5 h. ago Woman loses £5,000 to online scammer pretending to be astronaut ‘stuck in space and needing oxygen’

Victim was targeted in what police describe as romance scam, echoing a rise in online fraud worldwide

Economics

14 h. ago Elderly woman loses over £5000 to online scammer posing as fake astronaut in distress

Victim was targeted in what police describe as romance scam, echoing a rise in online fraud worldwide

Economics

15 h. ago Elderly Japanese woman loses over £5000 to online scammer posing as astronaut in distress

Victim was targeted in what police describe as romance scam, echoing a rise in online fraud worldwide

Economics

1 week ago Gun activist who runs controversial Scots shooting range has a firearms conviction

John Prunty co-manages Recoil Scotland where members use high-powered weapons to take out human-shaped targets.

Events

1 week ago Gun activist claims to have his licence back after losing it due to online “extremism”

Callum Long-Collins, 34, was sanctioned in 2016 after social media material posted in the wake of the 2015 Paris terror attacks.

Politics

1 week ago Full list of people who can claim £174 BBC TV licence refund

The TV licence costs £174.50 a year, but there are certain circumstances in which you could be entitled to a refund

Economics

2 w. ago Restaurant booze licence objections claim stretch of Bury’s The Rock now ‘a residential street’

A new 'pan-Asian' restaurant's plan to serve alcohol has been described as 'not in keeping for this area'

Politics

3 w. ago UK porn site traffic plunges as age verification rules take effect

Pornhub loses more than 1mn visitors in two weeks after Online Safety Act comes into force

Politics

3 w. ago UK porn site traffic plunges as age verification rules take effect

Pornhub loses more than 1mn visitors in two weeks after Online Safety Act comes into force

Politics

3 w. ago Wikipedia loses court challenge against Online Safety Act rules

The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations

Events