51 m. ago TfL threatened with legal action over minicab drivers licensing backlog

GMB union follows IWGB in seeking compensation for drivers unable to work

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3 d. ago Man walks into Asda supermarket, leaves with £40,000 in cash and has never been caught

Ten years ago this month a sharp-suited man walked into an Asda supermarket – he went behind the counter of the Bureau de Change at a store and coolly posed as its manager

Economics

6 d. ago Married couple caught in £50,000 DWP benefit scam after posting holiday photos online

Alan Forsythe, 37, and wife Jemma, 36, were living with their two children when they claimed they were each living alone

Economics

7 d. ago Masseuse who made £550,000 insurance claim over 'injuries at work' is caught out by social media snaps showing her giving clients rub

Andrea Urbancikova (pictured), from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, said she had hurt her neck, back and left arm after boxes fell on her whilst working on a packing line in 2018.

Economics

7 d. ago Married couple caught in £50,000 benefits scam after posting holiday photos online

The pair claimed they were single parents between 2019 and 2023 before their snaps went on social media

Economics

7 d. ago Wannabe fraudster, 33, who tried to claim £74,000 after lorry smashed into his Porsche is caught out... because dashcam snapped him 'hiding in bushes' 

Terell Brooks, a 33-year-old account manager from Romford, claimed he was sat in the £81,000 car at the time of impact and suffered injuries as a result.

Economics

2 w. ago Russia pays young Ukrainians to be unwitting suicide bombers in shadow war

Oleh, 19, was offered $1,000 for a paint attack on a police station – but the bag he was given contained a crude bombOleh found the job via a Telegram channel offering day work and side gigs. It sounded easy enough: he was to travel from his home in eastern Ukraine to the western city of Rivne, pick up a rucksack containing a paint canister and spray it outside the local police station.It would require nimble feet to flee the scene without being caught, but the money on offer – $1,000 – was good, fantastic even, for what amounted to a morning’s work for the 19-year-old. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wishaw mum caught with £12,000 worth of cocaine avoids jail term

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that messages on her phones suggested Lyndsey Paton had been involved in drug dealing for more than a year.

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3 w. ago London minicab drivers crisis: About 2,000 caught in TfL licensing backlog and unable to work

Sadiq Khan backs calls for compensation for drivers left at breaking point

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4 w. ago Brits could face fines of £5,000 if they're caught vaping in these holiday spots

Some Brits could be caught out with a hefty fine for vaping while abroad – with bans sweeping across the world – experts have created a list of restricted areas

Economics