3 d. ago Man 'targeted' male with learning difficulties and stole his £40,000 inheritance

While being investigated for fraud, Jeffrey Houston then engaged in a 'campaign' of stalking against two women during which he claimed to be a "psychic medium" and called himself Harry Potter and James Bond

Economics

4 d. ago Three men who stole watches worth £750,000 from cycling star Mark Cavendish told to pay back money or face extra six years each in jail

The masked gang broke into the athlete's home in Ongar, Essex, in November 2021. They beat and threatened him with a knife in front of wife Peta and their young son.

Economics

6 d. ago Nurse stole £72,000 claiming he worked fake shifts at NHS mental health unit

Dean Armitage 'abused his position' after investigators determined he had not been present for nearly 200 night shifts he claimed at the height of the Covid pandemic

Economics

6 d. ago Teenage thugs stole almost £190,000 of cars and property in terrifying five

Ellis Dymond and Harrison Chadderton used special tools to burn the locks off their victim's back doors

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6 d. ago Pregnant burglar who posed as cleaner 'stole £500,000 of jewellery from London’s second largest home'

Luminita Zamfir, 24, faces a lengthy jail term after pleading guilty to three counts of burglary

Economics

8 d. ago Financial manager, 31, who stole £200,000 from employer using company credit card to shop in Harrods and Selfridges and jet off to Dubai is jailed for five years

Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, from Finchley, north London, splashed the cash at Harrods, Selfridges and Mercedes-Benz as well as jetting off to Dubai , Mexico and Turkey.

Economics

1 week ago Gang of asylum seekers armed with knives stole £70,000 of Hermes handbags from Knightsbridge store, court hears

The raiders struck the Design Exchange in west London on 20 October 2024, it is alleged.

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1 week ago People who write with one hand are 'more likely' to have dyslexia or schizophrenia

Scientists identified a 'statistically significant' association between using a specific hand and certain learning difficulties

Politics

2 w. ago Prolific cash machine thief who stole £40,000 from 500 ATMs learns his fate

Florin Ivascu and partner in crime Andrei Matei used a specifically modified tool to jam open the ATMs. But the duo were busted after police examined CCTV footage

Economics

3 w. ago Jenson Button’s wife reveals London thief stole $333,000 worth of valuables

Jenson Button’s wife reveals London thief stole $333,000 worth of valuables  Motorsport.com

Politics

3 w. ago Prolific shoplifter stole Peppa Pig games and Traitors cards in £3,000 theft campaign against Waterstones

Paul Mangal stole over £3,000 worth of books, toys, and board games over an extended period from his local Waterstones

Economics

3 w. ago Prolific shoplifter stole more than £3,000 worth of books, toys, and board games from his local Waterstones

Paul Mangal stole over £3,000 worth of goods over an extended period from his local Waterstones

Economics

3 w. ago Prolific shoplifter convicted after stealing more than £3,000 worth of books and board games from Waterstones

Paul Mangal stole over £3,000 worth of goods over an extended period from his local Waterstones

Economics

3 w. ago 'They could have killed him': Mum blasts gang after son with learning difficulties attacked

An autistic man with epilepsy was knocked unconscious and kicked repeatedly in the head in a gang attack. "They could have killed him with one whack to the head," said his mum as she blasted the thugs involved.

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