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Is your mobile number putting you at risk?

Oct 11, 20249 min
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Episode description

New research suggests millions of us could be in danger of hacking, nuisance calls, or even being cut off, due to little-known rules around recycling phone numbers.


Harry Kind from Which?, who carried out the survey, explains why this is happening and what you can do to protect yourself.  


Florida is continuing to assess the damage following Hurricane Milton, as the death toll climbs to at least 14.


The CEO behind a famous ‘anti-stress patch’ has been explaining why the brain knows how to heal. 


Jim Poole is from the sleep & stress tech firm, NuCalm, who created the ‘Biosignal Processing Disc’, which is a small circular sticker that promises to transmit signals to the brain that make users feel peaceful and relaxed.


Also in this episode: 

  • Boki the brown bear health update: ‘Not out of the woods’ after pioneering brain surgery
  • Popular video game Football Manager delayed until next year
  • Hertfordshire Zoo names new African penguin chicks after some very famous siblings…


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