and product developments are also already in place to aid service delivery and support their long-term digital transformation ambitions. The provider added that they were continuing to work with strategic technology partners including Cisco, Zoom and Mitel.

Trustpilot,s use of AI

Trustpilot,s use of AI is coded to favour 4/5 star positive reviews towards itself, most of them consist of a few lines of text that do not explain what Trustpilot actually did to resolve the reviewers problem. That would say to me that they were written by a bot or were paid for reviews, with no use of a human used to check the validity of them.

Quote from an expert:-

Sloppy AI bot.

Sure, AI can write code – even sophisticated code – but you still need expert developers around to fix its ever-present ``errors and failures.`` In other words, companies that try to reduce the size of their teams on an AI bet might be making a mistake.


Trustpilot blocking legitimate reviews
Trustpilot is blocking legitimate reviews and then making it impossible to get the issue fixed. Its the direct result of relying on AI to do everything for them without realising AI does not possess common sense. In addition to this Trustpilot solicits nearly all of its own positive reviews to overwhelm and drown out the more legitimate ones. It comes across as anything but trustworthy.
Genuine reviews. Your algorithms are seeing genuine reviews as fake.