2 h. ago French biathlon star Julia Simon found guilty of theft and credit card fraud

Simon handed three-month suspended sentence and fineOlympic medallist admitted using teammate’s bank cardThe French biathlete Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by a French court on Friday.Simon was accused of repeatedly using the bank card of her France teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, and that of a French team staff member to make online purchases totalling more than €2,000 (£1,371). Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Russian spies 'are helping gangs smuggle illegal migrants into Europe'

Daniel Mitov, the Bulgarian home secretary, said his government had evidence of direct links between Russia's foreign intelligence agency and the criminal operations. Pictured: File photo

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9 d. ago Suspect in killing of elderly NYC couple also tried to drain their bank accounts, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the New York City man charged with killing an elderly couple and then setting their house on fire during a horrific home invasion last month had also attempted to drain their bank accounts before using their credit cards to go on a shopping spree in Manhattan

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1 week ago The kindness of strangers: a woman paid for my groceries when I couldn’t

I was trying to move money over quickly but the banking app was down. Plus, I had a toddler and a baby with me, and one had started screamingRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesAt the Aldi checkout I was having trouble paying for my $100 grocery shop. It wasn’t that I couldn’t afford to pay, I’d just forgotten to transfer money into our everyday transaction account. I was trying to move the money over quickly at the checkout but the banking app was down. I had my two little kids with me, a toddler and a baby, one of whom had started screaming.With a growing queue of other customers behind me, the checkout guy set aside my receipt for the scanned groceries and saved it, then went on to serving other people. Frantically, I called my husband and asked him to come down to the supermarket with his bank card and pay, as it didn’t seem that I was going to be able to. While I was on the phone to him, a lady in the line paid for her groceries – then told the checkout guy, “I’ll pay ...

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2 w. ago Dementia patient 'saw woman as daughter', now carer is 'ashamed' of what she did

Amelia Doran used the elderly woman's bank card to take out thousands of pounds from her account over the course of around six months

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3 w. ago How to stay safe as one in five have now had personal data stolen

Hackers are taking bank and credit card account details

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3 w. ago Immigrants face 'good citizen' test to win the right to stay in Britain permanently as Labour tries to look tough

Anyone seeking 'indefinite leave to remain' (ILR) in Britain should have a 'spotless' criminal record, Shabana Mahmood will say.

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3 w. ago Foreign nationals must have a 'spotless' criminal record to win the right to stay in Britain permanently, says Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood

Foreign nationals who commit crime in Britain could be barred from winning 'settled' status to stay here permanently, the Home Secretary will announce.

Society

3 w. ago Major bank with 1.8million customers to AXE app in days after huge shake

A MAJOR bank with 1.8million customers will suspend access to its app in a matter of days. Sainsbury's Bank sold off its loans, credit cards and savings products and customers to NatWest last year. The supermarket bank confirmed earlier this month that from October 3 at 5pm, customers will no longer be able to access...

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last month Foreign criminals handed £2,000 cash cards as they're hauled onto deportation flight

Footage from deportation flight shows 47 criminals, including people convicted of killings, theft and sexual abuse, being taken back to Romania

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last month The foreign criminals who are flown out of Britain with bank cards pre

Footage shows the group of serious offenders, who include killers, thieves and sexual abusers, being forcibly returned to Romania having served part of their sentences in prison.

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last month Good Morning Britain report on migrants sparks fury as viewers brand government 'a joke'

Today's broadcast of Good Morning Britain left viewers outraged after the show was given access to film the deportation of dozens of foreign migrant criminals and the price it cost the government.

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last month Ross McGill's violent drugs war "caused Scotland's major gangs to self destruct"

A former police chief says a violent drugs war involving crime boss Ross McGill has caused Scotland's major crime gangs to self destruct, played into the hands of police and creating an opening for foreign criminals to takeover.

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