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Impersonation scams value the UK £177.6m final yr, in keeping with new information from the commerce physique for the finance business. There had been 45,367 circumstances by which scammers impersonated buddies, relations, service suppliers equivalent to banks, the police or supply or utility corporations, in keeping with the information reported to UK Finance by its roughly 300 members. Fraudsters generally contact shoppers by way of textual content, telephone name and electronic mail in an try to entry funds.A separate survey of two,000 individuals carried out on-line by the physique discovered solely half of individuals (51%) at all times test whether or not a request for cash or private info is legit. Please use Chrome brows...

MOSCOW — China’s protection minister on Monday toured the highest Russian army academy on a go to to the Russian capital that underscored the more and more shut ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the combating in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu within the Kremlin on Sunda...

Air France and Airbus have been discovered not responsible of involuntary manslaughter over the crash of Flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 individuals.The Airbus A330 was travelling from the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean throughout a thunderstorm in June 2009, killing individuals from 33 nations. Both Air France and Airbus denied involuntary manslaughter.A French courtroom delivered the ruling right now following a two-month trial, concluding that there wasn't adequate proof of a direct hyperlink between the businesses' selections and the crash.Air France has compensated the households of these killed. France's first ever company manslaughter resulted in disappointment for the victims' households.Claire Durousseau, wh...

WARSAW, Poland — Slovakia turned the third European Union nation to ban meals imports from Ukraine on Monday, deepening the problem for the bloc as it really works to assist Ukraine transport its grain to world markets. Slovakia adopted Poland and Hungary, each of which introduced bans Saturday on Ukrainia...

Energy companies putting in prepayment meters can be required to attempt to contact a buyer at the least ten instances and conduct a "site welfare visit" earlier than forcibly conducting the set up, new tips will say.Energy firm staff can even be required to put on physique cameras or sound recorders to ensure new power regulator guidelines that govern prepayment meter installations are being adhered to. Ofgem's new code of observe for prepayment meters will outright ban forcibly putting in prepayment meters within the houses of individuals with a terminal sickness and people aged 85 and older who do not have somebody to take care of them.People with a well being situation that may be worsened by dwelling in a chilly residence - comparable to emphysema and sickle cell illness...

PARIS — A French courtroom on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter prices over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris, prompting an outpouring of anguish from individuals whose family members had been killed in a catastrophe that led to lasting adjustments in plane security measures. ...

The worth of Manchester United fell following a report the controversial Glazer household would stay homeowners of the membership. The firm's inventory value fell 13% after ESPN mentioned homeowners and co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer are assured they'll safe funding to allow them to retain possession of the membership. The supply cited within the article mentioned the pair favour new funding that may enable them to stay on the helm - however with siblings and fellow administrators promoting their holdings - they usually anticipate the funding will allow them to double the worth of the membership.Shares dropped to $18.91 every at one level on Monday morning in New York, the bottom since November. Manchester United is a public firm with some shares listed on the New York Sto...

Budweiser has launched a brand new advert that’s teeming with Americana — proper because the beer model’s mother or father firm was being skewered for partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The advert options Budweiser’s iconic Clydesdale galloping previous notable U.S. landmarks — such bec...

Party Pieces, the net celebration items provider based by the Princess of Wales's mother and father, is contemplating handing a six-figure sum to a purchaser as a part of efforts to dump the enterprise.Sky News has learnt {that a} dowry deal is among the choices being thought of by Carole and Michael Middleton as they search new homeowners for the corporate they based in 1987. Sources stated on Monday {that a} dowry was below discussions with potential bidders because the Middletons and their advisers at Interpath, the restructuring agency, search to finalise a deal.One of the main contenders to accumulate Party Pieces is Club Green, a family-owned enterprise which has additionally operated for many years within the celebration items sector, the sources added.The Middletons, ...

WASHINGTON — The job of chief White House economist is usually a wonky, low-profile one, with its occupant primarily tasked with producing analyses and poring over charts and graphs. But President Joe Biden’s subsequent choose to steer the Council of Economic Advisers is bracing for a barrage of political assaults centered on how the White House has tackled inflation. ...