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In December last year, telecom firms agreed to pause forcing customers on to the new digital phone network following a number of incidents involving the failure of personal telecare alarms.
Campaigners from Silver Voices and the Digital Poverty Alliance began the petition amid fears the rollout of digital services could leave pensioners and vulnerable people isolated.
More than four in five say they prefer using cash or contactless cards to pay for parking rather than having to use their smartphone, an Autocar survey revealed.
Under NHS plans, high street pharmacists have the power to hand out prescriptions for common ailments from today, meaning patients battling minor illness can bypass their GP.