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Second RBS apology for banking app glitch
- RBS has apologised for the second time in two months after customers were unable to log in to their accounts through their mobile phone app.
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Faltering Facebook phone's Europe launch delayed
- The European launch of the "Facebook phone" has been delayed following disappointing US sales and negative feedback.
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Amazon to allow e-book fan fiction sales in US
- Amazon has announced that fan fiction authors will be able to sell some of their work on the firm's Kindle e-book platform.
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TV and tech, learning to live together
- Just as video killed the radio star, it was once thought that the web posed a mortal threat to the TV industry. Viewers would construct their own schedules, create their own programmes and refuse to watch any advertising, denying channels their lifeblood.
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High Court: Sally Bercow's Lord McAlpine tweet was libel
- A tweet by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine has been ruled libellous by the High Court.
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Online appeal unearths historic web page
- A search to recover the very first web page has unearthed a relic from 1991.
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BBC abandons £100m digital project
- The BBC is to abandon a £98m digital production system, after BBC chief Tony Hall said it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".
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Error blacklists Russia's top social network VKontakte
- Russian officials say the country's most popular social network, VKontakte, was mistakenly put on a blacklist of banned websites, but the error has now been fixed.
Sex education 'must counter porn'
- In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, a study suggests.
Do we need watches to tell us more than the time?
- Big companies have been trying hard to make the long-awaited smartwatch "revolution" happen, so tick tock, what's taking so long?
The technology that's transforming gardening
- With the holiday weekend coming up and the weather (hopefully?) taking a turn for the better, many of us may start feeling a bit green-fingered and turn our attentions to a spot of gardening.
BBC shows off 'perceptive radio' that can alter scripts
- A radio that is able to change a broadcast depending on where you are and what you are doing has been demonstrated by the BBC.
Defeat for EA over faces of sports stars
- A former college football player has scored a court victory against Electronic Arts.
Jennifer Lopez to create Latino mobile store chain
- Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is to open a chain of 15 mobile phone stores in the US targeted at Latinos.
Google acquires kite-power generator
- Google has acquired a US company that generates power using turbines mounted on tethered kites or wings.
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Govan police constable 'stole £205,000'
A former police officer has gone on trial over allegations that he stole £205,000 in cash, as well as drugs including cocaine and heroin.... -
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Church of Scotland to probe rising burial costs
An investigation into the rising cost of funerals is to be carried out by the Church of Scotland.... -
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Sharkey fire deaths: Witness is 'bare-faced liar' says QC
A witness in the trial of two men accused of murdering three people in a Helensburgh house fire has been called a "bare-faced liar"... -
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Liam Aitchison: No murder weapon found
No murder weapon was found during the large-scale investigation into the death of Western Isles teenager Liam Aitchison, a jury has heard.... -
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Contract for Redwell Primary in Alloa awarded
The £8.3m contract to build a new primary school in Alloa has been awarded to Elgin-based Robertson Construction Group.... -
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International response to Glasgow rebranding project
More than 1,500 people from 42 countries around the world have put forward their ideas for a new marketing brand name for Glasgow.... -
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Gamers given 48-hour challenge to help dementia patients
A marathon meeting of video game enthusiasts is being staged in Glasgow in a bid to help people with dementia.... -
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Bristol delegation aims to impress European Green Capital judges
A delegation from Bristol has left for Brussels to try to convince judges the city should be European Green Capital for 2015.... -
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Isles teenager Liam Aitchison 'stabbed 20 times'
South Uist teenager Liam Aitchison was stabbed 20 times, the High Court in Glasgow has heard.... -
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Revamped Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games pool to open
Glasgow's swimming venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games is to open to the public on Friday after a 19-month refurbishment costing £13....
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News Corp to split in two on 28 June
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M4 closed eastbound after second Severn crossing crash
The M4 motorway has been closed eastbound because of a multi-vehicle crash on the second Severn Crossing....
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