School In Southend Says Pupils Can’t Touch Each Other Anymore

Southchurch High School, in Southchurch Boulevard, England sent a letter home to parents on January 9, notifying them of the changes to the school procedures.

Within this, it included an update concerning the conduct expected by students at the school, which said pupils can no longer touch each other.

The letter stated that students were not allowed to touch each other whilst on site and that the only exceptions would be in Performing Arts, sporting activities and PE lessons when this was required.

The letter said that this would help create a calm and orderly environment and ensure that there was no confusion about play fighting or anything more serious, and it thanked parents once again for their support.

This comes months after Southchurch High School barred students from using the toilets during classes to avoid disruption.

As well as preventing students from not touching one another, the school also added restrictions on mobile phones and congestion in corridors.

The letter added that student numbers had grown rapidly over the last few years, and in order to avoid congestion and jostling in corridors, they’d introduced a one-way system in order to avoid overcrowding in corridors and to ensure safe transitions between classes.

It said that mobile phones mustn’t be used or seen, between the hours of 8.30 am to 3 pm, or in intervention sessions, or detentions, and that if they’re seen they would be seized and sent to the front office, where students could collect them at 3 pm.

This announcement follows the Chelmsford secondary school, Hylands, also introducing a new rule which prohibits students from hugging and holding hands.

Southchurch High School has been contacted by a newspaper outlet for further comment.

Welcome to your new communist country.

Remember when school was said to be the best days of our life, alas no more, with cyborg clones that are teaching cyborg clones in sterile and sanitised environments, no wonder our children are messed up.

Now education is a waste of time because now, one size fits all, so good luck with finding your vocation in life. What the hell is the world coming to when you can’t touch – next they’ll be telling us that we can’t kiss in public, or is that already a thing? If not, then it soon will be!

Air Fryer Owners Beware

A mother of two has issued a stark warning to air fryer owners after her own appliance suddenly burst into flames.

Rebecca Sim, 52, was using the one-year-old Tower product to cook bacon in her kitchen when she noticed a plastic odour.

The former school teacher, who has multiple sclerosis, then saw a flame which quickly escalated into an inferno as she unplugged the appliance and flung it outside.

Ms Sim from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, said that so many people have now got air fryers and that many of her friends have got one, and they all say they’ve frequently left their appliance on while they go and do something else. She said that it’s extremely easy to use and it had been thoroughly cleaned, so she wasn’t expecting it.

She said she was truly shocked and that she’d purchased the air fryer for her daughter Isobel when she was at Liverpool University and she would cook in it and leave it when she was washing her hair.

She said thank goodness she didn’t leave it, it could have burnt the kitchen down.

Ms Sim added that it was a truly nasty experience that could have been far worse without her quick thinking and that she knows with the cost of living crisis numerous people were endeavouring to lower the cost and have purchased air fryers.

Ms Sims said the appliance had been thoroughly cleaned out before she used it, adding that she put some bacon in to cook.

She said that when it was almost done she drew out the tray to check it. It was splattering and as she inspected the tray she noticed a minuscule flicker in the bottom part of the fryer and was worried as it didn’t look right.

She said her daughter used to leave the food to cook, while she got ready, so thank goodness she didn’t leave it.

She said she noticed the flickering and plastic smell, so she hit the switch off with a wooden spoon, unplugged it and smothered it with a damp tea towel.

She said that when she removed the tea towel she saw smoke and the beginnings of what looked like flames in the bottom of the fryer.

She said that she has multiple sclerosis and that she’s not that swift or strong but that with much difficulty she picked it up and flung it out the back door where it turned into an inferno.

She said that she wouldn’t have been cooking anything with a high-fat content in an air fryer.

The whole point of them is to lower the amount of oil or fat in your cuisine. Even cooking bacon under the grill can result in a fire, although according to the internet, bacon is safe to cook in an air fryer, but the air fryer needs to be clean before you start and it should be cooked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit as this will make the bacon go crispy without causing it to smoke or burn – well for this little piggy it was certainly overcooked and extremely crisp.

Well, you’ve heard the expression ‘burnt to a crisp’, well, I’m sure it probably fits the bill here.

Fat and a hot element never mix well and just because it says you can cook bacon in it doesn’t mean that it’s safe to do so.

There’s “No Life Left” In A Ukrainian Town As Corpses Of Russian Troops Cover The Ground

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the remains of Russian soldiers were covering the ground of a Ukrainian town where there’s no life left amid intense fighting.

