Schoolgirl, 17, FAKED brain tumour to con pop stars and their fans out of up to £400,000

Schoolgirl, 17, FAKED brain tumour to con pop stars and their fans out of up to £400,000 to fund private jet trips to Disneyland – as inquest reveals she died of heart failure six years later Meghan Bhari founded Believe in Magic to help terminally ill children in 2012 The charity was dissolved last week … Read more

Coronavirus could spread through AIR CON on buses, say Chinese scientists

Coronavirus spreads through air conditioning units on buses, scientists have warned after two dozen cases were linked back to a single passenger in China. Twenty-four passengers on the bus in Zhejiang Province tested positive for the virus after a single hour-and-a-half journey on January 19. Scientists believe the air conditioning unit allowed the transmission of the … Read more

Film-maker accuses street cat Bob owner of ‘appeal con’ after he sets up crowdfunding page for £250k

When a homeless man’s story about how a stray cat saved him from heroin addiction was made into an award-winning film, he and the producer were all smiles. But now, weeks after Bob the Cat was fatally run over, owner James Bowen has had a bitter falling out with the man who immortalised him on … Read more

Brighton con artist, 71, faces jail for selling make-believe Wimbledon tickets

John Clugston (pictured), 73, from Brighton, went to Soho-based independent entertainment company Parkland Pictures offering tickets to the tennis event in 2018 A con artist dubbed ‘Champagne Charlie’ who once fooled the boss of Prince Harry’s charity is facing jail for selling bogus corporate packages for Wimbledon. John Clugston, 73, from Brighton, went to Soho-based … Read more

Gold Rolex-wearing university manager and con artist husband funded lifestyle with credit card scam

An international con artist and his partner have been ordered to hand over more than £1 million after defrauding wealthy victims to fund their extravagant lifestyle. Ayodele Oluseye Odewale, 42, and Sara Bharat Yadav, 40, trawled through public records to find information about their victims so they could apply for credit cards in their names.  … Read more

Con The Fruiterer actor Mark Mitchell, 65, hits back at ‘cancel culture’

Con The Fruiterer actor Mark Mitchell, 65, takes a swipe at ‘cancel culture’… after comedian Chris Lilley’s shows were pulled from Netflix By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 16:36 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 16:36 BST, 18 June 2020 Mark Mitchell is best known for playing Con The Fruiterer on the late 1980s hit show … Read more

Firms facing ruin as insurers deny pay outs in ‘coronavirus cover con’

Hundreds of thousands of workers face redundancy because insurance giants are refusing to pay out in a £1 billion ‘coronavirus cover con’. Tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses are at risk of bankruptcy because of the ‘disgraceful’ and ‘immoral’ attempt to wriggle out of releasing the vital funds. This is despite them having … Read more

Coronavirus China: Restaurant air con spread illness to nine

Restaurant’s air conditioning spread coronavirus from one infected diner to NINE others, report finds Researchers investigate incident at eatery in Guangzhou, China, in January An asymptomatic customer later fell ill, along with others on nearby tables Study claims virus was carried further than usual due to venue’s air conditioning However 81 others eating and working … Read more

‘Everyone is sick of tacos, bolognese and chilli con carne’: Mums share meals to cook with mince

What can you make with all that stockpiled mince? Home cooks share the go-to meat recipes when they’ve had enough of spaghetti bolognese and tacos A mum has asked others online what mince meals she can cook for her family   The woman revealed her family is ‘sick’ of eating the same meals repeatedly  Posting to … Read more

Supanova Comic Con: $100 for a photo with George Lazenby

Would you pay $100 for a photo with James Bond? 007 star George Lazenby charges pricey fee for an autograph and snap at Supanova Melbourne By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:46 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 23 February 2020 Supanova Comic Con will bring a whole host of glittering … Read more