Gang of fraudsters posed as Pudsey Bear to scam shoppers out of £500,000

A GANG of fraudsters dressed as Pudsey Bear to trick shoppers into handing over £500,000. They also used marketing material from charities including Children in Need, The Children’s Society, MIND and Great Ormond Street Hospital to pretend to be legitimate collectors. 3 Ringleader David Levi used his loot to fund luxury holidays and also had … Read more

Everyone can spot the building with the hole in it… but only those with 20/20 vision can find the giant CAT in 8 seconds

IF you think you have perfect 20/20 vision and a high IQ try and spot the giant cat hiding in this image before everyone gets out of work at five o’clock. This viral brainteaser has left people scratching their heads trying to spot the perfectly camouflaged feline within the city full of skyscrapers in under eight seconds as … Read more

Pensioner, 77, mauled in horror dog attack in Scots street as pet seized

AN elderly woman has been mauled by a dog in a horror street attack. The incident happened in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire this morning. 1 An OAP was hospitalised after being attacked by a dog in Dovecot Road, TullibodyCredit: Google Maps Emergency crews rushed to Dovecot Road in the town around 9.30am after the alarm was raised. … Read more

AI cannot be named as an ‘inventor,’ top UK court says in patent dispute

Middlesex guildhall is home of Supreme Court of United Kingdom. David Bank | Moment | Getty Images Artificial intelligence cannot be listed as an inventor on a patent application, the U.K.’s highest court ruled Wednesday, in a decision likely to have a significant impact as AI tools grow in use. The case originated with two … Read more

Killer snared by undercover cop after he murdered ex-girlfriend is jailed 11 years after she vanished from pub night out

A KILLER snared by an undercover cop after he murdered his ex-girlfriend has been jailed – 11 years after she vanished from a pub. Darren Osment, 41, slaughtered Claire Holland in Bristol in 2012 after a drunken row. 6 Claire Holland was murdered after she left a pub in 2012Credit: PA 6 Darren Osment has been … Read more

Abramovich denies benefiting from war after EU court upholds sanctions

Abramovich, who is known to be a close contact of President Putin, was sanctioned by EU and U.K. authorities in March, causing his assets to be frozen and travel restricted. Cem Ozdel | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Roman Abramovich denied benefiting from the war in Ukraine after a European Union court on Wednesday upheld … Read more

Commuter chaos as London to Edinburgh trains CANCELLED due to ‘shortage of crew’

COMMUTERS face travel chaos as trains between Scotland and London have been cancelled. LNER services from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh have had to be axed due to a shortage of train crew. 1 LNER announced several services were affected due to shortage of staff and the weatherCredit: Alamy The 5.40am train from Edinburgh to … Read more

Widow of French serial killer dubbed Ogre of the Ardennes who murdered British student jailed for life

THE ex-wife of a serial killer who murdered a British student has been jailed for life. Monique Olivier, 75, was convicted of assisting Michel Fourniret in the rape and murder of two young women in France. 3 Monique Olivier, ex-wife of serial killer Michel Fourniret, has been given life in prisonCredit: AFP 3 Fourniret and … Read more

Fury as primary school teacher ruins Christmas for class full of kids after claiming Santa isn’t real

TEACHER has ruined Christmas for a class full of kids after she claimed Santa was not real. Year Six pupils, aged ten and 11, were making Christmas cards when the supply tutor made the comment. 1 A supply teacher at Hill View Primary School ruined Christmas by claiming Santa is not realCredit: BNPS The youngsters … Read more

‘Lovely’ farmer Richard Harrison, 59, and wife Rachel, 54, died from gunshot wounds – as neighbours pay tribute

TRIBUTES are pouring in for a “lovely” farmer and his wife after they died from gunshot wounds. Richard and Rachel Harrison, 59 and 54, were tragically found dead on Friday morning in Saddington, Leicestershire. 2 Richard Harrison, 59, was found dead alongside his wife on Friday 2 Police confirmed Richard and Rachel Harrison, 54, died of … Read more