4 d. ago Glam bank manager sobs as she's jailed for 102 years for fooling footballers in £33m scam

A bank manager burst into tears after she was handed a jail sentence of more than 100 years for running a high-profit secret fund that defrauded footballers including an ex-Premier League star

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1 week ago Sneaky manager who embezzled £23,000 in fake refunds scam avoids jail

Disgraced Erol Doganoz, 29, was finally snared after a customer requested a refund and it was found one had already been made.

Economics

2 w. ago Flag campaign chief praised by Tommy Robinson facing jail over ‘holiday sickness scam’

Ryan Bridge, ringleader of the Raise the Colours movement heralded by ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson, is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain

Events

2 w. ago Dog and cat abandonment soars in UK as owners struggle with cost of living

RSPCA says pet abandonments in England and Wales rose by almost 25% in 2025 compared with 2024There is an “epidemic” of dogs, cats and other pets being abandoned as owners struggle to cope with the cost of living crisis, the UK’s largest animal welfare charity has said.The RSPCA said abandonments in England and Wales had risen by almost 25% in 2025 compared with last year, reaching their highest rate for at least five years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists took part in Cop30, investigation finds

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summitMore than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation has found.The number of lobbyists representing the interests of industrial cattle farming, commodity grains and pesticides is up 14% on last year’s summit in Baku – and larger than the delegation of the world’s 10th largest economy, Canada, which brought 220 delegates to Cop30 in Belém, according to the joint investigation by DeSmog and the Guardian. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summitMore than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation has found.The number of lobbyists representing the interests of industrial cattle farming, commodity grains and pesticides is up 14% on last year’s summit in Baku – and larger than the delegation of the world’s 10th largest economy, Canada, which brought 220 delegates to Cop30 in Belém, according to the joint investigation by DeSmog and the Guardian. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lottery conman who used a fake ticket to steal £2.5million before being jailed pays back almost £1million

Rapist conman Edward Putman, 59, was jailed for nine years for the scam he cooked up in 2009 with Lottery insider Giles Knibbs to steal £2.5million - but today £1.25m is still missing.

Economics

3 w. ago Moment billionaire 'Bitcoin Queen' arrested in bed after UK's largest

Chinese fraudster Zhimin Qian and her accomplice have been jailed following what UK cop's are calling the largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure after more than £5billion in Bitcoin were taken

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3 w. ago Qian Zhimin: How a billion pound bitcoin scammer escaped China on a moped

She defrauded more than 128,000 victims between 2014 and 2017 through a Ponzi scheme in China

Politics

3 w. ago Fraudster who hid in London is jailed over £5.5bn bitcoin scam

Zhimin Qian cheated 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before going on the run for six yearsA fraudster has been jailed over a scam that led to the UK’s largest ever cryptocurrency seizure of bitcoin worth more than £5.5bn.Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before fleeing to the UK as an international fugitive. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Moment 'billionaire' Chinese 'Bitcoin Queen' behind Britain's biggest money laundering scheme is arrested in her bed

This is the moment a Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam worth more than £5billion was snared by police - while in bed. Zhimin Qian, known as the 'Bitcoin Queen', has today been jailed.

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3 w. ago Chinese ‘Bitcoin Queen’ behind £5.5bn crypto scam jailed after evading cops by hiding in luxury hotels across Europe

A CHINESE "Bitcoin Queen" behind a £5.5billion crypto scam has been jailed after she evaded cops by hiding out in luxury hotels. Zhimin Qian, 47, masterminded a Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017. She stashed the money in Bitcoin assets then fled to the UK when she...

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3 w. ago Mastermind behind £5b Bitcoin scam jailed after UK cop's largest

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Economics

3 w. ago Inside life of luxury of Ponzi scheme mastermind behind £5.5billion Bitcoin scam

Zhimin Qian, 47, masterminded a Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017 and stored the illegally obtained funds in Bitcoin assets

Economics

3 w. ago Inside life of luxury of mastermind behind £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam

A Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam worth more than £5.5 billion spent years evading British authorities sightseeing across Europe and staying in luxury hotels, a court heard.

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