Two illegal casinos that allowed children to gamble using their Roblox logins have shut down after a Sky News investigation. Bloxmoon and RBLXWild “permanently ceased operations” on Tuesday. “We will always take action against illegal gambling sites, and are pleased these sites have ceased operations,” said Andrew Rhodes, chief executive of the UK gambling regulator,...
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Illegal casinos are using Roblox to draw children into online gambling
Illegal online casinos are using Roblox, one of the most popular video games in the world, to draw children as young as 12 into online gambling, a Sky News investigation has found. Warning: This article contains a mention of suicide. The unlicensed casinos allow children of any age to sign up using their Roblox accounts...
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Liam Payne: All One Direction studio albums return to UK top 40 as fans mourn singer’s death
The 31-year-old Wolverhampton-born singer fell from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week and was found dead at the scene by police officers and the emergency services. The band’s 2013 album, Midnight Memories, which contains the hit songs, Best Song Ever and Story Of My Life, returns at...
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Morecambe tech entrepreneur named among UK’s most ambitious business leaders
A Morecambe entrepreneur has been named among the UK’s most ambitious business leaders for 2024. Craig Smith, Group Managing Director of Morecambe-based ICT Reverse & Mazuma Mobile has been recognised as one of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024, in partnership with The Times. The Top 50 celebrates entrepreneurs demonstrating remarkable...
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Meet the top UK tribute bands performing at this summer’s Shrewsbury Flower Show
The show on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10 in The Quarry has a packed programme of entertainment prepared and is being headlined by Take That Live, Chasing Mumford, and Special Kinda Madness. Take That Live will headline the show’s main stage on Saturday night. The award-winning group, who have been recognised as the...
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Two locations in North Yorkshire have been revealed as some of the UK’s top shopping destinations.
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 18:16 By Molly Court York city centre was listed in 19th place in the best 25 retail areas according to Newmark Retails Vitality Rankings 2024. However, the city has dropped down one place from 18th compared to the 2022 rankings. Yet this is a huge climb since being listed in 47th place in...
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The 14 best news podcasts for breaking stories and analysis
The news is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, there’s so many wild new headlines every day, it can end up feeling impossible to keep up with it all. But that’s where news podcasts come in, giving listeners a detailed insight into the news, all on their own time schedule. Though they’re presented...