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Shelley-Anne Salisbury struggled when her dishwasher broke (Image: PA)

Hampstead Garden Suburb

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'My bad reaction to a first-world problem showed how reliant we are on mod cons'

A US senate report described Prime Day as a major cause of warehouse industries (Image: PA)

A US senate report described Prime Day as a major cause of warehouse industries (Image: PA)

Amazon Prime Day

'Shocking revelations lay bare Amazon workers' injury rates'

Drivers following sat nav devices are getting stuck on a set of stairs in the middle of the Maitland Park housing estate near Chalk Farm

Drivers following sat nav devices are getting stuck on a set of stairs in the middle of the Maitland Park housing estate near Chalk Farm

Dozy drivers following sat navs are getting stuck on stairs in a housing estate

Susan Critchlow does not like being filmed while being forced to use a self service checkout (Image: PA)

Susan Critchlow does not like being filmed while being forced to use a self service checkout (Image: PA)

'Join my campaign against being filmed at supermarket self checkouts'

60 schools in north London have banned smartphones in the classroom

60 schools in north London have banned smartphones in the classroom

Dozens of schools ban smartphones that 'turn children into zombies'

Optimise your retail business operations

Optimise your retail business operations

PE - helping businesses to achieve long-term success whilst reducing costs

Shelley-Anne Salisbury wants people to stop sharing everything (Image: PA)

Shelley-Anne Salisbury wants people to stop sharing everything (Image: PA)

Shelley-Anne Salisbury

'Local WhatsApp groups are the worst places for oversharing of opinions'

Sheila Hayman says that bots just write documents for other bots to read (Image: Pixaby)

Sheila Hayman says that bots just write documents for other bots to read (Image: Pixaby)

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

'AI should be kept out of applying for jobs'

These cutting-edge transportation solutions cater to both casual riders and thrill-seekers.

These cutting-edge transportation solutions cater to both casual riders and thrill-seekers.

Acer UK launches AI-powered Ebii Smart Bike & Predator Extreme Scooter at Selfridges

Hitha Rashvin has been shortlisted in the Game Concept 10-14 category of the BAFTA Young Game Designers competition

Hitha Rashvin has been shortlisted in the Game Concept 10-14 category of the BAFTA Young Game Designers competition

BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition

Talented Hampstead teen shortlisted in Bafta games design competition

A community health equipment provider has been subject to a cybersecurity attack

A community health equipment provider has been subject to a cybersecurity attack

Camden residents' data at risk after cyber attack on health firm

Camden Council have introduced a new system for handling phone calls (Image: Pixaby)

Camden Council have introduced a new system for handling phone calls (Image: Pixaby)

'Camden bank customer would have had to go to Kilburn to get served'

Stolen mobile phones retrieved in a Harlesden raids, we compare where phones are most often stolen in London

Stolen mobile phones retrieved in a Harlesden raids, we compare where phones are most often stolen in London

Metropolitan Police

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The most dangerous London boroughs where phone snatching is increasing

Catherine West MP (inset) wants banks to use their profits to help customers after NatWest announced it would close its Muswell Hill Broadway branch

Catherine West MP (inset) wants banks to use their profits to help customers after NatWest announced it would close its Muswell Hill Broadway branch

'Disappointing news': NatWest announces new branch closure

Trainspotter Francis Bourgeois judged the bridge competition at a Hampstead schools' science fair

Trainspotter Francis Bourgeois judged the bridge competition at a Hampstead schools' science fair

TikTok trainspotter judges school's rail bridge contest

Sheila Hayman is concerned about the energy AI uses (Image: Pixaby)

Sheila Hayman is concerned about the energy AI uses (Image: Pixaby)

Artificial intelligence

'I asked Chat GPT who I was - it told me I died in 2019'

Cllr Luke Cawley-Harrison (inset) is furious that The new 5G mast will be built at Hornsey Cricket Club

