Jailed lottery fraudster Edward Putnam is poised to receive a £350,000 windfall behind bars after the sale of his home near the M25. Putnam, who forged a winning ticket to steal £2.5million in 2009, has paid back only £94,000 of a confiscation
Singapore police uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, they said, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to $1.75 billion. The police had launched further operations
Brexiteers have reacted with fury over plans for the EU to use the deal they made with Rishi Sunak to force jam to be sold as “marmalade” in parts of the UK. The fate of everyone’s favourite breakfast fruit preserve has become
A Canadian woman, who mailed a threatening letter containing a poisonous substance to former President Trump while he was serving in the White House, was sentenced to over two decades in prison. Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, a 56-year-old dual citizen of Canada
Transgender women were barred from competing in the world’s top chess federation’s official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by the organization’s officials. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) said the organization and its member federations received recognition
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that from today, pints and other drinks on tap in over 38,000 UK pubs will be up to 11p cheaper than supermarket equivalents. Mr Hunt hailed the move, first announced in his Spring Statement, as evidence Brexit
More than two months after defending its rules on the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced Friday that trans cyclists will now be banned from competing in all international women’s events. The UCI, the world governing
Mars Incorporated is forging a more eco-friendly future by changing up its packaging in a new trial. The chocolate firm produces the world-famous Mars bar, and, while the sweet treat itself won’t be changing, its initial appearance to buyers may be set
British Cycling announced Friday that transgender females will not be permitted to compete against biological women. The organization will have an “open” category, which will allow transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals and those born male and female to compete. Transgender men
The posts included a song from the London rapper Rimzee about being in jail. It also includes a picture of a video showing the artist putting a blade in a toothbrush while in a jail cell. McCulloch was sentenced to nine-and-a-half year