In Soledar, once a bustling salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, the ground is now scarred from a relentless stream of projectiles and gunfire as Russian forces aim to take possession of the nearby and key municipality of Bakhmut.

Volodymyr Zelensky said that everything in the town was completely destroyed, with no walls left standing and the lifeless bodies of the invading Russian Soldiers decaying on the streets.

Ukraine’s military asserted 710 of Vladimir Putin’s men had been killed in one day of the now-tenth-month war in yet another setback in Russia’s brutal aggression.

But Britain’s defence ministry said that Russian fighters and forces of Vladimir Putin’s Wagner contract group were likely now in control of most of the salt mining town after advancements in the last four days.

Yet this rare Russian victory has come at a lofty price for Vladimir Putin’s men, with Volodymyr Zelensky saying that it’s been a bloodbath in Soledar.

The Ukrainian leader said that everything was completely destroyed and there was almost no life left, and that thousands of their people had been lost, and the whole ground near Soledar was blanketed with the remains of the occupiers and scars from the blows, and that this was how madness looked like.

Soledar, in the industrial Donbas region, lies just nine miles from Bakhmut, where troops from both sides have been taking heavy losses in some of the most intense trench warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.

Russia is endeavouring to take possession of Bakhmut as it has a web of cavernous mining tunnels below the ground which can hold armies or tanks.

Russian troops have stepped up their attack on Soledar, forcing Ukrainian troops to deliver wave after wave of aggression led by the Wagner mercenaries.

Britain said Russia’s Soledar axis was highly likely an effort to surround Bakhmut from the north, and to disrupt Ukrainian lines of communication.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence added that part of the fighting had concentrated on entrances to the 200km long disused salt mine tunnels which run underneath the district and that both sides are probably concerned that they could be used for infiltration behind their lines.

It appears that Vladimir Putin is content to sacrifice his people for his ego.

All these soldiers are dead, and young men and their families grieving while Vladimir Putin demands their sacrifice from a bunker.

Vladimir Putin doesn’t care about how many Russians forfeit their lives. He will chuck as many Russians to the front line to win this war. The only way to win this war is for Vladimir Putin to step down or be captured, but the latter would be the best resolution.

The main problem here is that Russia (aka Vladimir Putin) just doesn’t care how many lives are lost, as long as it’s not his own and he can declare victory. This won’t stop until the Russian people themselves make it stop, but they’re so brainwashed that they can’t see the wood through the trees, but what we do need is an end to this madness, but at the moment it’s more war, more death, then more war and more death. This could end here and now if putrid Putin hauled his forces out of Ukraine, and you have to feel for the citizens of Russia who are sending their sons, husbands, and partners to unavoidable death.

After Admitting To Taking Drugs, Prince Harry Could Be Barred From The US And Put His Visa At Risk

Immigration professionals have warned that Prince Harry could be barred from the US and has put his visa at risk after confessing about his illegal drug use.

The Duke of Sussex, 38, admitted to doing cocaine, smoking cannabis and taking hallucinogenic mushrooms in his upcoming memoir.

Although I’m not shocked, Harry has been a bit of a lad over the years, not wanting to comply with the norm of the Royal Family and its restrictions, but typical applicants would be refused a visa over their history with illicit substances, however, US authorities note that admission into the country is given on a case by case basis.

It’s unclear if Harry, who moved to California with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020, detailed his drug use on his visa application, and immigration professionals have warned that if he lied about his past, the Duke could have his visa withdrawn.

In his new autobiography ‘Spare’, Harry admitted that he first took cocaine on a shooting weekend at the age of 17 years old and that he did a few more lines on other occasions.

The one hard partygoer also admitted to hallucinating during a celebrity-filled event in California and smoking cannabis after his first date with Meghan.

A newspaper outlet reported that most applicants with a history of drug use would be denied American visas, however, immigration decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.

US immigration rules state an individual’s present and/or past activities, such as drug or illegal actions, may make the applicant ineligible for a visa.

It’s unclear what kind of US visa Harry has, but analysts suspect he either has a spousal visa, sponsored by his American wife, or an O-1 visa which is given to people with exceptional ability.

If Harry holds an O-1 visa, which is often given to celebrities and athletes, it would have to be renewed after three years.

The Sussexes relocated to California in 2020, meaning his visa could be set to expire this year. His renewal application could be affected by his recently revealed history with drugs.

Immigration experts, however, note Harry should have been refused residency in the US if he failed to divulge his drug use during the application process.