Cllr Luke Cawley-Harrison (inset) is furious that The new 5G mast will be built at Hornsey Cricket Club

Haringey Council

'Shocking error' - computer glitch blamed as 5G mast plans wrongly get go-ahead

LOCALiQ UK crowned Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at Microsoft Partner Awards

LOCALiQ UK crowned Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at Microsoft Partner Awards

LOCALiQ UK crowned Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at Microsoft Partner Awards

The new £8m scanner at the Royal Free Hospital can help diagnose cancer in five minutes

The new £8m scanner at the Royal Free Hospital can help diagnose cancer in five minutes

The Royal Free Hospital

New scanner can diagnose cancer in five minutes instead of 30

Before buying a new kettle consider getting your old one repaired (Image: PA)

Before buying a new kettle consider getting your old one repaired (Image: PA)

'I saved a fortune on home electrical goods by doing this simple thing'

Pupils at Channing School are taught how to use AI effectively (Image: Channing School)

Pupils at Channing School are taught how to use AI effectively (Image: Channing School)

Channing School

'I asked AI to write me a school assembly - then showed pupils what it came up with'

Haringey Council says its upgraded parking permit system now offers unlimited visitor permits and makes it easier to change addresses.

Haringey Council says its upgraded parking permit system now offers unlimited visitor permits and makes it easier to change addresses.

Unlimited visitor permits in 'smoother' new parking permit system

Police wish to speak to this man about a violent assault outside Camden Tube station after an argument over a mobile phone

Police wish to speak to this man about a violent assault outside Camden Tube station after an argument over a mobile phone

Two men taken to hospital after 'violent' assault over mobile phone

Chris Arnold has been the victim of online trolls Image: PIXABY

Chris Arnold has been the victim of online trolls Image: PIXABY

'Ever wondered what trolls are really thinking? I asked a few'

Janet Shapiro was an avid campaigner for the NHS and pensioners rights

Janet Shapiro was an avid campaigner for the NHS and pensioners rights

Hornsey Pensioners Action Group

'You can't change the NHS without asking patients and carers'

Tom Conti attending the Paddington 2 Premiere at BFI Southbank

Tom Conti attending the Paddington 2 Premiere at BFI Southbank

'Many cannot enter digital world' - film star's wake-up call over 'forgotten' group

More than 40 stations should benefit by Spring 2024

More than 40 stations should benefit by Spring 2024

Here are the Tube stations where you will soon be able to use 4G

David Winskill (bottom left) agrees with RMT union general secretary Mick Lynch over the proposed closure of ticket offices

David Winskill (bottom left) agrees with RMT union general secretary Mick Lynch over the proposed closure of ticket offices

'Mick Lynch is right - closing ticket offices is yet another loss of human contact'

Making it easy to create beautiful content

Making it easy to create beautiful content

Dream bigger: New features and free AI tools empower you to create stunning designs

Crouch End Virgin customers have been without emails for four days

Crouch End Virgin customers have been without emails for four days

Fury as Virgin customers left without email for four days

4G and 5G services can be accessed on parts of the Northern and Central line

4G and 5G services can be accessed on parts of the Northern and Central line

Commuters can now get 5G services underground on Northern and Central lines

Talacre Sports Centre could have solar panels installed on its roof

Talacre Sports Centre could have solar panels installed on its roof

Climate Emergency

C’mon Camdeners… let’s get energised!

