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King Charles III death 'survival' that pushed Andrew away from CrownKing Charles III escaped death numerous times during lifetime.In 1994, the monarch supposedly escaped a failed assassination attempt from a man who fired two blanks in Australia only metres away from His Majesty. Royal author Christopher Andersen told The Royal Report: “One of the curious and interesting things involves the number of times he’s cheated death, which I thought was fascinating,” he explained.“He recently revealed that when he was at Cambridge, at Trinity College there, he was outside the library on his bicycle and was struck by a bus, and miraculously, he said, how he survived he never knew.“Had he not survived, it’s interesting to think that Andrew would be King," noted Anderson.

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A police control room worker who shared a picture of a teenager’s dismembered body in a WhatsApp group was arrested after telling a colleague he had also sent it to his girlfriend. Joshua Tilt, 31, used his phone to photograph a ‘highly sensitive’ picture displayed on a computer screen showing 18-year-old Lewis Williams after he had been hit by a train. Lewis, described by his family as ‘popular, funny and kind’, was diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder before his death in Slough, Berkshire, on June 21. Tilt, of Bartley Green, Birmingham, tried to quit the British Transport Police (BTP) after an investigation was launched but the force refused his resignation and sacked him instead. He pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office at the city’s crown court on Friday and warned he will likely be jailed when he returns for sentencing on December 14. In a statement confirming details of the inquiry, BTP said Tilt took a picture on his mobile phone of an image from the scene of a railway fatality. It went on: ‘The highly sensitive image had been received to the Force Control Room by email, as part of our investigation for the coroner’s file.

While many Android smartphone users have been treated to new WhatsApp features, functionality to edit sent messages on the platform is coming to iOS.Recently, IOL reported a host of new features set to enhance efficiency for users conducting business or everyday work on WhatsApp. Story continues below AdvertisementAmong the new tweaks expected is the ability to edit sent messages, previously announced for Android users.However, iPhone and iOS users need not worry as the editing functionality is set to make its way to Apple's operating system.According to independent WhatsApp monitor WABetaInfo, iOS users will soon have the ability to edit a message once sent within 15 minutes. The edited message is expected to be accompanied by a label reading "Edited"."Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.23.0.73 update available on the TestFlight app, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on bringing the same feature for a future update of the iOS beta app," WABetaInfo reported.For both Android and iOS users, the edit feature might still need to appear on the instant messenger but is expected to roll out to beta testers of the app in the coming weeks."WhatsApp will offer users up to 15 minutes to edit their text messages

After announcing its coming group chat upgrade back in April, WhatsApp has today launched its new ‘Communities’ update, which provides additional functionality for your group chats in the app. Welcome to Communities ????Now admins can bring related groups together in one place to keep conversations organized.Organized. Private. Connected ???? pic.twitter.com/u7ZSmrs7Ys— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) November 3, 2022 As you can see in this overview, the new Communities process enables users to connect related group chats under a single banner, making it easier to stay in touch with broader context around a topic. As explained by WhatsApp: “Communities like neighborhoods, parents at a school, and workplaces can now connect multiple groups together under one umbrella to organize group conversations on WhatsApp.” As displayed here, each WhatsApp Community will include a description of what the Community is for, as well as a menu of sub-groups within that Community that members can choose to join. That’ll enable all new ways of using the app to connect, while also facilitating new forms of discovery (first screenshot above), providing more ways to stay in touch. It could also facilitate new options for brands to build community in WhatsApp, by collecting brand-related chats together in one place. And with…

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced 'Communities on WhatsApp' along with several new features like 32-person video calling, in-chat polls and groups with up to 1,024 users which will be helpful for groups along with Communities. Zuckerberg announced that 'Communities on WhatsApp' will start rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone over the next few months. "Today we're launching Communities on WhatsApp. It makes groups better by enabling sub-groups, multiple threads, announcement channels, and more. We're also rolling out polls and 32 person video calling too. All secured by end to end encryption so your messages stay private," said the Meta CEO. WhatsApp has been building Communities, a major update to how people will be able to connect on WhatsApp in the groups that matter to them. Communities like neighbourhoods, parents at a school, and workplaces can now connect multiple groups together under one umbrella to organise group conversations on WhatsApp. To get started, users can tap on the new communities tab at the top of their chats on Android and at the bottom on iOS. Discover the stories of your interest They will be able to start a new Community from scratch…

