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Pensioner, 78, arrested on suspicion of murder after suspected burglar dies in tussle
Cat who prefers men is looking for a new homeA CAT charity is seeking a male-only home for a choosy tabby who has shown a clear preference for men.One-year-old puss Gregorovitch is currently being cared for by Cats Protection’s Warrington Adoption Centre where he will happily sit on the laps of the men at the centre - sometimes even hugging their legs when they try to leave.But he's not as keen when it comes to female staff members.
Body of man discovered at Warrington Cemetery
Facebook deletes hundreds of Russian 'troll factory' pages Facebook has deleted hundreds of pages and accounts linked to a Russian "troll factory" accused of posting fake news and political posts during the 2016 US presidential election.Facebook said it had deleted 70 Facebook and 65 Instagram Accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency, a pro-Kremlin group which spreads propaganda and fake news. The company also removed 138 Facebook pages and deleted a number of posts and adverts.
Facebook apologises for storing draft videos users thought they had deletedThe bug was first reported last week after users discovered videos they had never posted were being stored by the company. The storage was only uncovered when those users attempted to download all the data the company had on them, and were startled to find that Facebook had stored unused draft videos for years.
Facebook to blame for drop in number of people rehoming cats and dogs, says Battersea Facebook is to blame for a drop in responsible owners adopting pets, Battersea Dogs and Cats home has said. The charity has warned owners are increasingly buying pets “on impulse” after spotting them on social media auction sites.The rise of unregulated online shopping for pets has sparked fears of backyard breeding and unethical treatment of cats and dogs.Battersea Dogs and Cats home has said it is struggling to rehome abandoned animals, as pets purchased “at the click of a mouse” are then dumped at rehoming centres when new owners realise they cannot cope with their new cat or dog’s needs.
Mark Zuckerberg hints most Facebook users won't benefit from new privacy rulesFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that new data privacy laws will only apply “in spirit” to more than three quarters of the company’s users.Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will force the social network to comply with strict rules about the privacy of its European users. But Mr Zuckerberg failed to commit to rolling out the protections globally.
Ray Wilkins: Former England captain dies aged 61
Drones enlisted in mosquito war in western GreeceSatellites, drones and geographic information systems (GIS) are being deployed as part of an ambitious program to combat mosquitoes in regions of western and southwestern Greece.
Facebook scandal 'hit 87 million users'Facebook has said it now believes up to 87 million people's data was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.The BBC has been told that about one million of them are UK-based.