Anyone pursuing a temporary or permanent residency in the US must answer a string of questions about their criminal and drug history when applying, and things appear to be going from bad to worse for Harry. He couldn’t have made a bigger hash of things if he tried, but I do hope that he can remain in the US, as he appears to have made it his home now.

And this drug use problem is only a rule in the US. Harry hasn’t been convicted of drug use, so there’s no reason he can’t remain there. It occurred a long time ago when he was a foolish and impetuous teenager, so why should he be punished for it?

But then again Harry opened his big trap again – he opened his mouth and inserted his foot and it would be extremely amusing if he did get deported. However, he probably won’t get deported. People like him aren’t subject to the same rules and regulations and we should get serious because privilege is real.

Let’s face it, if Ozzy Osbourne can do it, then I’m sure Harry can do it!

They’ll let him stay because it’s one rule for the rich and famous and another rule for us plebs.

As Long As Striking NHS Workers Accept Reforms, Their Pay Packets Might Be Boosted From April

The Health Secretary has suggested that striking NHS staff could yet be in line for a bumper pay increase from April if they embrace productivity and efficiency reforms.

Steve Barclay is expected to meet with union leaders for discussions about next year’s pay settlement for health employees.

There’s pressure on the Government to agree to a significant pay increase as a means to end a string of disruptive walkouts.

Some ambulance workers are set to go on strike again on Wednesday, while nurses are also planning another strike on 18 and 19 January.

Union leaders are calling for above-inflation pay boosts, although Mr Barclay has consistently refused to negotiate on salaries already determined by an independent pay body for this year, but the Health Secretary has pushed the focus to next year’s pay settlement with a suggestion that NHS reforms could form part of the negotiations.

In an article for the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Barclay wrote that he remains willing to engage with unions on what the Government could do to support the workforce.

He said he was looking forward to talking with the trade unions to see how they make any settlement done through the independent pay body more affordable, where there are productivity and efficiency opportunities.

As well as dealing with the chaos of the strike hitting the NHS, Mr Barclay is also expected to unveil a significant package to relieve pressure on A&E departments this winter. This will reportedly include the transfer of thousands of NHS patients to care homes.

The Health Secretary is expected to meet union leaders from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), GMB, Unite and Unison on Monday.

Ahead of those talks, Mr Barclay said he wanted to discuss what’s fair and affordable before the Government submits evidence to the independent pay review body as part of a constructive approach.

He added that with less than three months left of this financial year, we should be pushing on and having constructive discussions about what’s affordable this coming year, instead of going back retrospectively to pay that applies as far back as April.

He said that he realises that inflation has made life more difficult for the workforce, just as it has for millions of families up and down the country, and that it was also part of the reason why he was so determined to talk about what they can do next year on pay, and the numerous other improvements they need to make the NHS a more suitable place to work.

But how can nurses be more efficient when they already work above and beyond? And I would say the vast majority do their best including unpaid overtime.

But more resources need to be put toward more money into the front-line medical staff, instead of hiring diversity and equality managers and other non-medical roles, and what reforms does Mr Barclay actually want? He probably wants more extended hours, and fewer holidays, when what is required is a radical overhaul of the management structure and getting rid of utterly meaningless positions.

This country is in complete chaos, and nothing appears to be working anymore, it’s as if our Government aren’t governing the country, so they must start listening and doing what people want and start spending taxpayers’ money on our own people and not the rest of the world, and in this day and age, the idea is to work smarter, not flog people to death.

And why do they always add some sort of strings? Can you envision saying to an MP, yes, you can have a pay rise but you’ll have to spend more time in Parliament and actually do some work instead of falling asleep on the bench, they’d soon change their tune?

Prince Harry Is Justified In Writing A Tell-All Book According To Meghan Markle’s Mouthpiece, Omid Scobie

Friend of Meghan Markle, Omid Scobie has launched a staunch defence of Prince Harry’s controversial memoir ‘Spare’ as he claimed the prince was right to write his own account, just as King Charles and Diana both did.

Writing in a column for Yahoo, Mr Scobie criticised media coverage for casting the book, which documents apparent rows with Harry’s brother the Prince of Wales, as a ‘tawdry tell-all’.

He said that reading it from beginning to end tells a much more nuanced and layered narrative. One with heart, as well as fire.

It came as he shared photos of Prince Harry’s comment on Afghanistan, in which he admitted he killed 25 Taliban members, saying that was why context matters.

