‘Conman’ shown on video ‘tricking pawnbroker into buying fake gold’

By Matthew Cox 08:53 Jun 30, 2024, updated 09:06 Jun 30, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A ‘gold dealer’ who was caught on CCTV tricking a pawn shop into buying fake gold was also seen months earlier using a similar scam at another jeweler. Footage has emerged of the smartly dressed suspect targeting … Read more

We could be evicted from our new home because it is 30 inches too HIGH

By Milo Pope and Stewart Whittingham 08:54 May 25, 2024, updated 09:17 May 25, 2024 A couple are being kicked out of their home after the council ordered it to be demolished because it was just 75cm too high. The smart detached development in Prestwich, Bury, is set to be demolished after planning chiefs also … Read more

Second-class post after takeover ‘reduced to just three days a week’

According to reports, second class mail will be reduced to just three days a week when billionaire Daniel Kretinsky completes his £3.5 billion takeover of Royal Mail. The businessman, nicknamed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ because of his inscrutable nature, plans to take Britain’s 500-year-old postal service fully into foreign hands for the first time. But the … Read more