46 m. ago Metal detectorist jailed for attempted rare coin sale ordered to repay £103,000

Roger Pilling, 77, from Loveclough, Lancashire, has three months to pay back what prosecutors said were his profits from the crime.

Economics

59 h. ago Disgruntled Disney staffer who hacked menus to adjust allergen warnings is jailed for 3 years and given $700,000 fine

Michael Scheuer conducted a series of computer attacks on the company’s system following his termination for ‘misconduct’

Events

3 d. ago Professional footballer who killed cyclist after crashing into him in £200,000 Mercedes G350 Station Wagon when pulling out of junction is jailed

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, struck Adrian Daniel, 33, after he failed to see the cyclist as the footballer pulled out of an awkward T-junction.

Events

5 d. ago Civil servant faces jail after pocketing £40,000 in bogus expenses and faking sick note so he could travel the world

Maurice Okello, 39, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to forging an unfit to work note so he could go on holiday and fraudulently claiming £41,476.91 under the guise of work travel.

Economics

8 d. ago ‘Highly respected’ school business manager died with husband in cable car crash

Graeme Winn, 65, and Elaine Winn, 58, were among the four people who died in the crash on Thursday at Monte Faito.

Events

1 week ago Global fund managers warn of accelerating risk of recession in key survey

Net “recession is coming” score is the 4th highest in the past 20 years of the BoA survey.

Events

1 week ago Fake baker, 47, who pretended he worked at Greggs and swindled £700,000 in grants from his council is jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, of Glasgow, made fraudulent claims to Leeds City Council against thirty-two properties and arranged for the money to go into his business account.

Economics

1 week ago Scot who pretended to be Greggs property manager to scam council out of £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig was arrested in Glasgow

Society

1 week ago Man who pretended to be Greggs manager to claim £710,000 in Covid grants jailed

Aftab Baig, 47, from Glasgow, was part of a fraud which saw bogus claims made against the Leeds branches of the bakery chain.

Economics

1 week ago Ayrshire College student wins exclusive scholarship to visit world class hospitality school in Switzerland

Bree Smith attended the two-day Customer Excellence course at EHL Hospitality Business & Hotel Management School.

Politics

2 w. ago Race to save British Steel factory after Chinese firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

Politics

2 w. ago Race to save British Steel factory after China firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

Politics

2 w. ago Prisoner of war, 34, who was held captive in Russian jail for 1,000 days reveals how he survived the constant hunger and endless beatings

Ukrainian journalist Oleksandr Gudilin was captured by Russian soldiers on April 12, 2002 during the siege of Mariupol while fighting as a reservist against invading Russian forces.

Events

2 w. ago British Steel staff launch race to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces on

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

Politics

2 w. ago Top literary agent and businessman Esmond Harmsworth dies at 57

Esmond Harmsworth, one of North America's leading literary agents for business, entrepreneurship and management books, has died while on holiday in Mauritius. 

Events

2 w. ago Prisoners left 'ultra violent' after using toothpaste and shower gel to make drugs

A report into HMP Durham, which holds just under 1,000 inmates, found prisoners were manufacturing drugs in jail using ingredients such as toothpaste and shower gel

Events

2 w. ago Thieves who stole £250,000 of cars from driveways while their owners were asleep are jailed

David Shaikh, 22, (pictured) and Tobias Williams, 20, stole 15 cars - including BMWs and Audis - from outside people's homes during a three-month crime spree.

Economics

3 w. ago Wannabe scammer, 26, who pretended to be Home Office fraud expert to con elderly couple out of £4,000 is jailed

Abdi Ali (pictured), of the town of Northolt, Ealing, called a woman in her eighties, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, in September 2023, pretending to be a Home Office employee called 'Jason'.

Society

3 w. ago Nursery finance manager who made up businesses and faked invoices to steal more than £200,000 from her work is jailed

Kerry McGavigan, 37, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, was arrested in July 2024 and subsequently charged with three counts of fraud by false representation.

Economics

3 w. ago Wannabe scammer, 26, who pretended to be Home Office fraud expert to con elderly couple out of £4,000 is jailed

Abdi Ali (pictured), of the town of Northolt, Ealing, called a woman in her eighties, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, in September 2023, pretending to be a Home Office employee called 'Jason'.

Society