{"id":176196,"date":"2025-09-15T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=176196"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:15:45","slug":"giant-signs-painted-on-oxford-street-warn-londoners-to-get-off-their-phones-amid-record-high-snatches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=176196","title":{"rendered":"Giant signs painted on Oxford street warn Londoners to get off their phones amid record high snatches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PEDESTRIANS in London\u2019s top shopping district are being warned to get off their phones by giant signs painted on the street \u2013 after theft rates soared to record highs.<\/p>\n<p>Electrical retailer Currys painted purple lines along Oxford Street to remind shoppers to step back from the kerb and keep their mobiles hidden from e-bike thieves&#8230;<br \/><a 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