High street stores must be barred from allowing text scammers to buy phones and Sim cards without proof of ID, says the new police watchdog. In an interview with The Telegraph, Andy Cooke, the new HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said the failure to crack down on “burner” phones and …
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A former Derby taxi-turned-delivery driver has failed in his appeal to get his driving ban lifted after he reached 15 penalty points on his licence. Jabber Choudhry lost his licence and his livelihood after going just 6mph above the 30mph speed limit in London Road, Derby. He told Derby Crown …
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A prolific criminal, who hit the headlines across the country earlier this year because of his looks, is now back behind bars. Jonathan Cahill, 37, has been jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to a number of crimes, Yorkshire Live reports. Cahill, of Fairfield Drive, Ossett, Wakefield, appeared at …
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NORTH east Police have warned of a Royal Mail fake text scam, which took nearly £10,000 from an Aberdeenshire resident. An example of a fake Royal Mail website. A similar example caused an Aberdeenshire resident to lose £10,000. An intricate scam, involving fake texts and websites, scammers impersonating bank staff …
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Hull lawyers representing Post Office workers wrongfully convicted of crimes have hit out over delays in agreeing damages. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a flaw in a computer system Horizon. A number of them even ended …
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A text scam asking for Royal Mail ‘shipping’ fees has begun circulating across the UK – potentially putting sensitive information, including full banking details at risk. The bogus text warns the phone-owner reads ‘your shipment could not be delivery because the Shipping fee not paid Please confirm here’ before a …
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EMILY PRESCOTT: Lady Amelia Windsor proves she’s the coolest member of the Royal Family by moving to Dalston By Emily Prescott For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:43, 3 April 2022 | Updated: 00:56, 3 April 2022 Lady Amelia Windsor has moved a long way from her posh roots – …
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A ‘much-loved’ family man and anti-violence worker subjected an escort to a terrifying knife-point ordeal in a Birmingham flat. Barrington Davis, aged 26, held a blade to the woman’s face before stealing bank cards and £1,500 in cash. Royal Mail worker Davis, who the court heard visits schools in the …
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A House of Lords report has highlighted concerns that the police use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence – AI – could undermine people’s human rights and the rule of law. The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has revealed that the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence tools …
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Two men have been assaulted outside Domino’s Pizza in Swindon’, police say. They have asked for witnesses to the incident to come forward. The assault occurred in the early hours of Saturday (March 26), around 2am. It was in the High Street, Old Town Swindon. They say that two men …
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