Teenagers turn online for fashion and cooking hacks

Millions of teenagers go online for help on everything from hair hacks to financial planning – but when it comes to relationship advice, mum is still the first port of call. The study of 1,000 10-17 year-olds found they will also turn to dad for health tips, homework and revising – although teachers are preferred…

1 in 5 at risk of fraud because of social media oversharing

A fifth of adults have put themselves at ‘significant’ risk of internet fraud by oversharing on social media, according to a study. Birthday dates, names of pets, phone numbers and even their home address are among the personal details most commonly shared by the 2,000 adults polled. But despite this, 29 per cent of adults…