24 h. ago Crime gang who 'caused havoc' and had £400,000 drug stash jailed for combined 31 years

They were supplying drugs 'during all hours of the day and night'

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67 h. ago She took £100,000 from her employer. Then she got a new job and did it again

Under the name Vikki Phillips the defendant Victoria King was jailed in 2014 for stealing £130,000 from the charity she was working for

Economics

6 d. 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

8 d. 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’

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9 d. ago Two boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple found dead in house fire

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at 4am on Monday 14 April after emergency services were called to a fire at their home in Alton, Hampshire

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9 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.

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1 week ago Alton fire: Two boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of elderly couple's murder

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at their home in Alton, Hampshire, at 4am on April 14 - three teenagers have so far been arrested and bailed

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1 week 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

1 week ago Antiques Roadshow guests dealt crushing blow with true price of ancient bronze item

Two guests appeared on beloved BBC programme Antiques Roadshow with a bronze sculpture crafted by Boris Schatz, but the elderly couple were told some disappointing news

Economics

2 w. ago Alton fire: Elderly couple, 91 and 88, killed in horror house fire named after schoolboy, 16, arrested

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at their home in Alton, Hampshire, at 4am on Monday

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2 w. ago Murder investigation after elderly couple, 91 and 88, killed in house fire in idyllic town

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were pronounced dead at the scene in  their home on Heron Close in Alton in the early hours of Monday, April 14.

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2 w. ago Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple killed in house fire

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple, aged in their 80s and 90s, died in a house fire in Alton, Hampshire, this week

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2 w. ago Passengers encouraged to get off hot train to get some air are left stranded

The group of passengers - which included an elderly couple - were 'flabbergasted' after the blunder saw them left at Swindon station, more than 130 miles away from their destination.

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2 w. ago Owner of XL Bully which savaged elderly couple's dog to death had already been 'warned'

Callum Bridge-Banks now faces sentencing at a later date after he admitted owning the XL Bully which attacked Jean Scott and killed her beloved Yorkshire terrier

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2 w. 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

2 w. 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

2 w. 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

2 w. ago Bogus workman forces elderly couple into care home after swiping roof repair cash

The bogus roofer took thousands of pounds never returned after carrying out a minor repair.

Society

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.

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2 w. ago Antiques Roadshow guests are left disappointed after learning the shock price of their ancient bronzed item

An elderly couple had hope their artefact could be worth thousands but they were quickly humbled down by an expert's verdict in a repeated episode aired on Sunday.

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