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🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Xbox apologises to gamers for 'flooding' them with bizarre test notifications

Xbox has issued an apology to gamers after a bug caused a test notification to be sent to users, leading to confusion and concern.

Feb 26 • 12:37 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Parents across UK to get new Instagram notifications about their kids' app usage

Instagram is set to notify parents in the UK about their children's searches for suicide or self-harm terms as part of a new supervision tool.

Feb 26 • 12:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

David Sánchez refuses to inform the Audiencia of Badajoz of his address and will personally collect notifications at the judicial headquarters

David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, brother of the Spanish Prime Minister, continues to refuse to disclose his current address for legal proceedings regarding his alleged involvement in corruption.

Feb 26 • 11:17 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

RBI Bans Hidden Charges: Alert for Banks, Know...

The RBI has ordered banks to remove dark patterns from mobile apps and websites by July 2026, focusing on issues like hidden charges and misleading notifications to enhance transparency in digital banking.

Feb 25 • 13:19 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Time and Cybersecurity: The Challenge for IT Teams

The article discusses the challenges that IT teams face in cybersecurity, particularly the loss of valuable time to repetitive tasks and notifications.

Feb 25 • 07:27 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Operation Rastreio: police returns another batch of stolen cell phones to their owners

The police in Rio de Janeiro are returning stolen cell phones to their owners as part of 'Operation Rastreio', with notifications sent out for pickups this week.

Feb 24 • 11:11 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Collecting signatures for an initiative for stricter criteria for sending cell broadcast messages

A public initiative in Latvia is collecting signatures to establish stricter and clearly defined criteria for the use of the cell broadcasting system for emergency notifications.

Feb 22 • 13:25 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

More than 6,000 vacancies in various departments including banks and railways this week

This week, over 6,000 job notifications have been issued in various government sectors, including the Railways and the Reserve Bank of India.

Feb 22 • 08:58 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Nationwide tells customers to look out for this message over account changes

Nationwide Building Society has informed customers to be alert for updates regarding changes to their online services, specifically about transaction notifications.

Feb 21 • 02:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Anvisa registers 65 notifications of deaths associated with weight loss pens

Anvisa has reported 65 notifications of suspected deaths related to the use of weight loss medications known as pens between December 1, 2018, and December 7, 2025.

Feb 20 • 12:11 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

The Tax Office on Your Smartphone: New Developments on the IO App to Know to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises

Italy's Tax Agency is enhancing communication with taxpayers through the IO app, making it a primary channel for delivering important tax-related notifications.

Feb 16 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Traffic Craves Freedom – Speeding Interpretations Exceeded on Estonian Roads

An Estonian expatriate living in a small town in southern Sweden receives workout notifications on her smartwatch every time she drives through Stockholm, as the main road increases her heart rate, prompting the algorithm to interpret her activity as exercise.

Feb 15 • 22:01 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

How to Differentiate SRI Notifications from Fake Scam Messages

The article explains how to distinguish between genuine notifications from Ecuador's Internal Revenue Service (SRI) and deceptive scam messages that misuse the SRI's name and logo.

Feb 14 • 01:48 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

IL: Children's Play Got Out of Hand in Espoo

Schoolchildren in an afternoon club in Espoo taped each other's mouths, leading to an investigation and parental notifications.

Feb 13 • 20:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Soon you may receive information about fines only through digital messenger - here's how to turn off this new feature

Finland is shifting towards digital communication for official decisions, starting to send notifications through the Suomi.fi service, primarily impacting those already using digital services.

Feb 13 • 12:53 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Theft Targeting Delivery Boxes, Eight Cases Established Using Absence Notification Codes

A man has been arrested in Fukuoka for stealing from delivery boxes using codes taken from absence notifications, leading to eight confirmed theft cases.

Feb 12 • 22:15 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Alert messages multiply fivefold after the Valencia rainstorm: how risk management has changed

After the severe rainstorm in Valencia, alert messages have increased significantly, prompting discussions on risk management and political sensitivity towards emergency notifications.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Acre registers 265 notifications and 2 deaths from respiratory syndrome in less than 2 months

Acre, Brazil has reported 265 notifications and two deaths related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SRAG) in less than two months.

