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Hackers are increasingly using hidden apps to target mobile phone users, cybersecurity experts have warned. Researchers from cybersecurity firm McAfee have published their latest Mobile Threat Report, which warns of the rise of hidden app attacks and their ability to access user data.

A heart failure patient has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a new heart implant that can communicate with doctors on a smartphone, an NHS trust said. David Southworth, 73, of Colchester, had an operation to fit the advanced implant at Essex Cardiothoracic Centre in Basildon. Doctors have likened the device to having a “paramedic in your pocket” and Mr Southworth said it has already helped with his breathing.