11 h. ago 'Cowboy builder' arrested after fleecing customers out of £1.25m

Mark Killick had managed to scam customers out of over £1million to fund his life of luxury and gambling habit before he was eventually dobbed in and arrested by police

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17 h. ago Moment one of Britain's worst cowboy builders was arrested after fleecing dozens of customers out of more than £1.25million to fund his luxury holidays and gambling habit

Mark Killick, who was known to his customers as Marc Cole, spent his customers' money on travelling the world in style as well as funding his own gambling habit.

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22 h. ago Three arrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service

Men, aged 44, 45 and 48, detained by Metropolitan police under section 3 of National Security ActThree men, aged 44, 45 and 48, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting Russia’s intelligence service, the Metropolitan police said.The men were arrested by detectives from counter-terrorism policing at addresses in west and central London on Thursday and were in police custody, the force added. They were detained under section 3 of the National Security Act. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Trump's White House locked down after car crashes into security barrier as man arrested

A man was arrested after crashing his car into a security barrier outside the White House late Tuesday, the U.S. Secret Service said, and a bomb detection unit was on the scene

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4 d. ago Major banks down as thousands of customers left without access to accounts

According to Down Detector, AWS is down, as is anything using its services, from Ring Doorbells to Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, Fortnite, Duoligno and more including Lloyd and Halifax

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4 d. ago Bungling Louvre crime gang dropped piece of stolen jewellery during museum heist

A group of 'professional thieves' ended up dropping one of the items after they carried out a heist at the Louvre, one of the world's most iconic museums, stealing millions of pounds-worth of jewellery

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8 d. ago Trump says US looking at land attacks in Venezuela after lethal strikes on boats – live

Trump also claims without evidence that every US strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat saves thousands of lives The far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.In an interview with the Washington Post, Greene expressed her frustrations with Republicans, signaling her further deviation from the political strategies of her party, as the government shutdown beginning 1 October was slated to enter its third week. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Moment 14 migrants sneak into Britain after private yacht ran aground

A court heard that Mohammed Ali Nareman, 37, was at the centre of an international people smuggling ring that charged desperate migrants thousands of pounds to reach the UK.

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8 d. ago Moment 14 migrants sneak into Britain on private yacht only for crash landing to bring down people smuggling ring

A court heard that Mohammed Ali Nareman, 37, was at the centre of an international people smuggling ring that charged desperate migrants thousands of pounds to reach the UK.

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9 d. ago Omaze winner sells mansion for £1m below value after discovering major flaw

Chris Milnes, 61, scooped an Omaze mansion prize worth 2.5million pounds but has since put it on the market after after discovering a major flaw in maintaining it

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1 week ago 'I followed Martin Lewis tip and got £3,000 council tax refund'

Up to 400,000 homes are estimated to be in too high a council tax band - if this is you, then you may be able to challenge it and get a refund worth thousands of pounds

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1 week ago Peter Kay reveals he caused 'thousands of pounds' worth of damage to rock star Eric Clapton's holiday home in Provence

Peter Kay has revealed he accidentally caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage to Eric Clapton's swanky holiday home.

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1 week ago Peter Kay caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to Eric Clapton's home

Peter Kay is best known for his comedy career and has now opened up about the highs and lows in his new book Peter Kay's Diary

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2 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo is football's first billionaire thanks to Man Utd legend's Saudi riches

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to be worth more than a billion pounds after signing a new contract with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia

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2 w. ago 'Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris almost unrecognisable at parole hearing'

Norris wanted to assure the panel that he was no longer a racist but prison reports noted that he took spice and other drugs and was suspected of "radicalising" a vulnerable young prisoner

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2 w. ago Police bust gang behind smuggling of tens of thousands of phones stolen in London

Police bust gang behind smuggling of tens of thousands of phones stolen in London  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago Met police bust criminal gang behind smuggling of tens of thousands of phones stolen in London

Met police bust criminal gang behind smuggling of tens of thousands of phones stolen in London  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago Homeowners warned of four garden plants that could seriously harm house price

A beautiful garden can add as much as 15% to the value of your home - but some plants can cause thousands of pounds worth of damage and even land you in legal trouble

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2 w. ago IRA 'fixer' from Scotland finally admits guilt more than 30 years on

Michael Gallagher was charged with helping the IRA to launch mortars at Heathrow in 1994, which caused huge disruption and millions of pounds worth of damage.

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2 w. ago Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UK’s ‘largest’ phone theft crackdown

The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 monthsPolice have disrupted an international network suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen phones from the UK in its largest operation to tackle phone theft in London, the Metropolitan police said.The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months – up to 40% of all phones stolen in the capital, the Met said on Monday. Continue reading...

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