22 h. ago Moment serial romance fraudster is arrested after he conned women out of £40,000 to fund his gambling addiction as he is jailed for nearly three years

Ben Millin, 32, spun elaborate lies about dying relatives, frozen bank accounts, job interviews and serious health conditions to swindle four women out of up to £40,000.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘I don’t expect to live a normal life’: how a Leeds teenager woke up with a Chinese bounty on her head

After speaking out about the suppression of Hong Kong’s protests, Chloe Cheung was targeted by Beijing, followed on the street and abused online. Yet she remains defiantIt was Christmas Eve 2024 and 19-year-old Chloe Cheung was lying in bed at home in Leeds when she found out the Chinese authorities had put a bounty on her head. As she scrolled through Instagram looking at festive songs, a stream of messages from old school friends started coming into her phone. Look at the news, they told her.Media outlets across east Asia were reporting that Cheung, who had just finished her A-levels, had been declared a threat to national security by officials in Hong Kong. There was an offer of HK$1m (£94,000) to anyone who could assist in her arrest or capture. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago After Initial Arrests, As Many As 1,000 Ready to Defend Palestine Action in London Saturday

After Initial Arrests, As Many As 1,000 Ready to Defend Palestine Action in London Saturday  Common Dreams

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6 d. ago Moment fake nurse who treated 4,000 patients without a license is arrested by police

This is the moment a fake nurse who has treated more than 4,000 patients without a license was arrested by police in Florida.

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6 d. ago Moving moment EuroMillions winning cancer dad tells son he's worth a fortune

Paul Harvey, 51, went about his life as normal for a week before representatives from the National Lottery urged him to check his account and he discovered he'd scooped £1million

Science

7 d. ago Fake nurse in Florida is arrested and accused of treating over 4,000 hospital patients without a license

Autumn Bardisa, 29, of Florida, was arrested Wednesday following a seven-month-long investigation revealing she is not a registered nurse

Science

7 d. ago Three men arrested after cocaine, cannabis and £6,000 of cash seized

'Significant amounts' of class A and B drugs, suspected to be cocaine and cannabis, were seized, while cash was also recovered

Economics

7 d. ago Fake football shirts worth £5.1m seized as sellers nicked over 67,000 dodgy kits

Seven people have been arrested after a haul of more than 67,000 fake football shirts, worth an estimated £5.1million, were seized by police

Economics

3 w. ago Long Island astrologer arrested over $62,000 fortune telling scam

Hemanth Kumar Muneppa was arrested Friday on Long Island for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman who sought his services

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3 w. ago Gordon Ramsay adds to fortune with 'cookbook' telling 'idiots' how to make sandwiches

Gordon Ramsay has added to his massive fortune by releasing a book instructing his 'idiot' fans how to make simple things like a sandwich - and it'll make him a pretty penny

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3 w. ago American woman arrested at Moscow airport with gun and check for $138,000, Russian authorities claim

The suspect was stopped in a random check as she attempted to leave Vnukovo airport in the green lane designated for passengers who have nothing to declare

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4 w. ago £20,000 found in Liverpool garden as girl, 13, and five others arrested

The child was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis

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4 w. ago Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime

Cambodian authorities have made 1,000 arrests after Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime operators

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