Fire alert over illegal streaming

Households using illegal streaming devices should unplug them immediately to avoid the risk of a fire or electrical accident, campaigners have warned.

A series of tests on nine types of popular illegal streaming devices entering the UK by Electrical Safety First found they all failed to meet safety standards.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) estimates that more than one million of the devices have been sold in the UK in the last two years. n Winning numbers in last night’s Lotto draw were 02, 11, 22, 36, 51 and 59, with bonus ball 07.