NEW DELHI, Nov 1: Instant messaging firm WhatsApp banned 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September, including 8.72 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users, the company said on Tuesday. The number of accounts blocked in September were 15 per cent more than the 23.28 lakh accounts the messaging platform banned in August. “Between 1 September, 2022 and 30 September, 2022, 2,685,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned. 872,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users. An Indian account is identified via a +91 phone number,” Whatsapp said in its ‘User Safety Report’ for the month of September. The tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken. Big social media firms have drawn flak in the past over hate speech, misinformation and fake news circulating on their platforms. Concerns have been flagged by some quarters time and again over digital platforms acting arbitrarily in pulling down content, and ‘de-platforming’ users. The Government last week announced rules for setting up a grievance appeal mechanism against arbitrary content moderation, inaction, or…

Big social media firms have drawn flak in the past over hate speech.New Delhi: Instant messaging firm WhatsApp banned 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September, including 8.72 lakh accounts that were barred proactively before being flagged by users, the company said on Tuesday.The number of accounts blocked in September was 15 per cent more than the 23.28 lakh accounts the messaging platform banned in August."Between 1 September, 2022 and 30 September, 2022, 2,685,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned. 872,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users. An Indian account is identified via a +91 phone number," Whatsapp said in its 'User Safety Report' for the month of September.The tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken.Big social media firms have drawn flak in the past over hate speech, misinformation and fake news circulating on their platforms. Concerns have been flagged by some quarters time and again over digital platforms acting arbitrarily in pulling down content, and 'de-platforming' users.The government last week announced rules for setting up a grievance appeal mechanism against…

The Covid-19 Inquiry has requested details of a No 10 WhatsApp group to be submitted as formal evidence. Thousands of documents have been requested to inform the inquiry, including from the Cabinet Office, it was revealed on Monday. The first preliminary hearing for Module 2 of the inquiry, which will examine political decision-making in Westminster during the pandemic, heard the list of core participants, which includes NHS England, the Health Secretary, and the Cabinet Office. Opening the hearing, Hugo Keith KC, counsel for the inquiry, also detailed the organisations and individuals which had been issued a Rule 9 request to submit evidence.  Rule 9 of the 2006 Inquiry Rules gives the inquiry powers to send written requests for evidence. If a person fails to comply they can be issued a Section 21 notice, which compels the recipient to hand over the materials. Mr Keith told the inquiry what documents had been requested from the Cabinet Office: “We have sought agendas, minutes and other documents associated with the core decision-making forums such as cabinet meetings, Cobra meetings and ministerial implementation groups.“We've asked for ministerial submissions, Number 10 daily briefing documents, records of written and oral advice to ministers, and details of…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe coronavirus public inquiry has asked to see Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages when he was Prime Minister, alongside communications with other senior officials.Counsel for the inquiry, Hugo Keith KC, said thousands of documents had been requested to inform the inquiry, and gave the Cabinet Office as an example.“We have sought agendas, minutes and other documents associated with the core decision-making forum such as Cabinet meetings, Cobra meetings and ministerial implementation groups,” he said.“We’ve asked for ministerial submissions, Number 10 daily briefing documents, records of written and oral advice to ministers and details of internal communications including a WhatsApp group, which included the Prime Minister, Number 10 and other senior officials.”Module two will scrutinise political decisions and actions in relation to the pandemic, between early January 2020 and February 2022, when remaining Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. How were economic and societal impacts, including the impact on physical health, healthcare provision, mental health, education and societal wellbeing, assessed and weighed in the balance?Hugo Keith KCThe inquiry has requested evidence from the Cabinet Office, Foreign Commonwealth and Development…