38 h. ago Council scammed out of thousands for shipping container that never arrived

Officers said there had been attempts to contact the company involved

Politics

1 week ago Border Force seizes enormous £100m cocaine shipment at London port

An massive haul was discovered hidden beneath containers on a ship arriving at London Gateway port from Panama, the Home Office said.

Economics

1 week ago Major £96m cocaine haul seized at UK port in one of biggest drugs busts in years

A huge drug haul was found under containers on a ship arriving into London Gateway port from Panama, a Home Office spokesperson said

Economics

1 week ago Glasgow City Council warns of parking scam messages amid ongoing cyber incident

The local authority said it was investigating the messages ‘as a matter of urgency’.

Events

2 w. ago Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council

Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Caribbean island when it was a colony of the UKJamaica will ask King Charles to request legal advice on the issue of slavery reparations from the judicial committee of the privy council, the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth nations.Under the Judicial Committee Act of 1833, the king, who remains Jamaica’s head of state after the country gained independence from Britain in 1962, has the authority to refer matters to the council for consideration. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'Do not click' warning as scam emails target residents of Welsh city

The scam emails claim to be about their council tax

Events

3 w. ago Perth and Kinross Council issues warning after scam spotted in Perth car park

The local authority has reminded car park users RingGo never uses QR codes for parking payments

Events