Feb 11 • 00:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEOS: EPTV 2 South of Minas on Monday, February 9, 2026

ANVISA issues a warning after a rise in pancreatitis notifications related to weight loss pens.

Feb 9 • 22:51 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEOS: NE2 of Monday, February 9, 2026

Anvisa has issued a warning following a spike in pancreatitis notifications related to weight loss pens.

Feb 9 • 22:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEOS: MG2 of Monday, February 9, 2026

ANVISA has issued a warning following an increase in pancreatitis notifications linked to weight loss pens, while Brazil is investigating six deaths associated with the medication.

Feb 9 • 22:33 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

Student: DR sent me 11 push notifications about the summit in Davos. None of them enlightened me

A Danish student criticizes the quality of push notifications from DR regarding the World Economic Forum in Davos, arguing that they lack informative content.

Feb 9 • 06:20 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

KALEV NIIT ⟩ The Ministry of Climate Kept Highly Important Information Secret

The Estonian Ministry of Climate has restricted public access to essential documents related to usage notifications, permits, and associated fees without prior notice or public discussion.

Feb 8 • 18:00 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

VIDEO ⟩ A abandoned car has been standing at the entrance of the kindergarten in Dreiliņi for years. Why isn't it removed?

Residents have reported an abandoned car standing at a kindergarten in Dreiliņi for several years, with no action taken despite multiple notifications to the police.

Feb 6 • 22:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Public transport bidding: TCE points out inconsistencies and Campinas postpones the deadline for envelope delivery by 15 days

The city of Campinas has postponed the deadline for submitting bids for public transport by 15 days after receiving notifications about inconsistencies from the State Court of Accounts.

Feb 6 • 20:34 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Life & Tech

Laila Lalami, Pulitzer finalist, creates a dystopia about algorithmic surveillance

Laila Lalami, a Moroccan-American author and Pulitzer finalist, draws inspiration from her discomfort with smartphone notifications to craft a novel set in a society monitored and punished by algorithms, which took her a decade to develop.

Feb 6 • 18:00 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Ten notifications received regarding possible listeria infection

Ten notifications have been reported concerning a potential listeria infection outbreak.

Feb 6 • 16:34 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

UPSC 2026: Social Media Uproar Over Spelling Mistakes

Candidates are raising concerns on social media about several spelling mistakes found in the UPSC CSE and IFS 2026 notifications.

Feb 6 • 09:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

In partnership with Meta, SSP begins notifying stolen phones via verified number

The São Paulo Public Security Secretariat has partnered with Meta to send notifications regarding stolen or stolen mobile phones from a verified number to enhance security and credibility.

Feb 5 • 23:58 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Landowners have started receiving land tax notifications

The Estonian Tax and Customs Board has begun sending notifications to landowners about their land tax liabilities, with the first payment due by March 31 and an increase in the number of people required to pay compared to previous years.

Feb 5 • 09:30 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

New deception attempt using the ELTA brand and "package delivery notification"

A new scam involves the use of the ELTA brand to trick individuals with false package delivery notifications.

Feb 5 • 09:05 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

ELTA: Warning of a new major SMS fraud

ELTA warns customers about a new scam involving the illegal use of their branding through misleading SMS delivery notifications.

Feb 5 • 09:01 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Breaking: Worker dies after incident at Central Australian gold mine

A worker has died following an incident at Newmont's Tanami gold mine in Central Australia, prompting an emergency response and notifications to relevant authorities.

Feb 5 • 00:41 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Sports

Olympic medalist competing in soft porn suspended – Suspected of doping violation

Pole vaulter Alysha Newman has been temporarily suspended due to suspected doping violations stemming from her whereabouts notifications.