The memoir ‘Spare’, which was due to come out within days, was leaked when Spanish stores started selling the Spanish interpretation of the book ahead of its authorised launch on January 10, despite being in clearly labelled containers warning it was not for sale prior to that point.

Disclosures so far include rows with Prince William, conversations in which he implored his father not to marry Camilla, and the last words he said to his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The Duke of Sussex has been accused of airing ‘dirty laundry in public, but Mr Scobie has once again supported the couple.

Taking aim at the royal family’s ‘short-term memory loss’, Meghan’s trusted friend pointed to biographies of both Diana and Prince Charles had written after their divorce.

He went on to illustrate similarities between the press and the public’s reaction to the then Prince of Wales King Charles’ work, and that for Charles, the negative response from the British press and public was intense.

Mr Scobie said that accused of ferociously attacking his family and shaming the monarchy, newspaper polls and opinions declared him unworthy to be king and some journalists even suggested he should be stripped of his titles, sound familiar?

He added that Harry had spent most of his life being reported and talked about, a ‘spare’ to the heir whose darkest secrets, regretful moments and struggles have frequently been exposed to the world by a press with an unquenchable hunger for him and his family.

He said that never being able to share that life in his own words, it was unavoidable the prince would want to put pen to paper the moment he stepped back from his role three years ago, and he’s right, Harry does deserve a voice, but then that’s just my opinion and not the opinion of the UK population, but then we all have a voice and if we can’t use it then we simply become slaves.

But then I’m a citizen, not a spokesperson.

Harry has every right to publish his story, but at the same time, he will have to suffer the consequences of doing so.

We all make choices in life. Harry has made his, and I’m not sure what consequences lay in wait for him, but I’m certain there will be.

In one way I totally agree that Harry was entitled to write a book, just as both his parents did. However, their books seemed to be a big mistake, so perhaps Harry should have learnt from this, or perhaps it’s precisely what he needed to do to bring closure.

Harry’s not innocent by a long shot, but the media did provoke him, and now he’s written everything down in the aftermath, and I believe he’s relishing every moment of it, even if the media and the masses are laughing at him, he’s now laughing even harder.

There Was A Red Mist In William

‘Human hand grenade’ Prince Harry has been accused of attempting to blow up his father’s reign with his latest book as his verbal attacks on his brother also continue.

The Duke of Sussex describes William’s ‘red mist’ in a row over Meghan Markle before admitting that he took cannabis, magic mushrooms and cocaine in another recent clip from his ITV interview on Sunday.

The Duke of Sussex also insisted to British anchor Tom Bradby that he wants reconciliation with his relatives, even though his new memoirs have damaged Charles III and plunged the Royal Family into its worst crisis since the demise of his mother in 1997.

And in a separate teaser released by Good Morning America, he admitted the rift with William would make their late mother sad.

Former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, a biographer of Princess Diana, said that Harry had turned into a human hand grenade, and it was raining down on the House of Windsor just at the beginning of his father’s reign.

The latest clip came after the release of Harry’s book was bungled into Spain, and released six days early.

It revealed that Harry claimed Camilla planned to take the Crown and marry Charles and he said William begged his father not to marry her.

Prince Harry also claimed that he killed 25 Taliban in Afghanistan, and his drug taking was also laid bare, including cocaine use and claims he hallucinated that a bin was talking to him during a bad mushroom trip.

Harry also admitted that he lost his innocence to an older woman who slapped his buttocks when they had sex behind a pub and that he was probably a bigot before he met Meghan.

Harry has alleged that there was a row between him and the Prince of Wales after he called Meghan Markle difficult, rude and abrasive, and Harry’s book, it also reveals that William warned him against proposing.

Harry claims the stand-up row in Nottingham Cottage, his Kensington Palace flat, concluded with William grabbing him by the collar and hurling him to the floor, breaking a dog bowl, and that his back was grazed and bruised.

In a recently released clip from ITV’s upcoming interview with Harry, the duke said his brother was so frustrated during the incident which reportedly took place in 2019, he saw ‘ red mist in him’.

However, what we should find amazing is that Harry wants his brother and father to read this book and then he wants to apologise and reconcile with his family.

The trouble with all this is that people are now laughing at Harry, and I actually don’t think this is the image he wanted, he just wanted to tell the truth about what goes on behind closed doors.

And shouldn’t we just let this man live his life? And by hounding him to death aren’t we the ones that are the oddballs? And two brothers having a fight, well we’ve never heard that before, so it’s not really breaking news that they had a row, it happens in families, only people outside the Royal Family think that they’re perfect and they’re far from it, they’re just human beings with thoughts and feelings.

