Gang steal thousands of daffodils stolen from town centre park

A gang of brazen thieves who stripped a town park of its entire stock of daffodils were being hunted by cops today. Just seven out of an estimated 10,000 blooming daffodils were left standing after the flowers were cut at their stems in an ‘industrial scale’ operation earlier this week. The flowers, worth around £2,000, … Read more

Therapy dog stolen from autistic girl, 12, found dead three months after being taken from home

Therapy dog that was stolen from a 12-year-old autistic girl has been found dead three months after she was taken from her family home Thieves stole Chloe Hopkins’ dalmatian Lottie from her home in Leicestershire The girl was left crying herself to sleep at night as community rallied to help TV presenter Chris Packham was … Read more

Stolen hearse with a casket and woman’s body inside is found

Stolen hearse with a casket and woman’s body inside is found after the driver crashed during a police chase on LA highway The casket and the woman’s body was found still inside the hearse after the crash on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles on Thursday morning  Black Lincoln navigator had been stolen from outside … Read more

These are the 10 car models most frequently reported as stolen to the DVLA last year

Is you car more likely to be stolen than other models? If you own any of these 10 motors the chances are it will be more appealing to thieves than cars, if last year’s records are anything to go by. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency has revealed the vehicles most commonly reported to them … Read more

Couple lose £25,000 while in Colombia after number stolen in Sim swap scam

A couple had £25,000 in savings cleared from their account while travelling in South America after one of their phone numbers was ported without consent. The pair, who wish to remain anonymous, slammed their phone company three stating it does not take security seriously enough, effectively helping ‘facilitate’ so-called ‘Sim swap’ scams. They contacted This is Money … Read more

ASK TONY: Santander and PayPal refused to refund stolen £450

Someone has fraudulently opened an account with PayPal using my name. PayPal withdrew £450 from my Santander Everyday account on October 9 last year. It refunded this, but took it back the following Friday, saying I had to reclaim the money from PayPal. It said the money would be credited within seven working days, but … Read more