Feb 4 • 19:04 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Civil Guard warns of a phishing campaign with false notifications from the Tax Agency

The Civil Guard and the National Cybersecurity Institute have issued a warning about a phishing scam that mimics the format of notifications from the Tax Agency.

Feb 4 • 11:09 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

The mistake we all make with notifications – And what it 'costs' us

Notifications are intended to inform us but often disrupt us instead, as we mistakenly treat all alerts with equal importance, leading to distraction.

Feb 4 • 10:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Cobras, spiders, and scorpions: see neighborhoods in Manaus with the most venomous animal attacks in 2025

The neighborhoods of Cidade Nova, Jorge Teixeira, Compensa, and Cidade de Deus recorded the highest number of venomous animal attacks in Manaus in 2025, totaling 398 notifications according to the Municipal Health Secretary's data.

Feb 4 • 10:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Retaining walls without permits and notifications

The article discusses the legal ambiguities surrounding the construction of retaining walls on private properties in Poland, which have caused tension between investors, neighbors, and construction oversight due to the lack of a clear definition in the building law.

Feb 4 • 04:20 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Public notifications important for assessing the spread of bird flu

The article discusses the significance of public notifications in evaluating the spread of bird flu.

Feb 3 • 16:37 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Fraud with SMS for payment of 'fake' fines - The announcement of the Hellenic Police.

The Hellenic Police announced a new scam where fraudsters send SMS to citizens containing false notifications of supposed fines for speeding, including a link for immediate payment.

Feb 3 • 12:58 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Court of Auditors criticizes 'too high' fee notifications from police - costs partially doubled billed

The Court of Auditors of Rhineland-Palatinate has criticized numerous erroneous police fee notifications, highlighting instances of both excessive and duplicate billing for police operations.

Feb 3 • 11:56 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Majority in Parliament: Appointment with health nurse will be valid absence

The Norwegian Parliament's education committee has unanimously agreed that appointments with health nurses will not count as truancy, urging the government to align school absence notifications more closely with those in the workforce.

Feb 3 • 11:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Investigation into botulism cases after botox application remains unresolved six months later in MG

More than six months after the initial notifications, the investigation into iatrogenic botulism cases in Três Pontas, southern Minas Gerais, is still ongoing, affecting patients who reported severe reactions from botulinum toxin procedures.

Feb 3 • 10:13 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Civil Guard warns of a new wave of emails simulating traffic fines to scam

The Civil Guard has warned of a new wave of fraudulent emails pretending to be traffic fine notifications aimed at scamming the public into paying fake penalties.

Feb 2 • 18:32 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Seven notifications of domestic violence on average per day

Reports of domestic violence to the police have increased slightly in recent years, reaching an average of nearly seven notifications per day.

Jan 20 • 13:36 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Life & Tech

Gov.gr Wallet is being upgraded – The 3 new features

The Gov.gr Wallet is being upgraded with three new features, including immediate notifications to citizens when their digital driver's license or identity card is revoked.

Jan 15 • 11:41 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

New notices to over 80,000 drivers caught without insurance and road taxes

Over 80,000 vehicle owners have received new notifications following checks for uninsured vehicles and unpaid road taxes.

Jan 14 • 13:36 UTC
🇮🇳 ABP Ananda
National & Local

Driving Licence: Urgent message for car owners and driving license holders, what problems will arise if you don’t listen?

The government has issued an urgent message to car owners and driving license holders about the importance of updating their mobile numbers for OTP verification and receiving important notifications.

Jan 12 • 01:37 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Injuries and Arrests in the West Bank Cities and Demolition Notification in Jerusalem

Israeli forces continued their incursions in the West Bank, leading to the injury of a 17-year-old boy in Nablus and executing a series of arrests and demolition notifications for homes and agricultural facilities in Jerusalem.

Jan 7 • 20:34 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

After the holidays, an increase in flu cases; the virus remains until spring

The flu season in Varaždin County has begun unusually early, with a reported surge in cases following the holidays, highlighting a serious outbreak despite a temporary decline in notifications.

Jan 3 • 09:37 UTC

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