The UK's winter flu season is hitting hard as sickness ripples across the nation, and it turns out a common item many carry daily could boost the risk of falling ill. CloudZero took to swabbing everyday tech like mobile phones, laptop headphones, computer mice, and keyboards, sending them off to the lab for a bacteria reckoning. Headphones emerged as the most germ-riddled gadget with 1,073 bacteria colonies - topping even a public loo seat. Some pairs of headphones sported up to a whopping 3,