Crackdown on scam calls pretending to be from UK numbers

Millions of suspicious calls from scammers abroad will be blocked as UK telecoms rules become stricter, the communications regulator has said.Ofcom said in future phone companies will have to stop calls from abroad which imitate UK landline numbers, a practice known as "spoofing".The requirement, which comes into effect in January 2025, is designed to protect people who are more likely to trust a call because it…