A Chinese couple has agreed to hand over two luxury homes in Hampstead worth £7million which are suspected to have been acquired through “large-scale” fraud. Wenjun Tian and Jiangbo Hao will forfeit two luxury homes in the north London suburb, two blocks of student accommodation in Coventry and cash found in several bank accounts as … Read more
A prolific sex offender from Northern Ireland, who posed as a teenage boy on Snapchat and Instagram to trap his child victims, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. David John Andrews, 55, was told at Downpatrick Crown Court that he would serve a minimum of 13 and a half years, after which parole … Read more
Schoolgirl Elianne Andam used her hand to try to defend herself after she was stabbed by her friend’s ex-boyfriend in a row over a teddy bear, the Old Bailey has heard. The 15-year-old was attacked by Hassan Sentamu during a meeting outside the Whitgift shopping centre, and died at the scene despite desperate attempts to … Read more
Luigi Mangione, a suspect named in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was valedictorian of the Gilman School in Baltimore in 2016, resurfaced video shows. Mr Thompson was shot dead on 4 December outside a Manhattan hotel, which prompted a huge search for the suspect who eluded police for nearly a week. … Read more
More charities have backed the Standard’s campaign to lobby the Government to reverse a 20-year-old policy and afford asylum seekers the right to work after six months in line with other European countries. It follows our victory last week in getting the Government to double the “move-on” period for refugees having to leave Home Office … Read more
An 80-year-old man has died after an argument over a parking spot outside a Texas grocery store turned violent, according to authorities. Earl Hollins, an 80-year-old military veteran, and Anthony Ray Boyce, 57, had both gone to a Food Town grocery store in north Harris County, Houston, on Friday afternoon, according to court documents seen … Read more
Bexley borough has been named the ninth most miserable place to live in the UK, according to a new survey by property website Rightmove. The study, now in its 13th year, gathered responses from over 35,000 people across Britain, asking them about their satisfaction with their local area. The findings revealed that Bexley borough residents … Read more
Between 1988 and 1990, the Broward county sheriff’s office (BSO) in Florida manufactured and sold crack cocaine as part of a controversial sting operation to arrest people for purchasing the illegal drug. Many of those who are arrested for purchasing the BSO-made drugs were given lengthy prison sentences. The Florida supreme court declared the operation … Read more
A “peacemaker” was heard saying “stop fighting” to his killer, outside a pub, his last words before he was struck with a fatal punch to the head, a court has heard. David Hallatt, 57, died from blunt force head injury as he fell from the “dreadful” blow on June 20, 2024. A trial at Hove … Read more
Chris McCausland could end a 12-year streak and make history if he triumphs on Strictly Come Dancing this weekend. For over a decade, there’s been a curious link between Strictly and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Despite being filmed worlds apart—one in London, the other in Australia—and having vastly different formats, the … Read more