They are the menace of seaside holidays, brazenly snatching ice-creams and chips right out of people’s hands. But scientists have come up with a way to stop seagulls stealing food, by staring them straight in the eye. Cocky as they appear, seagulls are far less likely to take food when someone is looking at them, … Read more
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of stealing the economic policies of his hard-Left Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for a radical Budget that will set Britain’s course for years. Mr Corbyn told the Commons many of Mr Sunak’s announcements, including furlough, the Green Industrial Revolution and the relocation of civil servants … Read more
Company secretary, 45, with horse-buying habit that she found ‘more addictive than drugs’ is jailed for five years for stealing £1.7million from her employer Lisa Crawshaw ‘destroyed’ a business when she took cash to buy several horses Business discovered the theft when it began receiving debt collection letters Crawshaw was jailed for five years for … Read more
Company secretary, 45, with horse-buying habit that she found ‘more addictive than drugs’ is jailed for five years for stealing £1.7million from her employer Lisa Crawshaw ‘destroyed’ a business when she took cash to buy several horses Business discovered the theft when it began receiving debt collection letters Crawshaw was jailed for five years for … Read more
‘Pillar of the community’, 72, is stripped of his MBE after being jailed for five years for stealing nearly £300,000 from charity pension fund to buy a French holiday home and house in upmarket Hampshire village Patrick McLarry, 72, defrauded money to fund lavish lifestyle and pay off debts He admitted taking £250,000 from disability charity … Read more
‘Pillar of the community’, 72, is stripped of his MBE after being jailed for five years for stealing nearly £300,000 from charity pension fund to buy a French holiday home and house in upmarket Hampshire village Patrick McLarry, 72, defrauded money to fund lavish lifestyle and pay off debts He admitted taking £250,000 from disability charity … Read more
A blind and deaf ‘ninja’ spaniel has been filmed sniffing out food in the dead of night and leaving a trail of licked-clean pots in his wake. Stuart Balshaw, 56, from Wokingham, Berkshire, was still left speechless after finding a licked-clean pan on his kitchen floor with his homemade spaghetti bolognese nowhere to be seen. After … Read more
Sneaky cyber crooks are targeting more victims but stealing smaller sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns Online thieves are taking as little as £10 from thousands of accounts unnoticed Method dubbed ‘silent stealing’ and involves fewer risks than large amounts The UK has reached ‘epidemic levels’ with estimate cost at £190billion a year By … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer called for the creation of recovery bonds in his much-anticipated relaunch speech – but suffered a fresh setback as a poll found he was less popular than Boris Johnson. The Labour leader hoped to revive his fortunes within his own party and among voters by setting out a bold vision for the country … Read more
Commercial fishers in Hawaii have had enough of monk seals stealing their catches, damaging their gear and even threatening their crew. But the hefty marine mammals are an endangered species, leading federal officials to look for non-lethal deterrents. The National Marine Fisheries is proposing fisherman shoot the endangered seals with paintballs and sponge grenades. However, … Read more