22 h. ago Gangs in Haiti kill 4 soldiers and 4 civilians in bid to seize full control of the capital

A spokesman for Haiti's National Police says gangs trying to seize full control of Haiti have killed at least four soldiers and four armed civilians

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26 h. ago Police seize cannabis plants worth £43,000 from Wishaw industrial unit

More than 200 healthy plants were discovered at the Excelsior Street premises, Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week.

Economics

27 h. ago 2 horses named Lossiemouth to run in the same race as confusion set to reign at Sandown

The namesakes have both been entered in the Grade 2 bet365 Select Hurdle worth £80,000

Politics

43 h. ago He came to the UK to train as a barber but ended up at a cannabis factory in a Welsh town

Herish Mustafa, 35, was found living at the cannabis factory in Maesteg, Bridgend, which housed 66 plants

Politics

48 h. ago Over 13,000 households to get compensation payout worth £200 after major water disruption

Around 13,000 properties across the areas lost access to water from Sunday with supplier - South West Water (SWW) - confirming that the outage was due to a major water main burst

Economics

50 h. ago Police smash shoplifting gang using DNA to trace 5,000 stolen items: Officers raid corner shops selling £150K worth of goods swiped on order from major supermarkets

Metropolitan Police detectives tagged 5,000 commonly stolen items such as alcohol and chocolate with SelectaDNA, a fluid only visible under ultraviolet (UV) light.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Martin Lewis MSE warning to anyone who has moved home since 1993

If you've moved house in the last 31 years, especially to a different council area, you could be one of the 800,000 households eligible for a Council Tax refund worth £100s

Events

5 d. ago Student could face ‘decades behind bars’ for alleged Tesla firebomb attack in Missouri

Owen McIntire is accused of setting fire to two Tesla Cybertrucks worth more than $100,000 each in Kansas City and damaging two charging stations worth $550 each

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5 d. ago Toddler rushed to hospital after being 'attacked by pitbull at birthday party' as police seize animal

Police were called to the home in Teeside this afternoon where a young child suffered head and arm injuries in a horrifying dog attack.

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7 d. ago Thieves steal £150,000 haul of viral Pop Mart toys after raiding shipment

Criminals raided the lorry carrying some £150,000 worth of the toys in the early hours of April 8 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Economics

7 d. ago Virgil van Dijk already has plan in place for when new Liverpool contract runs out

Virgil van Dijk has committed himself to Liverpool for a further two years by signing a new contract worth £350,000 per week - but the club captain is actually targeting even more

Politics

7 d. ago Cannabis farm raided by cops as drugs worth £1.4 million seized in raids across Scotland

Police found 1100 cannabis plants at a cultivation in an industrial estate.

Economics

7 d. ago Police find cannabis plants worth £46,000 following raid on property

Kaine Harrison, 31, Joshua Williams, 34, and Shaneil Athay, 27, were all involved in an enterprise which involved the cultivation and supply of cannabis at properties in Newport

Economics

8 d. ago GTA 6 trailer used by Florida police to show off drug dealer's seized Corvette

GTA 6 might be all about how a life of crime doesn't pay (or does), but Florida cops have taken the game's first trailer and used it to show off a seized muscle car

Events

9 d. ago Doors smashed in at dawn as police storm suspected 'stash houses' for gangs

Officers from Greater Manchester Police seized class B and C drugs, a large knife, and two mobile phones

Events

1 week ago Keir Starmer paid tax on the £16,000 worth of free clothing he received from Labour donor Lord Alli as PM declares a total taxable income of £152,000

The PM's latest tax return, published by Downing Street tonight, showed how Sir Keir earned a combined £130,583 in 2023/24 in his role as an MP and Labour leader.

Economics

1 week ago Driver who crashed his car in Wishaw found to be transporting cocaine worth £22,000

Stuart Paton, 39, admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug in Castlehill Road on October 15, 2023.

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1 week ago Naked OAP high on 'monkey dust' goes on rampage causing £100,000 worth of destruction

Walter Harrison, 71, was naked and high on monkey dust when he started banging on neighbours' doors in Leek Staffordshire - he then started a fire that caused £100,000 in damage

Economics

1 week ago You can afford a couple more of those now, Mo! Mohamed Salah shows off £725,000 watch at his Liverpool new £50m contract signing presentation

On Friday, Liverpool confirmed that Mohamed Salah had put pen to paper on a new contract until 2027 worth £380,000-per-week, ending the dramatic saga surrounding his future.

Economics