Mandy Ryan, pictured inside Dorney block on the Chalcots estate, complained to Camden Council after being accidentally copied in on an unflattering email

Mandy Ryan, pictured inside Dorney block on the Chalcots estate, complained to Camden Council after being accidentally copied in on an unflattering email

Camden Council 'fully upholds' complaint over mistaken email to resident

Stalker Anhar Hussain waged a campaign of terror against his victim for months - until new software allowed police to put him behind bars within 24 hours

Stalker Anhar Hussain waged a campaign of terror against his victim for months - until new software allowed police to put him behind bars within 24 hours

Metropolitan Police

Stalkers Beware: New technology chops months off of Met Police harassment cases

'Leena' was relentlessly harassed by her stalker ex-boyfriend Anhar Hussain. She is speaking out to encourage other victims to seek help

'Leena' was relentlessly harassed by her stalker ex-boyfriend Anhar Hussain. She is speaking out to encourage other victims to seek help

Metropolitan Police

'My boyfriend leaked naked photos, burned my clothes and stalked me'

The Park View school in Tottenham was targeted by cyber-criminals - but it won't comment on whether families' personal data was compromised. Picture: Google Streetview.

The Park View school in Tottenham was targeted by cyber-criminals - but it won't comment on whether families' personal data was compromised. Picture: Google Streetview.

School tight-lipped over whether cyber-attack compromised families' data

Park View school in West Green Road, Tottenham, was the victim of a cyber-attack, which wiped out its phones and IT systems for days

Park View school in West Green Road, Tottenham, was the victim of a cyber-attack, which wiped out its phones and IT systems for days

Met Police called as cyber attack wipes out Tottenham school's phones and computers

The Agar Grove project has been highly commended in this year's RICS UK Awards.

The Agar Grove project has been highly commended in this year's RICS UK Awards.

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Why these 'innovative and brave' new homes are 'more important now than ever'

North London businesses may take legal action after a glitch rendered their websites inaccessible to Virgin Media customers for weeks

North London businesses may take legal action after a glitch rendered their websites inaccessible to Virgin Media customers for weeks

Businesses mull lawsuit after glitch blocks websites across north London

Many people are being denied access to vital services due to being 'digitally absent'

Many people are being denied access to vital services due to being 'digitally absent'

'Asking questions about preserving universal access to all basic services'

Hackney-based company Mumbli's research on hearing wellness shows many people are affected by background noise levels in social spaces like restaurants, offices and bars

Hackney-based company Mumbli's research on hearing wellness shows many people are affected by background noise levels in social spaces like restaurants, offices and bars

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Hackney tech start-up revolutionises sound in public spaces

Hackney fashion designer and Weffan founder Graysha Audren

Hackney fashion designer and Weffan founder Graysha Audren

Hackney founder tackles waste in fashion

A computer generated image shows what the mini-BBC centre will look like in Stoke Newington, if plans are given the green light

A computer generated image shows what the mini-BBC centre will look like in Stoke Newington, if plans are given the green light

Stoke Newington primary school plans 'mini BBC' learning centre

A new BrainStation Shoreditch campus has been announced which will offer training to help people enter the tech industry

A new BrainStation Shoreditch campus has been announced which will offer training to help people enter the tech industry

New tech training campus to open in Shoreditch

Spring co-founders James Seear and Tom Williams with model Daisy Lowe at the Trade Inn in Shoreditch.

Spring co-founders James Seear and Tom Williams with model Daisy Lowe at the Trade Inn in Shoreditch.

Climate Emergency

Shoreditch pop-up pub swaps old tech for pints and food

Hackney, Islington, Camden and Tower Hamlets councils are working on the four-year LIFT (Leading Inclusive Futures through Technology) initiative

Hackney, Islington, Camden and Tower Hamlets councils are working on the four-year LIFT (Leading Inclusive Futures through Technology) initiative

Cross-borough project LIFT will promote 'fairer access to tech economy'

A local resident receives a laptop from Reverend Rosemia Brown, St James The Great church in Clapton.

A local resident receives a laptop from Reverend Rosemia Brown, St James The Great church in Clapton.

Hundreds of laptops donated to tackle digital divide

Bright, cool lighting is ideal for a lunchtime hangout where guests can enjoy a good meal and a quick catch up with friends

Bright, cool lighting is ideal for a lunchtime hangout where guests can enjoy a good meal and a quick catch up with friends

Commercial property

The ultimate guide to restaurant lighting