An Absolute Radio DJ has warned of a “hidden crime epidemic” after his parents’ life savings were stolen by a crypto scammer. Andy Bush says his dad was drawn in after seeing a bogus advert online that featured a photograph of MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis. A so-called “investment scheme” had promised returns of up to…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has reportedly been notified it is a “suspect” as part of a probe into the death of a firefighter in the 2023 Jenners blaze. It comes amid claims by widow Shelley Martin that her late husband, Barry, was sent into the former department store in Edinburgh “unprepared and underequipped”,…
Venezuela’s former president Nicolas Maduro is back in court in New York, as his lawyer seeks to have drug trafficking charges thrown out in a dispute over legal fees. It is the first time Maduro, 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, 69, have appeared in court since a January hearing in which they denied all the…
The 83-year-old looks back at his childhood in Liverpool on the new record, which comes out in May. Source link
A labourer who killed a mother-of-two and buried her in woodland near Coventry has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Mohammed Durnion, 42, was cleared of murder at Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday, but was found guilty of manslaughter over the death of 33-year-old Reanne Coulson. Durnion’s friend and fellow labourer, Adam Moore, 39,…
A court alleges that the documentary promoted “negative attitudes” about the Russian government and the war in Ukraine. Source link
A man has appeared in court charged with the unlawful killing of an eight-year-old boy in Cumbria. Jay Cartmell was seriously injured after a firearm was discharged on land near Warcop in Cumbria in September 2024. An air ambulance took Jay, from Frizington, to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, but he was declared dead…
Remains found under a church floor in the Netherlands could belong to the famous musketeer d’Artagnan. Archaeologists believe these may be the ‘lost’ bones of the soldier who inspired the hero of the famous novel, The Three Musketeers. Workers discovered the grave, containing human remains, in front of the altar after part of the floor…
Britain faces a bigger economic downgrade as a result of war in the Persian Gulf than any other major country, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the implications of the conflict. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its 2026 forecast for UK gross domestic product by 0.5 percentage points, meaning Britain…
Two British men arrested in connection with an arson attack against four ambulances owned by a volunteer-run Jewish charity have been released on bail. The suspects, aged 47 and 45, were detained on Wednesday morning at addresses in northwest and central London, respectively. The Metropolitan Police confirmed searches have been taking place in the Kilburn…
