Fraudster who duped victims of £203k gets suspended sentence
Adam Francis posed as mortgage advisor, defrauded four victims of over £200,000. He was sentenced to 25 months suspended for two years.
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Buddhist Monks Held In Record Airport Drug Bust
22 Buddhist monks arrested in Sri Lanka after record 110kg cannabis bust at Colombo airport, valued at £2.5m.
Lee Andrews 'Tried to Sell Sex Tape with Katie Price for £250,000'
Lee Andrews allegedly tried to sell a sex tape with wife Katie Price for £250,000. Price denies the tape exists and says she feels 'upset and humiliated'.
Heinz Factory Worker Jailed for Drug Supply Operation
Heinz factory worker Cory Liptrot, 22, jailed for three years for controlling a county lines drug supply operation and possessing ammunition.
Fake football shirt crisis as fans can't afford real kits
Half of Premier League fans cannot afford authentic shirts, pushing them toward counterfeit kits that can be flammable and contain toxins like arsenic and lead.
Burnham 'death tax' plan would cost average homeowner £75,000
Reform UK analysis says Andy Burnham's proposed 10% levy on estates would cost the average mortgage-free homeowner £74,737, and £50,669 in his own constituency.
Woman jailed for faking cancer to defraud Yorkshire Cancer Research of £85,000
Patricia Robertshaw, 42, jailed for four years after faking cancer to defraud Yorkshire Cancer Research of £85,000 using false sick notes and fake degrees.
Funeral director Bush sentenced for 67 offences
A grieving daughter compared the horrors at Robert Bush's funeral parlour to Auschwitz. Bush, 48, is to be sentenced for 67 offences affecting hundreds of victims.
BMW driver jailed for faking car theft caught by CCTV
Christopher Wood, 61, torched his BMW in an insurance scam but was caught by a neighbour's CCTV. He was jailed for three years and three months.
Amazon Eczema Cream Recall Over Staph Infection Risk
Eczema cream sold on Amazon recalled due to Staph contamination risk, FDA warns of life-threatening infections. Lot 1024088 affected.
Cheshire 'Mortgage Man' conman avoids jail for £200k fraud
Adam Francis, 48, defrauded four victims of over £203,000 while posing as a mortgage adviser. He was sentenced to 25 months suspended for two years.
Toddler in Coma After Inhaling Cake Decorating Dust Shows Improvement
A 14-month-old Australian boy is showing improvement after being put in a coma following inhalation of cake decorating dust containing copper.
Hull Funeral Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Human Remains
Hull funeral director Robert Bush pleads guilty to 36 fraud counts, including giving wrong ashes to parents of stillborn babies. Trial set for 2025.
US Supreme Court Rejects Alabama’s Bid to Execute Intellectually Disabled Man
US Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute intellectually disabled man Joseph Clifton Smith, upholding lower court ruling blocking death penalty.
Woman admits £2.3m fraud at County Tyrone firm
Woman pleads guilty to stealing £2.3m from County Tyrone employer in NI's biggest employee fraud case.
Magician Apologises After Charging Community Centre £400 and Failing to Appear
Magician Dean Spruce apologises for charging Crossens Community Centre £400 and failing to appear for a Summer Fair show, promising refunds.
French Actor Dany Boon Loses €7m in Fake Aristocrat Yacht Scam
French actor Dany Boon was defrauded of €7m by Thierry Fialek-Birles, who posed as an Irish aristocrat. Trial in Nice next month.
Bogus Travel Agent Lyne Barlow Jailed for £2.6m Holiday Scam
Lyne Barlow jailed for nine years after conning 1,400 holidaymakers in a £2.6m fraud, stealing from her mother and faking terminal cancer.
GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud
Matthew Torbitt, a GB News pundit and former Labour aide, has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation over parliamentary expenses totalling more than £6,000.
Tilsworth locals fury as travellers hook camp to grid
Villagers in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, say travellers illegally connected their caravan site to the electricity grid, causing a power outage five days later.
Victims Recover Majority of Funds After Nasa Scientist Fraud
Victims defrauded by former Nasa scientist John Burford will recover an estimated 99% of their investments after a confiscation order of £655,951.40 was obtained by the FCA.
Funeral director on trial after bodies found in Hull parlour
A funeral director is on trial at Hull Crown Court after bodies including a foetus in a paper bag were found at Legacy funeral directors, described as a 'horror scene'.
Martin Lewis: Remember 159 to protect from bank scams
Martin Lewis said dialling 159 can protect Brits from bank scams by connecting them to their genuine bank's fraud department.
Robert Bush admitted fraud, breached trust on industrial scale
Funeral director Robert Bush breached the trust of grieving families on an almost industrial scale, spending their money on himself, a court has heard.
Ignoring parking ticket can cause mortgage nightmare
Ignoring a single parking ticket can lead to a County Court Judgment, wrecking mortgage applications and costing thousands in extra interest, brokers warn.
Florida teen in MAGA hat accused of faking own kidnapping
Teenager Caden Speight, 17, faked his own kidnapping in Florida, shooting himself in the leg to support the hoax. Sheriff says story was completely fabricated.
Romance fraudster jailed for seven years after conning men out of thousands
Gemma Kingsley, 50, sentenced to over seven years for romance fraud and theft, targeting multiple men with false inheritance claims.
Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction over deadly mushroom lunch
Triple murderer Erin Patterson files appeal against conviction for killing relatives with death cap mushrooms in beef wellingtons.
Club World Cup fans report 'dangerous' conditions at Rose Bowl due to heat and water shortages
Fans at Club World Cup match report dangerous conditions at Rose Bowl, citing heat, water shortages, and overcrowding.
Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies in fall from Thailand condominium
Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies at 58 after falling from a condo in Pattaya, Thailand, with police investigating possible suicide.
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