‘Goodnight, Cinderella scam’: 2 British tourists robbed of $21000; what is Brazil’s latest fraud targeting foreigners?

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) Police in Rio de Janeiro are investigating a case where two British tourists claim they were drugged and robbed of $21,000 by three women near a beach.This incident is part of a series of crimes known in Brazil as “Goodnight, Cinderella” scams. In these cases, criminals reportedly seduce foreigners, spike their […]

Mauritius drug bust: 6-year-old British boy detained; 14 kgs cannabis worth £1.6 million found hidden in bag

[ad_1] A 6-year old British boy was apprehended along with multiple adults in Mauritius in connection with a significant £1.6million (Rs 18.78 crore approx) drug trafficking operation, according to by several UK media outlets.The incident reported occurred last Sunday at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Mauritius’s primary international gateway, where authorities allegedly found 161kg […]

Asked for a toilet that flushed…: Indian-origin British man Harpinder Chauhan recounts ordeal at US detention center, was called ‘chihuahua’

[ad_1] Indian-origin British businessman said he was denied a proper working toilet, his medicine at ICE detention center. Indian-origin British businessman who had lived in the United States since 2016 was detained by the ICE in February after his barbecue franchise in Florida bankrupted him and he got into trouble with his taxes. In June, […]

‘Ban criminal content on social media’: Surrey’s mayor issues statement after shooting British Columbia shooting; seeks urgent reforms

[ad_1] Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke (Image source: Official website) Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada has issued an urgent appeal to Meta, X, TikTok and all other social media platforms to block violent content and stop allowing criminals to use their networks to spread fear and intimidation.Locke in a statement on X […]

Sentence of British boy who killed Bhim Kohli, 80, to be reviewed for being unduly lenient

[ad_1] TOI Correspondent from London: The solicitor general has referred the sentence handed down to a 15-year-old British boy for killing 80-year-old Indian-origin Punjab-born dog walker Bhim Kohli to the Court of Appeal for being unduly lenient.Several MPs and members of the public had requested for the sentence to be reviewed under the unduly lenient […]

Bizarre social media stunt: British man arrested over Disneyland ‘wedding’ with 9-year-old Ukrainian girl; guests were hired

[ad_1] Representative image (X@franceinfo) French prosecutors on Tuesday charged a British man with crimes including money laundering and identity theft, following his alleged involvement in a disturbing event at Disneyland Paris, where he reportedly staged a fake wedding ceremony, acting as the groom to a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl.Prosecutors stated that the 39-year-old man, whose name […]

Superyacht ‘Bayesian’: British luxury yacht that sank in storm lifted off Sicilian coast; probe underway

[ad_1] The body of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024 is lifted by cranes during salvage operations off the village of Porticciolo (Image credit: AP) A British-flagged luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, Italy last year killing UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others was […]

Controversial British YouTuber hates on Indians; claims they can’t speak English, lie in interviews

[ad_1] Racist UK YouTuber makes unsubstantiated claims about Indians in a viral X post. British YouTuber Miles Routledge, known as “Lord Miles” and for his racist comments, trolling on social media, again targeted Indians and claimed that Indians abroad lie in interviews. Sharing an anecdote, the authenticity of which remains questionable, the YouTuber wrote that […]

The haunting holiday: Mystery deepens after British woman dies during Turkish trip but returns without heart

[ad_1] Mystery deepens after British woman dies during Turkish trip but returns without heart (Pic credit: GoFundMeUK) A trip turned into a nightmarish mystery for a British family after 28-year-old Beth Martin, a mother of two, died suddenly in Turkey and returned home without her heart.Beth had only just touched down in Istanbul on April […]

British climber Kenton Cool scales Mt Everest for record 19th time, most by any non-Sherpa

[ad_1] File photo: British climber Kenton Cool (Picture credit: X/@KentonCool) British mountaineer Kenton Cool on Sunday morning climbed Mount Everest for the 19th time, setting a new record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Sherpa climber. The 51-year-old was reported to be in good health while descending, confirmed Iswari Paudel […]