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I gave away our stuff: the minimalists doing more with less

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Growing numbers of people, partly inspired by Marie Kondo, are ditching consumerism for a simpler life Its time to declutter. Fuelled in part by Marie Kondos call to eschew anything that does not spark joy, a growing number of people are questioning whether they are better off with less in life from old jackets stuck under the stairs to unnecessary shopping trips and gadgets that clog up the home, or even a property that is larger than they need. This new push towards minimalism, whereby people live with less, can…

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iOS 11.3 update breaks iPhone 8 devices with third party-repaired screens

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Software update disables touchscreen on 700-plus smartphones that have not had their screens repaired by Apple Apples latest iOS 11.3 software update is causing iPhone 8 devices with third-party repaired screens to stop working. Users who have had a screen repair performed by a third party, rather than with Apple, on their iPhone 8 smartphones found that the iOS 11.3 update stopped the touchscreen from working, turn off the slowing down of smartphones related to the battery the storm caused by the so called Error 53, which rendered iPhones useless…

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Monarch Airlines collapse: UKs biggest peacetime repatriation under way

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Civil Aviation Authority says it is taking action to get 110,000 people back to UK, with 300,000 future bookings cancelled The UKs biggest peacetime repatriation is under way after Show Hide What happens with Monarch Airlines now? Monarch hasgone into administration after failing to gain a renewal of its Air Travel Organisers Licence(Atol) from the Civil Aviation Authority. This meant it was no longer able to sellAtol-protectedholidays from midnight on Monday and, accordingly, it announced it had appointed KPMG as liquidators. The CAA hastaken over Monarch’s websiteand the Department for…

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Ebay accused of failing its sellers as fraudulent buyers manipulate the system

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A website built on the premise that most people are honest is struggling. Now at last there is a promise of more protection, as Anna Tims reports Last November Clive Rose* sold two handmade Japanese swords on eBay, worth a total of 1,940. The buyer, once he had received them, demanded that the cost of the more expensive sword be slashed. Rose refused to haggle and asked for the items to be returned and a refund issued. Eventually a box arrived. We couldnt open it until we had signed for…

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