Huawei to be stripped from UK’s 5G network by 2027

Chinese tech giant Huawei's equipment is to be stripped from the UK's 5G infrastructure by 2027, adding millions to the cost and delaying the delivery of the high-speed, ultra-low latency mobile network.  The National Security Council took the decision - which is sure to increase already fraught tensions with Beijing - after the impact of…

eBay Nutcase of the Week: Woman buys house she hasn't seen for $1.75

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No, that is not an error. We didn’t mean $1.75m. We really do mean $1.75, as in about 90p at today’s rapidly-plummeting exchange rate. Less eBay fees and PayPal commission, of course, but they won’t be that crippling considering the buyer’s getting an entire house.

The woman in question is mature student Joanne Smith. She was browsing eBay for “PlayStations,” when she noticed an alert for a house on sale with no starting price. So she placed a bid of $20 – eventually winning the auction for $1.75…