The thing is, these are two men that were once children and had to bury their mother at an extremely young and impressionable age, and yes of course, many children grow up without a parent or both parents because they’ve passed away, but what you have to remember is that most children get the opportunity to grieve the death of their loved ones, and we aren’t all the same, and everybody grieves differently – these children who are now men never had the opportunity to grieve or even expressed with tears as they followed their mother’s coffin.

Undoubtedly, Harry wasn’t the strong one out of the brothers and his mother’s death impacted him greatly. Perhaps that was because he was younger, or perhaps he knows more than he’s letting on about what happened to her, and he doesn’t want the same for Meghan and his children.

There’s A New Mutant Strain Of COVID, Known As Kraken, That Has Arrived In Australia, Which Is The Most Transmissible Strain To Date

The most virulent form of COVID seen in the three years since the pandemic started was detected in Australia before Christmas.

New South Wales Health confirmed in a statement Thursday morning that a tiny number of cases of the rogue XBB.1.5 subvariant were picked up in the two weeks prior to December 24.

While there were no signs, the latest strain, nicknamed ‘the kraken’ is any worse than recent versions of COVID, there are fears that are emerging that it might serve as a gateway to a more dangerous subvariant.

The thought is, the more infections that ensue, the more opportunities the virus has to mutate and evolve.

In all 59,652 people in NSW were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the two weeks to 31 December 2022 in NSW, which was a decline in cases.

While the BR.2 sub-variant was the most typically found in new cases, XBB.1.5 was present after taking hold in the United States and emerging in Britain.

The department announced that NSW Health continues to observe occurring sub-variants including XBB.1.5, of which there have been a small number of detections in the two weeks to 24 December 2022.

XBB.1.5 is another spinoff of Omicron and has already taken hold in the US where it’s thought to be behind roughly 70 per cent of new infections in the worst impacted regions.

It has also been picked up in Britain and across Europe, in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and in Singapore and India.

But XBB.1.5 seems to be just as mild as its ancestor Omicron and its variants.

A University of Sydney infectious diseases expert, Professor Robert Booy, said Australia’s high vaccination rate combined with natural immunity should protect most people.

He told Sky News that their vaccines probably do protect against it and they shouldn’t be unduly concerned although he’s named it ‘extra bad boy’ but that was just a way of remembering the name XBB.1.5.

He said it’s more virulent, more active, young and able to get around but that it was more severe, not more infectious, and it’s not more likely to put you in the hospital, and there’s early concern about the new subvariant based on how it’s presently surging in the US and Europe.

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s the technical leader for COVID, told a press conference on Wednesday that they were worried about its growth advantage in particular in some countries in Europe and in the US, especially the Northeast part of the United States, where XBB.1.5 has rapidly replaced other circulating variants.

Well, there will be many that won’t be wearing a mask or taking a test, and they’ll be telling them to peace off.

And every variant that we’ve had has been more transmissible than the other – now this variant is the most transmissible. How much more contagious does it have to get before it gets any more transmissible?

In most cases, people die of all manner of ailments, but then when COVID came along they were just registered as a COVID death, whether someone died of that or not, it was simply put on the death certificate to terrorise people so that they would yield with what the Governments told them to do.

And all that this most recent propaganda will do is prompt the uninformed into accepting yet another evil jab, with each booster boosting the possibility of cardiac arrest, strokes, turbo cancer, you name it!

Harry Claims William And Kate Told Him To Wear A Nazi Uniform – And Is Angry They Avoided Blame For The 2005 Scandal

Prince Harry has blamed Prince William and sister-in-law Kate Middleton for his notorious appearance at a costume party sporting a Nazi uniform in 2005.

The Duke of Sussex said in his new memoir – where he’s expected to describe resigning from royal responsibilities along with his wife Meghan Markle – they both thought it was amusing.

Harry claims he was considering either the Nazi livery or a pilot’s outfit for a ‘Native and Colonial’ themed event and called his brother and sister-in-law for their opinion.

According to Harry he called William and Kate and asked what they thought, and they both howled that it was worse than Willy’s leotard ensemble, way more absurd, which again was the point.

The outfit became a massive disgrace when Harry, then 20, was snapped sporting the Nazi regalia.

The story made international headlines after a picture of then-20-year-old Harry in uniform was featured on the front page of a newspaper outlet.

The Duke of Sussex wore the Nazi uniform at a bash thrown by Olympic show jumper Richard Meade.

