62 h. ago Smirking at Tower Bridge, the Chilean burglar whose gang tore open Christmas gifts as they terrorised the Home Counties... and the border loophole that means there's so many others like them

Having met up with two fellow Chileans, Yeico Guzman Fernandez started touring the suburbs looking for flats and houses to break into.

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6 d. ago Myleene Klass was 'sent air pistol by stalker' who called her a 'naughty vixen' and asked her to 'correct him with whips and a cane' court hears

Peter Windsor, 61, also sent the former popstar, 47, an air riffle, Catwoman and police officer fancy dress costumes as well as letters and gifts including clothes and jewellery.

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6 d. ago Myleene Klass was 'sent air rifle by stalker' who called her a 'naughty vixen' and asked her to 'correct him with whips and a cane' court hears

Peter Windsor, 61, also sent the former popstar, 47, an air riffle, Catwoman and police officer fancy dress costumes as well as letters and gifts including clothes and jewellery.

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1 week ago ‘Burglary tourists’ travelled from Chile to steal £80,000 of goods from Surrey homes

One of the thieves started stealing from homes in London just hours after touching down from a long-haul flight from Chile

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1 week ago Chilean 'burglary tourists' who travelled to the UK to steal £80k of watches, clothes and jewellery from homes in affluent areas are jailed 

The group targeted at least 11 properties across Surrey and London in a thieving spree from November 3 to December 11 last year and even thieved unopened Christmas gifts.

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2 w. ago Chilean gang who travelled to UK and posed as tourists to steal £80k of watches, clothes and jewellery from homes in affluent neighbourhoods are jailed

The group targeted at least 11 properties across Surrey and London in a thieving spree from November 3 to December 11 last year and even thieved unopened Christmas gifts.

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2 w. ago Moment brazen thief uses his foot to steal bag from under diner's nose in packed tourist hotspot

The shocking crime happened in a square in Barcelona, which has gained a reputation for being one of Europe's pickpocket and mugging capitals.

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2 w. ago Shocking moment gang of British tourists 'ram US lawyer off motorcycle and steal his luxury watch at gunpoint' in Thailand

Four British tourists have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly robbing an American lawyer at gunpoint for his luxury Audemars Piguet watch.

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4 w. ago Maryland screwworm case has US officials bracing for return of an old foe

Rise in cases south of the border prompts concern over US livestock as Trump budget cuts hit research and foreign aidA patient in Maryland was diagnosed in August with New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, after traveling to El Salvador. Doctors and veterinarians say the case poses very low risks for human health in the US, but it comes after an increase of cases in South and Central America and the Caribbean in recent years. It also highlights the importance of international cooperation on research and prevention.For decades, the fight against the screwworm was a success story of scientific innovation and collaboration with other countries. There were devastating outbreaks of the parasite in the US in the first half of the 20th century until an ambitious program pushed it south, all the way to Panama. Continue reading...

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