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Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash
Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme
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Andrew to close business behind platform which helps entrepreneurs
The former prince claimed it had seen 3,000 jobs created.
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'I feel betrayed': Personal trainer to sue Sweaty Betty over body-positivity slogan
Georgina Cox claims Sweaty Betty has continued to use her viral slogan ‘Wear The Damn Shorts’ despite her issuing a cease and desist notice
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Chris Eubank Jr answers retirement rumours ahead of Conor Benn rematch
Chris Eubank Jr announced he will become a father to twin boys.
MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium
Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility ‘better aligned with their needs’A group of 75 MPs are calling for the release of 15 penguins “trapped” in a small enclosure “without sunlight or fresh air” at the Sea Life London Aquarium.Ho...
Londoners could benefit from £5.5bn crypto stash seized from fraudster
Zhimin Qian was jailed for 11 years after scamming more than 128,000 people and storing the funds in Bitcoin
Connolly vows all voices will be heard as she becomes Ireland’s new president
Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Harris were among those attending the ceremony in St Patrick’s Hall at Dublin Castle.
Virgin Atlantic passenger who threatened to rape stewardess has sentence tripled
The incident was so shocking it left his victim ‘traumatised’ and off work for 14 months
Nandy sets out plans for BBC charter review in wake of Trump crisis
The Culture Secretary addressed the matter in the House of Commons.
Government to reconsider compensation for Waspi women
It was announced last year that women born in the 1950s who were affected by the increase in the pension age would not be compensated
John Tymukas obituary
My brother-in-law John Tymukas, who has died aged 73, was a structural engineer on many of London’s infrastructure projects from the 1990s onwards, including Canning Town station, Heathrow Terminal 5, Glaxo Smithkline HQ and Crossrail Bond Street.Born in Adelaide, South Australia, John was the son...
NHS trust fined £565,000 after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward
Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital after 18 similar attempts to self-harm A woman whose daughter killed herself on a “death trap” mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.Alic...
Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order
Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest evidence of their tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ community
Heathrow Airport set for disruption this weekend as two major train routes shut down
Travellers using the airport on the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November have been warned to expect disruptions
Royal Ballet and Opera faces 'dynamic pricing' backlash - as London tickets for Wagner's Ring priced at £415
The tickets are the most expensive on sale by a publicly subsidised performing arts company in the UK
Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10
The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.
Aldi and Lidl issue urgent food recall on products - with one containing glass
The two budgets supermarkets are urging customers to be wary
Queen welcomes Booker Prize-winning author at Clarence House
Camilla congratulated David Szalay and the shortlisted authors during a special reception.
Police brace for clashes as protesters and counter-protesters set for Bob Vylan north London gig
The Metropolitan Police has placed restrictions on the planned protests to prevent disorder
United Airlines stewardess ten times the alcohol limit after downing mini bottles of vodka on flight to Heathrow
The air stewardess was said to be going through a hard time