28 h. ago Large firms liable for fraud happening under their watch under new UK laws

The new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, which came into effect on Monday, holds large firms to account over their internal anti-fraud measures.

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62 h. ago In pictures: 'Euphoric' Maclean brothers reach Australia after setting new world record in Pacific row

The moment they saw Cairns on the horizon is a moment the Maclean brothers will never forget.

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67 h. ago Edinburgh's rowing Maclean brothers arrive in Australia and break Pacific world record

A new world record is set following the 9,000 mile crossing. Today, pizza will be eaten.

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3 d. ago Court orders seizure of counterfeit underwear seller’s £90m assets

Ferrari and property owned by Arif Patel, tax fraudster who has been on the run since 2011, will be sold at auctionA self-styled clothing tycoon who sold counterfeit socks and pants while operating an extensive fraud ring will have all his UK assets seized after the Crown Prosecution Service won a court order to confiscate up to £90m worth of property and luxury cars.Arif Patel, 57, from Preston, Lancashire, who has been on the run since 2011, will have homes and business premises he owned taken from him after a confiscation order granted by a judge at Chester crown court on Thursday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former inmate found guilty of ‘revenge’ killing of prison officer

Lenny Scott, 33, was shot by Elias Morgan, 35, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

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4 d. ago Former CEO and chair of Ladbrokes owner charged with bribery

Crown Prosecution Service charges 11 individuals following a probe into Turkish activity of gambling group

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4 d. ago Officer facing gross misconduct hearing after death of teenagers in e

Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in May 2023 when they crashed on a Sur-Ron bike in Cardiff.

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4 d. ago Honeysuckle owner charged with conspiracy offences after ‘international investigation’

Kenny Alexander, owner of the two-time Champion Hurdle winner, is one of 11 individuals charged by the Crown Prosecution Service with offences relating to the provision of gambling services to Turkey when he was boss of GVC Holdings, then parent company of Ladbrokes and Coral

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5 d. ago Tommy Robinson faces no further action over 'assault' at St Pancras station

Tommy Robinson was arrested over an alleged assault at St Pancras station in London but no further action will be taken as the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was not enough evidence

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5 d. ago Tommy Robinson won’t be charged over alleged St Pancras assault, police say

British Transport Police said the Crown Prosecution Service concluded ‘there was not a realistic prospect of conviction’

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5 d. ago No further action against Tommy Robinson over St Pancras incident

Prosecutors have decided there is not enough evidence for a conviction, British Transport Police said.

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5 d. ago Tommy Robinson will not be charged over alleged assault at St Pancras station, police say

Tommy Robinson will not be charged over an alleged assault at St Pancras railway station last month after the Crown Prosecution Service concluded “there was not a realistic prospect of conviction”, the British Transport Police (BTP) said.

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5 d. ago US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights reach record highs, the airlines running the trips have taken steps to make it more difficult to track the planes used to carry shackled people across the country and around the world

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5 d. ago Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS saysThe fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show.The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their child-bearing life, stood at 1.41 in 2024, down from 1.42 in 2023, the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago England and Wales fertility rate falls for third consecutive year

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS saysThe fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show.The total fertility rate across both nations, meaning the average number of live children women can expect to have across their child-bearing life, stood at 1.41 in 2024, down from 1.42 in 2023, the lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'Just when you thought it couldn't get worse': Number of rape victims abandoning their cases reaches record high, as officials call on Crown Prosecution Service to 'urgently do better'

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been accused of betraying victims as the number dropping out of their case has doubled in the last two years. Pictured: File photo

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8 d. ago Ibiza Final Boss reaches new career milestone as he parties with record label owner

It's not uncommon for unexpected guests to pop up at major festivals such as Creamfields, but in the case of UK music fans, the Ibiza Final Boss is the king of unexpected

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly says she will meet Trump officials for talks on free speech

The wife of a Tory councillor – who was was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers – was released from prison on Thursday.

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly considering legal action against police after prison release

The 42-year-old was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online in the aftermath of the Southport murders last year.

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly to consider legal action against police after prison release

The 42-year-old was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online in the aftermath of the Southport murders last year.

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