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Your top stories on Thursday: Customer warning as Fota hit by cyberattack; university chiefs criticise grade inflation

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Coldplay's Chris Martin (centre) sings his new single We Pray during an impromptu appearance on Grafton Street, Dublin on Wednesday evening.
Coldplay's Chris Martin (centre) sings his new single We Pray during an impromptu appearance on Grafton Street, Dublin on Wednesday evening.
Fota Wildlife Park cyberattack sees credit card warning for customers

Fota Wildlife Park says it is in the process of contacting “all potentially impacted customers” of a cyberattack that is feared to have compromised credit card details.

In an email to customers, the Cork visitor attraction warned that hackers may be able to access credit card information, passwords and other data, and it advised that cards used to make payments to Fota Wildlife Park on certain dates be cancelled.

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Allsopp was 'very cross' when someone reported her to social services after she posted about her son's travels. Photograph: PA Photo/Channel 4 Television/Raise the Roof Productions
Allsopp was 'very cross' when someone reported her to social services after she posted about her son's travels. Photograph: PA Photo/Channel 4 Television/Raise the Roof Productions

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