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Teenagers arrested after nursery cyber attack


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Two teenagers have been arrested after a ransomware attack stole data from a nursery chain in London.


The Met Police say the pair, aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail.


Cyberhackers were said to be using the pictures and names of about 8,000 children, to demand ransom money.


Women who have a caesarean birth at an advanced stage of labour are about eight times more likely to devolop scars in the womb, which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in the future.


To learn more, we’re joined by Anna David, Professor and Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at University College London Hospital, and she’s also Director of the Institute for Women’s Health at UCL.


Plus, why gold prices have rocketed to a new all-time high.


Also in this episode:


  • Meta updates Facebook's algorithm to give you more of what you actually want to see


  • A modified Land Rover that even had a propeller to cross the Bering Strait, is going to auction


  • An athlete runs the entire circumference of Cornwall to raise money for Alzheimer's disease


  • What city has used enough power to make over 850 billion cups of tea?

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