Is this a real financial firm or a fake? How to spot a ‘clone’ scam

Watchdog warnings about fraudsters impersonating financial firms to trick people out of cash have soared this year, sparking concern this type of scam is becoming more prevalent. ‘Clone’ alerts by regulators have jumped 34 per cent to 401 so far, and 261 per cent since 2015 – and they currently make up two fifths of … Read more

This Is Us fans go wild after they spot new clue about Randall Pearson’s birth mother

This Is Us fans went wild following this week’s episode after they spotted a new clue about Randall Pearson’s birth mother. Only recently, viewers discovered that Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) birth mother, Laurel (Jennifer C. Holmes) could be still alive after they were led to believe she had died following a drug overdose after childbirth. And on … Read more

Testing chief admits mass testing scheme in Liverpool will NOT spot everyone infected with Covid-19

Mass testing in Liverpool will not be able to identify every single case of coronavirus, one the government’s testing chief admitted today. In the first major step for Operation Moonshoot – the scheme that Number 10 hopes will help the UK get on top of the crisis by the spring, every resident of Liverpool will be … Read more

Testing chief admits mass testing scheme in Liverpool will NOT spot everyone infected with Covid-19

Mass testing in Liverpool will not be able to identify every single case of coronavirus, one the government’s testing chief admitted today. In the first major step for Operation Moonshoot – the scheme that Number 10 hopes will help the UK get on top of the crisis by the spring, every resident of Liverpool will be … Read more

Police to go to woodland spot where witness said he saw Russell Causley ‘burning something’

Police will visit the woodland spot where a witness said he saw wife killer Russell Causley ‘burning something in a rug’ in 1985 after the murderer was freed despite not revealing where his victim’s body is.   Russell Causley, 78, killed his wife Carole Packman, 40, in Bournemouth in 1985, and evaded justice for almost a decade … Read more

York builder, 27, died when he fell off his bike at same spot he crashed while drink driving

Drunk builder, 27, died after falling off his bike on the way home from pub in the same spot he crashed his van and was banned for drink driving two years earlier, inquest hears James Moore-Carnell was more than three times the limit when he cycled home He fell off at the same spot in … Read more

Anyone for a spot of island hopping? The wonderful ways to enjoy a fun day out on the water 

Anyone for a spot of island hopping? From hovercraft day trips to ferry rides amid glorious scenery, the wonderful ways to enjoy a fun day out on the water Head to Portsmouth for a ride on the world’s only all-year hovercraft route, with day returns from around £25  Boat trips from Penzance to the Scilly … Read more

Can YOU spot the evil ghost among the ghouls? Puzzle puts your perception skills to the test

A baffling new seek-and-find puzzle is challenging players to spot the evil ghost hiding outside of a haunted house. Created by Scottish company Cottages and Castles ahead of Halloween, the themed brainteaser challenges puzzlers to find the only ghost floating out of the haunted house that has a sinister expression.  It is also more transluscent … Read more

Police launch investigation after ‘blood-soaked baby’s hat’ found at beauty spot

Police launch investigation after baby’s hat is found with ‘worrying amount of blood’ in a bag at a Scottish beauty spot Blood-stained items found inside a carrier bag at Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh Police officers were deployed to the woodland area at around 9.35am yesterday Forensic officers have been scouring the area and conducting detailed … Read more

Police launch investigation after ‘blood-soaked baby’s hat’ found at beauty spot

Police launch investigation after baby’s hat is found with ‘worrying amount of blood’ in a bag at a Scottish beauty spot Blood-stained items found inside a carrier bag at Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh Police officers were deployed to the woodland area at around 9.35am yesterday Forensic officers have been scouring the area and conducting detailed … Read more