7 d. ago Retired professor 'fell head over heels' before losing £20,000 in AI romance scam

Nikki McLeod, 77, was caught up in an AI romance scam after the end of a 25-year relationship.

Economics

1 week ago UK Tinder Swindler sends victim cruel bag of cash pic after taking THOUSANDS

Shannon immediately had a gut instinct that something was wrong, after she sent Tinder swindler Chris Harkins more than £3,000 for a romantic holiday - and later realised she'd been romance scammed

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2 w. ago Cadillac copy Nasa playbook to build F1 team from scratch to hit Melbourne startline

Big-name drivers and cutting out the middle man a vital part of the strategy with just over 100 days to go before the 2026 season openerTwelve months ago at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Cadillac were finally given the green light as Formula One’s newest entry for 2026. Building the team from scratch has entailed a frenetic work rate that the team principal, Graeme Lowdon, has compared to the Apollo moon landing. As F1 descends on Vegas this weekend, Cadillac know time is getting tight.At the final race of the season to be staged in the United Statess, with just over 100 days to go before they take to the track for the first time in Melbourne at the 2026 opener, Cadillac have come on in leaps and bounds but, in what must seem like a sisyphean task, they are aware there will never be enough hours in the day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wagner Group boss who staged Putin coup before brutal plane death is '100% still alive'

Yevgeny Prigozhin was head of a mercenary gang called the Wagner Group before his 'death' two years ago - but now there are claims he didn't die at all

Politics

3 w. ago ‘I opened up like a giant elevator’: the seven sly, savage stages of a £100,000 romance scam

Last year, romance fraud rose 52% for over-55s in the UK. Victims often feel they’ve made a terrible mistake and are at fault – but really, they’ve been expertly groomed by criminalsIn total, over two and a half years, Elizabeth gave £100,000 to “Sam”, the “man” she met online, who she thought she loved and loved her back. She emptied her savings account, pawned her late mother’s jewellery and took out bank loans. She became so overdrawn that she could barely afford food and lived mainly on soup.She had sent this money, for all sorts of reasons, to a man she’d never met. The first was a $500 Amazon voucher because Sam, a consultant, was out on an oil rig and needed to buy a manual. Later, the rig required a new part; then the tanker transporting the oil ran into problems, too. She gave money to Sam’s daughter who was trapped in an abusive marriage. Finally, when Sam became ill, Elizabeth was contacted by his doctor and began paying Sam’s medical bills. “When this doctor messaged to ...

Economics

4 w. ago Arsenal gifted dream Premier League title race boost thanks to Chelsea and Tottenham

Arsenal are one of three clubs with a 100% record in the Champions League group stage, along with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, and could benefit from Chelsea and Tottenham's form

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