28 h. ago Woman, 23, agreed to smuggle £50k cannabis through airport for free Thailand holiday

Jessica Taylor was handed a locked suitcase and instructed to go through the nothing to declare 'green lane' when she arrived in the UK from Bangkok

Economics

35 h. ago Shirley Ballas admits she will 'never feel safe again' as she recounts the terrifying moment her stalker followed and confronted her 87

A stalker who made Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas' life hell over a terrifying six-year ordeal was spared jail earlier this year - after a court heard he believed she was his aunt. 

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60 h. ago ‘It doesn’t have to be like an Airbnb’: how to travel through house swapping and sitting

While it can be a wallet-friendly way to holiday, exchanging homes or minding someone else’s isn’t for everyone. Here, frequent travellers share their tipsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFree accommodation in someone else’s home might seem like an easy hack for cheap travel, but there’s more to house-sitting and swapping than a free room.While sitting usually involves caring for pets in exchange for accommodation, swapping requires participants to make their own home available to others for the pleasure of staying for free in someone else’s.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Teen drugs mule, 19, was caught smuggling £420k worth of cannabis in her luggage after she was gifted free trip to Thailand

Erihanna Sackor, 19, was caught red-handed at Heathrow Airport on June 2 with 14kg of the Class B drug which had been vacuum-sealed and stuffed in her suitcase.

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66 h. ago Teen who stabbed man after smashing Trafford family's window spared jail

Luke Ryan, 19, was handed a suspended sentence

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67 h. ago 'Miss Holiday' benefits cheat, 58, who sponged £40k in Universal Credit payments to go on so many trips pals joked she clocked up 'more air miles than Air Force One' is spared jail

Susan Pearson, 58, from Wigan, was dubbed 'Miss Holiday' by friends due to her endless exotic getaways, which included sun-soaked trips to Tunisia and Cyprus.

Economics

2 d. ago Benefits cheat, 58, who sponged £40k in Universal Credit payments to go on so many holidays pals joked she clocked up 'more air miles than Air Force One' is spared jail

Susan Pearson, 58, from Wigan, was dubbed 'Miss Holiday' by friends due to her endless exotic getaways, which included sun-soaked trips to Tunisia and Cyprus.

Economics

3 d. ago NatWest manager stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund 'hidden' gambling addiction

A NatWest bank manager was spared jail time after stealing £344,000 from cash machines to fund his gambling addiction, but experts have warned that his case is a 'tragedy that will keep repeating'

Economics

5 d. ago NatWest manager who stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund his gambling habit is spared jail

John Toms, 44, stole the enormous sum from ATMs at the Moorgate branch in the City of London where he had exclusive access.

Economics

5 d. ago Pictured: Drugs mule caught with almost £80,000 of cannabis in suitcases at Manchester Airport who was spared jail over her tough childhood

Cannabis mule Kiala Wyles, 22, sobbed uncontrollably as Recorder Jeremy Lasker told her he would not be sending her to prison after she admitted smuggling drugs.

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5 d. ago Nat West manager who stole £344,000 from cash machine to fund his gambling habit is spared jail

John Toms, 44, stole the enormous sum from ATMs at the Moorgate branch in the City of London where he had exclusive access.

Economics

5 d. ago Pictured: Drugs mule caught with almost £80,000 of cannabis in suitcases at Manchester Airport who was spared jail over her tough childhood

Cannabis mule Kiala Wyles, 22, sobbed uncontrollably as Recorder Jeremy Lasker told her he would not be sending her to prison after she admitted smuggling drugs.

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5 d. ago Woman, 22, who agreed to smuggle 30kg of cannabis from Thailand in exchange for free holiday and cash sobs as she's spared a jail sentence

Kiala Wyles, 22, who agreed to smuggle 30kg of cannabis worth £79,000 into Britain in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand and £10,000 cash sobbed as she was spared jail.

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6 d. ago She was told she'd earn £10k with free flights thrown in, but her world came crashing down at Manchester Airport

Kiala Wyles, 22, was promised £10,000 for bringing in almost 80 kilos of cannabis from Thailand

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1 week ago Mum grins as son who killed dad for taking away phone aged 15 AVOIDS prison

Lincoln Peterson killed his dad after his parents decided to take his electronics as a punishment for his school grades - his mum smiled in court as he was spared jail

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1 week ago ‘Ketamine queen’ accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose to plead guilty

Jasveen Sangha, fifth and last defendant charged in Friends star’s overdose to strike plea agreement with prosecutorsA woman known as the “ketamine queen”, charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty on Monday.Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Having initially pleaded not guilty, her change of plea means she’ll avoid a trial that had been planned for August. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Revealed: Man who was 'beaten to death with a concrete slab by teens on beach' was a convicted stalker and a 'one man crime wave'

EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Cashford, 49, was found dead with multiple serious injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent on Sunday.

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2 w. ago 'Intoxicated' Nigerian man who sexually assaulted teenager is spared jail due to his 'troubled background'

A Nigerian man who sexually assaulted a young woman next to Bournemouth beach has avoided jail.

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3 w. ago Crufts trainer who allowed three dogs to bake to death in hot car is spared jail

Two of the dogs belonged to clients of Andrew Claridge-Fleming

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3 w. ago Dog trainer who allowed three animals to bake to death in hot car is spared jail

Two of the dogs belonged to clients of Andrew Claridge-Fleming

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