15 h. ago Former taxi driver jailed for paying someone £600 to get out of speeding ticket

Sajid Hussain lied about two speeding offences while working as a taxi driver

Economics

18 h. ago Inmate told child killer Roy Whiting 'that was for Sarah Payne' as he stabbed him with 6in wooden shank in his jail cell, court hears

A prison guard believed Andrew Light, 45, was 'killing him' as he attacked Whiting, 66, with the wooden blade in HMP Wakefield.

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19 h. ago Teenager will grow up with only one foot because of unlicensed taxi driver

Before it happened, the boy loved boxing, playing football, and riding his bike and scooter, and had just started an apprenticeship as a carpenter

Politics

43 h. ago Love Island's Ben looks unrecognisable as old modelling snaps resurface

Ben Holbrough, a private taxi driver from Gloucester, has another job which is very different.

Politics

46 h. ago Blue Peter icon died a penniless taxi driver after spending decades on TV

A Blue Peter legend died without a penny to his name despite being one of the longest serving stars on the popular children's programme.

Economics

6 d. ago Russian oil tycoon accused of cheating with secret second family faces jail for not paying legal fees in multi

Mikhail Kroupeev, the non-executive chairman of energy company Gulfsands appeared at the High Court in London today following the collapse of his 36-year marriage.

Society

8 d. ago Glam 'Barbie goes to jail' mugshot goes viral as men offer to pay her bail

A woman was released from custody in just a few hours after her mugshot was shared to Facebook and she gained attention from avid admirers due to her glamorous appearance

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2 w. ago Thug sobs in street with mum as he avoids jail for killing two of his girlfriend's cats

James Higginson, 20, collapsed against a bollard outside court after he admitted to killing the cats but avoided jail time - and was ordered to pay £500 in costs

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2 w. ago Five members of same family jailed for 17 years over £136,000 fake armed robbery plot at Post Office

Taxi driver Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, pretended to be an armed robber as part of the plot at the branch in Hounslow, west London on April 1 last year.

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2 w. ago Taxi driver wins £138k Range Rover and £50,000 cash after car theft ordeal

After thieves tried to steal his cab, Karwan Ahmed’s fortunes turned around dramatically when he won a luxury Range Rover and £50,000 in a BOTB prize draw.

Economics

2 w. ago Love Island taxi driver Ben Holbrough's secret past link to show as he joins new line

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Holbrough is one of the singletons entering the Love Island villa on Monday, June 9, 2025 and the private hire driver has a secret past with the show

Politics

2 w. ago Woman who earned over £1m as a fake doctor ordered to pay money back to NHS or risk more jail time

She pretended to be a qualified doctor for more than 20 years

Economics

2 w. ago Bogus doctor told to pay NHS more than £400,000 or face longer jail term

Zholia Alemi, 62, was jailed in February 2023 for seven years after she committed a string of fraud offences.

Economics

3 w. ago Taxi driver taken to court after offering £13 fare outside Trafford Centre

The driver pleaded guilty to multiple offences

Economics

3 w. ago Embezzling mother who changed her name and swindled £500,000 from two different jobs by raiding OAPs' bank accounts is ordered to pay cash back

Stephanni Houston, also known as Bryden, had previously raided cash accounts of a blind lady aged 93 and an 89-year-old frail woman in her relentless pursuit of money.

Economics

3 w. ago 'Sexual predator', 68, posed as taxi driver to target 'intoxicated women', taking latex gloves, condoms and Viagra with him, court told

Graham Head, 68, had latex gloves, condoms, Viagra tablets and a balaclava in his silver Mercedes estate when he was arrested.

Events

3 w. ago Greedy Scots mum jailed for swindling £500k from two jobs ordered to pay back cash

Admin assistant Stephanni Houston, also known as Bryden, was ordered to pay back just £80,000 after being locked up for three years.

Economics

3 w. ago Fraudster who was found to have killed his wife for a £4.4million insurance payout years after being cleared of murder is jailed... but not for her death

Paula Leeson drowned in the swimming pool at a remote holiday cottage in Denmark booked by her husband Donald McPherson for a summer break in 2017.

Events

3 w. ago Chilling moment taxi driver threatens to 'break tourist's bones' on dark detour

During a shocking confrontation that was caught on camera, tourist Dustin was threatened by a taxi driver who warned him, "I have mafia connections, I will break your bones"

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4 w. ago Brit arrested in Bali on drug charges avoids death penalty and is sentenced to 10 months in jail after 'taking a package of MDMA from a taxi driver'

A British man arrested in Bali for allegedly taking a package containing just over a kilogram of MDMA from a taxi driver has avoided the death penalty.  

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