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Landline phones will be axed by 2025: Digital switchover leads to fears elderly and vulnerable will struggle to cope if they're forced to rely on mobile technologyThe death knell has been sounded for the traditional landline telephone.From 2025, all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls under a major digital shake-up.It means millions of customers will be pushed online for the first time or forced to rely on a mobile phone instead.Those without internet may need an engineer to visit their home to get them set up and those with older phones could need to buy a new handset.
Cornwall rescue: Cat's meows alert rescuers to stricken ownerA pet cat helped lead rescuers to its 83-year-old owner who had fallen 70ft (21m) down a ravine in north Cornwall.Police said they were searching for the woman when a member of the public heard her cat, Piran, meowing.That led rescuers to the victim, who had fallen down the nearby drop "with incredibly difficult access and uneven terrain" and into a stream."Piran the cat saved the day," said Bodmin Police of the rescue, which happened near Wadebridge.
