A woman has revealed the story of how she lost more than £113,000 to a Facebook fraudster during lockdown following an elaborate scam. Rachel Elwell, 50, from Brownhills, West Midlands, says she is facing bankruptcy after becoming the latest victim of an increasingly popular online scam – ‘romance fraud’. The export manager was contacted by … Read more
Outrage over Oxford University scholarship named after Dubai ruler accused of holding his daughter Princess Latifa captive Oxford runs scholarship in name of Sheikh who ‘held his own daughter hostage’ Uni accused of double standards over decision to accept scholarship funding It previously faced calls to rename scholarship created in name of Cecil Rhodes By … Read more
Outrage over Oxford University scholarship named after Dubai ruler accused of holding his daughter Princess Latifa captive Oxford runs scholarship in name of Sheikh who ‘held his own daughter hostage’ Uni accused of double standards over decision to accept scholarship funding It previously faced calls to rename scholarship created in name of Cecil Rhodes By … Read more
Now ALL captive birds must be kept indoors under new Government rules to stop bird flu spreading after eight cases were found in England Bird flu was confirmed in rearing turkeys at premises near Attleborough, Norfolk Last month, one farm in North Yorkshire and one in Herefordshire had outbreaks Cases also seen in areas including Gloucestershire, … Read more
A mother has been arrested and accused of keeping her son imprisoned for 28 years at her flat in Sweden. Medics were called to the apartment, in Stockholm, on Sunday after a suspicious relative broke in and found the woman’s son, now 41, locked inside. The man was severely malnourished, had sores and open wounds … Read more
I cannot abide those who are cruel to animals, but the sad fact is that in our digital age, my strong aversion is aroused all too often. I have lost count of the number of people who post on social media platforms such as Twitter so-called ‘kill shots’ of themselves grinning at the camera (or, … Read more
I cannot abide those who are cruel to animals, but the sad fact is that in our digital age, my strong aversion is aroused all too often. I have lost count of the number of people who post on social media platforms such as Twitter so-called ‘kill shots’ of themselves grinning at the camera (or, … Read more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will speak to foreign secretary Dominic Raab tomorrow – as her husband warned the chance to secure her release has ‘almost gone’. The mother-of-one is expected to use the phonecall to ask Mr Raab whether he has a plan to help get her out of prison. Yesterday, US Navy veteran Michael White was … Read more
Duffy has broken her silence since telling fans she was held captive and raped. The Singer-songwriter, 35, took to Instagram on Thursday to reach out to BBC Radio One DJ Jo Whiley after saying she intended to do a spoken-word interview where she would speak about the incident. In a candid Instagram post, she wrote: Hi Jo … Read more