The theme of the event held to celebrate the birthday of Richard Mead’s son Harry was native and colonial.

Richard Mead’s son Harry sported a desert uniform of General Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps. Earlier in the evening he’d worn an army-style jacket with a German banner on the arm.

Harry had arrived with his elder brother Prince William, who reportedly dressed in a skin-tight black leotard with a leopardskin print and a matching leopardskin tail and paws.

One guest told a newspaper outlet that if this was his idea of a joke then it went down like a lead balloon.

Harry issued a grovelling apology soon after the picture was publicised.

He said he was extremely sorry if he’d caused any offence or embarrassment to anyone and that it was a poor choice of ensemble and he apologised.

Harry had previously addressed the incident in his new Netflix series that dressing as a Nazi was one of the biggest blunders of his life.

The Duke of Sussex voiced remorse for his 2005 indiscretion, speaking in the third episode of his and his wife Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show.

Harry voiced his remorse and said that all he wanted to do was make it right.

Harry wasn’t exactly blaming them, he was more like saying that they encouraged him, and now people are furious at Harry, but not so angry with William and Kate – extremely interesting!

Although Harry was an adult and he made the choice, he could have just taken another dress option but decided not to, and it was an appalling choice, but some of us in our teens make terrible choices, he’s not foolproof, he’s a human being.

But then if his brother told him to leap off a bridge, would he have done it? Of course, he wouldn’t have!

Harry had the best schooling money could buy, yet he had to ask his brother whether he should wear a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party. He was 20 years old, not 12 years old, but then, let’s face it, even some 20-year-olds still act like they’re only 12 years old, and clearly, Harry never paid any attention in his history lessons or for any other for that matter.

The problem with running to the press and Netflix just shows Harry’s jealousy towards his brother William who will one day inherit the family business, and numerous people believe that Harry would make an extremely unsuitable King anyhow, although, on the other hand, he does appear to have some very useful skills to become a King.

Users Of Samsung Phones Are Left With Nothing But Blank Screens After A Catastrophic Tech Update

Samsung users are being warned to avoid updating the software on their phones after thousands of Aussies were left with nothing but a blank screen.

Problems are mounting around Samsungs latest routine update as smartphone owners said their phone was wiped moments after running the software.

Furious customers lined the streets outside Samsung’s customer service centre in Adelaide on Tuesday demanding their phones be fixed.

The faulty update has phones stuck at the start-up screen displaying the Samsung insignia and the only way to resolve the glitch is a factory reset.

A factory reset means any invaluable pictures, contacts, work and data not backed up will be wiped from the device and lost for good.

One unhappy Samsung user had been locked out of her phone since New Year’s Day as service centres were closed over the extended weekend.

She told 7News that on New Year’s Day, she woke up and it said that an update was available, so foolishly she did the update and all she got was a blank Samsung screen.

She said she’s lost a lot of pictures, mainly of her grandchildren and contacts, and that she would have to hunt down all her contacts again.

Another upset Samsung customer said she’s lost a year’s worth of memories after mistakenly updating the software on her phone, and not being super tech savvy, unfortunately, she didn’t back anything up, so now she’s lost all of her 2022 pictures because she takes everything on her phone.

Tech specialist Richard Pascoe said the software error was the worst timing for the technology colossus, and that Samsung would be guttered by this.

He said that they’re expecting a brand new Samsung premium phone to come out and when these sorts of things happen people lose confidence in that brand.

Mr Pascoe urged Samsung users to hold off from updating their devices until the tech giant is confident the fault has been corrected.

Samsung Australia told a newspaper outlet it’s aware of the problem and is working towards a solution, and claimed only Samsung users in South Australia were affected.

Samsung said that they’ve received reports from customers of a problem when updating their phones and that at this time, these reports are from customers based in South Australia only, and that they’re continuing to investigate the matter.

Never do updates straight away – on your computer, phone et cetera. So many things can go wrong and then companies scramble to fix them.

Leading edge software is called Bleeding Edge for a reason and you should always back up your data, although numerous people don’t, and it makes you think that this could occur at any time and then it would hurl humanity into disarray because people are so dependent on it.

Doesn’t Samsung trial these updates on test phones before releasing them to the public, and if not, why not?

This is disgraceful on Samsung’s part. You’re told to keep your phone updated but when you do, you get punished for it. It’s true though, you should always back up your phone, and I feel sad for those that didn’t, and I’m sure for numerous Samsung customers it’s left a bitter taste in their mouth and they probably won’t buy a Samsung product again.

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