A surge in fraud cases in which photos are manipulated to show fake car crash damage is alarming insurers and helping to push motor insurance…
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It’s daylight e-robbery: how entrepreneurs feel powerless as their work is ripped off
After years of dealing with mental health issues, Kelly Robinson-Key found writing poetry helped her through the dark times. From there has emerged a cottage…
View More It’s daylight e-robbery: how entrepreneurs feel powerless as their work is ripped offSim-swap fraud: How your bank account can be emptied by phone
A north London teacher has warned others to be on their guard if their mobile phone suddenly stops working. Fraudsters apparently used the ID information…
View More Sim-swap fraud: How your bank account can be emptied by phone‘It’s soul destroying to find nests have failed’: inside the battle against Scotland’s falcon thieves
George Smith has been tracking the peregrine falcons of south Scotland since 1984. His day job is working in maintenance, but every evening and weekend…
View More ‘It’s soul destroying to find nests have failed’: inside the battle against Scotland’s falcon thievesUK consumers lose £580m to fraudsters in first half of 2023, figures reveal
Scammers were responsible for nearly 1.4m cases of fraud in the UK during the first half of 2023 – the equivalent of one every 12…
View More UK consumers lose £580m to fraudsters in first half of 2023, figures revealSwans decapitated amid rising attacks against waterfowl in England and Wales
Nine decapitated swans are among the victims of a rising number of sadistic attacks against waterfowl, according to police data. Police recorded a 59% increase…
View More Swans decapitated amid rising attacks against waterfowl in England and WalesOlder people hired as ‘money mules’ by gangs as cost of living crisis bites
A growing number of people aged in their 50s and 60s are allowing their bank accounts to be used to move money illegally. Fraud experts…
View More Older people hired as ‘money mules’ by gangs as cost of living crisis bitesFour Insulate Britain protesters convicted of causing public nuisance
Four climate protesters who stopped traffic on a central London road during rush hour have been convicted of causing a public nuisance. Julie Mecoli, 68,…
View More Four Insulate Britain protesters convicted of causing public nuisanceHow can Britain ever embrace cycling if our bikes keep getting stolen? | Adam Becket
For most cyclists, bike theft feels like an inevitability. It’s just one of those risks that you are doomed to face any day you take…
View More How can Britain ever embrace cycling if our bikes keep getting stolen? | Adam BecketWho dares bins? Councils in England use ex-SAS soldiers to catch fly-tippers
Special forces war veterans are being deployed undercover to help tackle the increasingly violent criminal networks moving into fly-tipping and the dumping of dangerous waste.…
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