3 d. ago Falkirk drug crime: Addiction charity volunteer caught with cannabis worth £92,800

Jack McGuire was sentenced to three years in prison for being concerned in the supply of cannabis.

Events

4 d. ago Annual John Hartson Charity Golf Day at Bathgate Golf Club raises an impressive £13,500

The event was coordinated by Walker Group’s contract manager, Jim Murphy, his wife Angela, and daughter Amy Jane, with invaluable help from the Seafield Sportsman Charity volunteers.

Economics

4 d. ago Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to ‘manipulation and vandalism’

Wikimedia Foundation seeks judicial review of some requirements of Online Safety Act it claims may endanger safety of volunteer editorsThe charity that hosts Wikipedia is challenging the UK’s online safety legislation in the high court, saying some of its regulations would expose the site to “manipulation and vandalism”.In what could be the first judicial review related to the Online Safety Act, Wikimedia Foundation claims it is at risk of being subjected to the act’s toughest category 1 duties, which impose additional requirements on the biggest sites and apps. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago DWP loan worth over £800 on offer to Universal Credit claimants

The support from the Department for Work and Pensions can be used for a variety of reasons, such as to replace a fridge or boiler, or for repairs to your home - but you'll need to pay it back

Economics

9 d. ago Small foreign retailers are giving up on America as Trump ends practice that exempted cheaper goods from tariffs

May 2 marks the end of the ‘de minimis’ exemption, a longstanding rule that applied to packages entering the U.S. worth under $800

Politics

1 week ago Shein and Temu prices rise as Donald Trump closes major tax loophole

The 'de minimis' tax rule allowed imports from China and Hong Kong that are worth under $800 to enter the US duty-free - but this came to an end on May 2

Politics

1 week ago Coin flip: 8m freshly minted dimes spilled on US highway after truck crash

$800,000 in coins were scattered on Texas highway, forcing closure for nearly 14 hours as clean-up crews workedAn avalanche of 8m freshly minted dimes spilled from an overturned truck and closed a Texas highway for almost 14 hours.Witnesses described a sea of silver on US Route 287 in Alvord, 50 miles north of Fort Worth. Clean-up crews attempted to suck up the coins, worth $800,000, using vacuums more commonly used to unclog sewers and drains. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Coin flip: 8m freshly minted dimes spill on US highway after truck crash

$800,000 in coins were scattered on Texas highway, forcing closure for nearly 14 hours as clean-up crews workedAn avalanche of 8m freshly minted dimes spilled from an overturned truck and closed a Texas highway for almost 14 hours.Witnesses described a sea of silver on US Route 287 in Alvord, 50 miles north of Fort Worth. Clean-up crews attempted to suck up the coins, worth $800,000, using vacuums more commonly used to unclog sewers and drains. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Alarm as pharmacist is struck off after faking prescriptions to get himself heroin

Stephen James Fleck was convicted of theft by employee and making false prescriptions worth nearly £800, General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) hearing documents have revealed.

Events

2 w. ago Police seized £800 worth of cannabis from the home of Wishaw man

Liam Healy, 25, admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class B drug at his home in Glencairn Avenue, Craigneuk.

Economics

2 w. ago Women caught with £7,500 of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis that they supplied across a whole county avoid jail

Stacey Culvin and Sharnie Price were caught with £7,500 of Class A and B narcotics during a bust by Staffordshire Police.

Events

2 w. ago Drug mule who 'ran out of money' while on holiday in Thailand caught trying to smuggle 48kg of cannabis through Manchester Airport

Bernard Kennedy, 46, travelled from Bangkok via Dubai but was left waiting at Manchester Airport when his suitcases were delayed on March 20 this year.

Events

3 w. ago Martin Lewis MSE warning to anyone who has moved home since 1993

If you've moved house in the last 31 years, especially to a different council area, you could be one of the 800,000 households eligible for a Council Tax refund worth £100s

Events

3 w. ago Couple travel 300 miles to try and smuggle £1,800 worth of 'the drug of the moment' into music festival

Erin Gallacher, 23, and her then boyfriend Keir Lyons, were arrested at Creamfields festival in Runcorn, Cheshire

Economics

3 w. ago Temu and Shein warn of US price hikes from next week due to Trump tariffs

Shein says ‘operating expenses have gone up’ as both Chinese retailers also drop ad spending in USTwo of China’s largest fast fashion retailers, Temu and Shein, have warned US customers that they will face price hikes from next week, as Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on Chinese imports come into force.Both companies will be hit by new import levies, which will mean taxes of up to 145% being applied to Chinese goods. They will also suffer from Trump’s cancellation of so-called “de minimus” exemption, under which shipments worth less than $800 (£600) could be imported duty-free. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Shein and Temu issue warning to shoppers as Donald Trump trade war with China escalates

The price hikes also come ahead of the end of the 'de minimis' tax loophole, which allows imports that are worth under $800 can enter the US duty-free

Events

3 w. ago Sentebale volunteers say Prince Harry 'lost interest' in charity 'after marrying Meghan'

According to the brother of Prince Seeiso, the charity's co-founder, Harry's swindling attention 'killed the spirit' of the charity after he married Meghan in 2018.

Politics

3 w. ago Man caught with cannabis sweets worth £62k placed under supervision

Sheriff Paul Haran was "astonished" that Callum Forsyth's parents are still funding his £200 a week drug habit despite his arrest and conviction.

Economics