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‘Dear, did you say pastry?’: meet the ‘AI granny’ driving scammers up the wall

Daisy’s dithering frustrates phone fraudsters and wastes time they could be using to scam real people

The Guardian - UK

Kehlani live at the O2 review: flu can't stop this superstar

4/5 Battling through a croaky voice, the singer still managed to create an air of intimacy in the cavernous O2

Evening Standard

‘It was carnage – in the best way!’ Manic Street Preachers, Sleaford Mods, KT Tunstall and more pick their favourite small gig venues

The drinks are thrown, the crowds are feral – and the bands are right in your face. On independent venue week, musicians talk about their most cherished concert sweatboxes

The Guardian - UK

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Met officers hold largest-ever mock terror exercise at The O2 Arena in London

Scotland Yard said training was not in response to any specific threat or intelligence

Evening Standard

Three UK outage — network service restored but "additional impact" expected due to Storm Éowyn

Three UK mobile network went down for thousands of users. Here are the latest updates!

Tom’s Guide

The best gigs and club nights in London this weekend, from Femi Kuti to Kehlani

Maddy Mussen shares her pick of the shows to see and be seen at this weekend

Evening Standard

My mother has Alzheimer’s but O2 won’t refund unused phone contract

A reader argues that her parent should be reimbursed for past four years of inactivity since diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

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O2 was tricked into transferring my number to fraudsters. Could I have it back?

‘Sim-swap’ fraud has affected three readers – and dealing with their mobile phone company hasn’t been easy

The Guardian - UK

Best refurbished iPhone deals and cheap handsets from O2, Back Market, Giffgaff and more

A refurbished iPhone doesn’t have to mean used – these are the best deals on the iPhone 15 and more

The Independent UK

Sabrina Carpenter to Oasis: the biggest London gigs in 2025

Usher, Billie Eilish, Coldplay and Dua Lipa are also coming to town in what’s shaping up to be a big year for stadium shows

Evening Standard

Disney Plus deals in 2025: how to save money on Disney Plus

If you want to save money on Disney's primary movie and TV streaming service, here's what you need to know about any deals.

WhatToWatch

Your O2 Android phone will now come with Epic Games Store preinstalled

Gaming on your phone just got easier

Sam Fender People Watching Tour at The O2: Who is supporting and what tracks will be played?

Tomorrow’s gig marks the first time the singer-songwriter plays London since summer 2022

Evening Standard

Scammers Beware: Daisy The AI Granny Is On The Line

In the unveiling video, Daisy's chat so thoroughly exasperates one scammer that he can be heard shouting, "It's nearly been an hour, for the love of (inaudible expletive)." Replies the calm and friendly Daisy, "Gosh, how time flies."

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The Independent UK

Pollsters warn Keir Starmer too few Britons know about his more popular policies

Labour prime minister is facing calls to install an ‘Alastair Campbell-type’ figure in No 10

Evening Standard

Virgin Media O2 expands National Databank access to all O2 stores

Those who need it can use the National Databank to get free mobile, data, calls and texts to access vital online services.

TechRadar

O2’s new Call Defence tool uses AI to protect you from scam calls for free

New AI-powered feature detects and flags scam calls for free

The Independent UK

O2 launches AI-powered scam call detection tool

Call Defence will be able to spot scam or spam calls and flag them to users before they answer the phone, O2 said.

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Autosport

F1 stance to ban third-party tickets from livery event “unfairly targets fans”

Formula 1 has been accused of “stifling competition” after insisting all tickets resold through third parties for the F175 event at London’s O2 next year will be invalid.

Autosport

F1 warns resale tickets for London O2 event will not be valid

Fans who were unable to purchase tickets for Formula 1's livery launch event at London's O2 Arena next year have been urged not to buy from resale websites.

The Independent UK

F1 issues ‘fraudulent’ ticket warning for 75 Live event at London’s O2 Arena

Tickets for the 2025 season launch at The O2 next February sold rapidly on Friday morning

Tom’s Guide

Meet Daisy — the AI-generated granny helping to trap scammers

Daisy is an AI-generated persona designed by O2 to keep scammers on the line for longer and reduce the risk of them conning real people.

TechRadar

Daisy the AI granny is here to answer calls from scammers and waste their time

O2 Virgin Media have created an AI granny to waste scammers' time.

The Independent UK

AI tool that sounds like a grandmother created to waste phone scammers’ time

The tool was created as part of the ‘Swerve the Scammers’ campaign

Evening Standard

O2 creates AI tool to waste phone scammers’ time

The artificial intelligence-powered tool can hold autonomous voice conversations with scammers to keep them on the phone and away from real people.

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