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Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'sinister' Hollywood tactics

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The actress' explosive legal case claims to lift the lid on tactics used to destroy stars' reputations.
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He Inherited a Seat in the House of Lords. The UK Government Says He Will Lose It in 2025.

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Godfrey John Bewicke-Copley, the 7th Baron Cromwell, said his lineage had little bearing on his public servant work: “We are not the port-swilling, fox-hunting hoorays on vast Downton Abbey-esque estates of popular imagination.”

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New York City’s Secret Weapon in the War on Rats: Katie the Dog

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Katie, a 4-year-old dog who lives in Brooklyn, comes to life when she’s killing rats, said her owner, Sarah Darby.

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Ruth Jones wishes she was more like Nessa

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Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones says that she channels her inner Nessa whenever she's feeling nervous.
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How to screen calls on an iPhone

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Life’s busy enough without wasting time on calls that are trying to scam you or sell to you. Unfortunately, stats from Hiya show that 28 percent of the calls you get are going to be suspected spam or fraud.

On an iPhone, you don’t have the option to have an AI assistant answer calls for you, as you can on Android — at least not yet. But there are ways to screen calls to some extent and cut down on the number of scammers, sellers, and robots you have to talk to.

These guidelines have been written using an iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 18.2.

Identify incoming calls

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iOS gives you several options for managing incoming calls.
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You can choose to silence unknown callers and send them straight to voicemail.

A good place to start when it comes to avoiding unwanted calls is to flag calls from numbers that aren’t in your contacts list. It’s not a perfect way of spotting spam but will catch quite a lot of it.

From Settings on your iPhone:

  • Tap Apps > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers.
  • Toggle on Silence Unknown Callers.

Any calls that aren’t from a registered contact won’t make a sound or create a...

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Cadbury loses royal warrant after 170 years

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The British chocolate maker is no longer listed among the 2024 warrants issued by King Charles.
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