38 h. ago Builder charged woman £17,000 then left massive hole in her house and walked away

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Economics

38 h. ago Man wrecked woman's home weeks after signing contract with her

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Politics

43 h. ago Woman, 63, survives 91 HOURS trapped under rubble after devastating 7.7 earthquake

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring nearly 5,000, with a 63-year-old woman being rescued after 91 hours under rubble

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49 h. ago Cowboy builder who left massive hole in woman's house despite charging her £17,000 when his firm was about to go bust avoids jail

Gary Roberts, 60, signed a contract promising to complete an extension to the rear of the female's property, Chester Magistrates' Court heard.

Economics

58 h. ago Rogue trader left ‘gaping hole’ in woman’s house after taking £10k deposit

Builder Gary Roberts was banned as a company director for 10 years for his misconduct

Economics

67 h. ago Why three major countries were conspicuously left OFF Trump's massive tariffs list

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his decision to level sweeping economic tariffs on foreign countries across the globe, but three significant countries were not on the list.

Politics

4 d. ago Gary Glitter declared bankrupt after refusing to pay more than £500,000 to woman he raped when she was 12

Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd, was ordered last year to pay £508,800 damages to a woman he abused when she was aged 12.

Economics

9 d. ago Man who said woman ‘won’t get a cent’ ordered to pay $300,000 for defamation by NSW court

Self-described ‘child recovery agent’ Adam Whittington posted on Wordpress, Facebook and Twitter about Jasmin NewmanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man who said “your scumbag client won’t get one cent” has been ordered to pay $300,000 in aggravated damages and costs after accusing a family dispute resolution practitioner of supporting paedophiles.Adam Whittington, a “child recovery agent” who was involved in the 60 Minutes abduction scandal in Lebanon, has been ordered by the New South Wales supreme court to pay Jasmin Newman $160,000 in damages and $147,796 in costs after it found he defamed her in a series of online posts dating back to 2019.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Rogue landlord jailed over 'massive' fraud which left tenants homeless and suicidal

Fraudulent trading by lettings agencies Citiside and Flintons left victims homeless and financially bereft

Events

2 w. ago My life has been destroyed by my horrifying illness leaving me with a HUGE growth on my stomach

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Foster, 58, from Belfast, has been left with massive overhanging skin (pictured) because of cellulitis linked to a lymph node deficiency.

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2 w. ago Tinder fraudster, 35, who was jailed after swindling women he met online out of £80,000 fleeced ANOTHER woman out of £50,000

Peter Gray, 35, was jailed for 56 months last year for defrauding four women out of about £80,000 by making loan applications in their names.

Economics

2 w. ago Romance fraudster jailed after swindling woman he met on Tinder out of £50,000

A judge said Peter Gray had duped the victim into believing they were in a loving relationship before she was fleeced to the tune of £50,000.

Economics

2 w. ago Murder investigation launched into Cardiff missing woman case and £20,000 reward offered

Charlene Hobbs has not been seen since July last night in the Adamsdown area of the city

Events

3 w. ago ‘As long he is breathing, I’m not safe’: romance fraud victim flees UK after jailed conman is freed

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordealThe first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code perfume, with neatly gelled silver hair. It was August 2017, and Yvonne’s ex-husband had suggested she ask the motor dealer, known locally as the “Jag man”, to fix her car.Yvonne* says their relationship developed slowly. “Gary” boasted he had been spending time on his 42-ft boat, claimed to own two houses, and once turned up in a Porsche to take her for a drink. As they began to see more of each other, he would arrive at Yvonne’s house with freshly cut fruit and smoked salmon, always with a wad of money on him. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman sent £9,000 to wrong account and man refuses to give it back

Natwest says they are unable to help as Anne verified the payments before she made them

Economics

3 w. ago Nigerian 'Dead Woman' Appears In Court To Reclaim £350,000 London Home From Fraudster

Nigerian 'Dead Woman' Appears In Court To Reclaim £350,000 London Home From Fraudster  SaharaReporters.com

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3 w. ago ‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts

The actor grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. Doesn’t he think he’s done enough?Michael Sheen walks into a post office in Port Talbot and asks to withdraw £100,000. “That would be nice,” says the young woman behind the till. Then it dawns on her that he’s not joking. “Can I do £100,000?” she asks her colleague. She cannot.“I loved that so much. She was really funny,” says Sheen. Filmed for a new Channel 4 documentary, Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, this was part of the actor’s two-year project to use £100,000 of his own money to buy £1m worth of debt, owed by about 900 people in south Wales – and immediately cancel it. Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago 'Botched hair transplant has destroyed my life – I've had to quit my job'

Mark Sweeney, 57, says he had to quit his job and 'can no longer look people in the eye' after a hair transplant at a clinic in Glasgow left him with massive scars

Society

4 w. ago Woman sues for £200,000 after pavement exploded underneath her feet as she went for walk during her lunch break

Katie Lallo, 34, was walking down a road in Cropston, Leicestershire, when the ground erupted underneath her, causing her to suffer injuries to her head and ankle.

Economics

4 w. ago Face of Iron Age woman revealed 2,000 years later: Skull of first century mother found alongside baby's remains in Dorset is used to re

Archaeology student Amber Manning used modern technology to reconstruct the 'Kimmeridge Woman'. It is thought she was part of a tribe that lived in what is now Dorset.

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