British woman Isabel Rose, 26, was sentenced to six years in Hong Kong for blackmail and perverting justice after reporting she was raped by a British banker. The judge deemed her allegation "completely fabricated," a claim Rose denies, maintaining her innocence throughout the two-year legal process.
Isabel Rose, a 26-year-old British woman from east London, has been sentenced to six years in prison in Hong Kong for blackmail and perverting the course of justice. She was convicted of making a false rape allegation against a British banker in an attempt to extort £100,000.
A 93-year-old British woman has died from burns sustained in Spain's wildfires, bringing the total death toll to 13. At least four victims are believed to be British. Two British hikers were found alive but severely burned. Families of victims are disputing official accounts of evacuation advice.
A 93-year-old British woman has died from burns sustained in Spain's wildfires, bringing the death toll to 13. At least four victims are believed to be British. Two British hikers were found alive but severely burned. Authorities are investigating the circumstances, with a Belgian man's son disputing claims that his father ignored evacuation advice.
At least 12 people died and 23 are missing after a wildfire in Almería, Spain. Victims tried to escape flames near Bédar, with four believed to be British. Authorities cite difficult terrain and wind as factors, with a fallen power line suspected as the cause. Political blame is being exchanged between regional and central governments.
A UK justice minister will review the case of an academic strangled by a US fighter pilot in Cambridge, after the victim described her experience with the US military justice system as "distressing and degrading." The pilot was tried by US air force prosecutors, raising questions about UK authorities ceding jurisdiction.
A British couple, Jane and Alan Kelvey, on a yacht in the Channel reported a Russian warship, Admiral Grigorovich, fired warning shots near them. The couple downplayed the incident, stating it was unnecessary and the Russian account was untrue, emphasizing they were not on a collision course and had right of way.
A 42-year-old British woman died after falling 500m from Balaitús Peak in the Spanish Pyrenees. She was hiking with a companion when the incident occurred. The Foreign Office is in contact with Spanish authorities.
A 42-year-old British woman died after falling from Balaitus Peak in the Pyrenees on Saturday evening. She was residing in Finland. Spanish police are investigating the incident, which is currently being treated as a tragic accident.
Sarah Schloegl was unable to board flight home from Spain as 11-month-old had invalid documentation under new rulesA British woman from Aberdeen has been stranded abroad after her 11-month-old baby was prevented from boarding a flight because of new rules regarding dual nationals.Sarah Schloegl was refused board on a Ryanair flight from Alicante last week after she went to Spain for a short break with her Austrian husband, Philipp, their three-year-old daughter and 11-month-old baby. Continue reading...
Sarah Schloegl stranded in Alicante after 11-month-old was found to have invalid documentation under new rulesA British woman from Aberdeen and her 11-month-old baby have been stranded abroad because of new rules regarding dual nationals introduced by Labour.Sarah Schloegl was refused board on a Ryanair flight from Alicante last week after she went to Spain for a short break with her Austrian husband, Philipp, their three-year-old daughter and 11-month-old baby. Continue reading...
Dionne Marie Hanna, a British woman featured in Netflix documentary Con Mum, faces 39 fraud charges in Singapore after allegedly deceiving 14 victims out of more than S$800,000. The 85-year-old claimed connections to Brunei's royal family and terminal cancer to obtain money, promising reimbursement through inheritance she never received. New charges include tricking a man into paying hundreds of thousands and a woman into giving money for luxury cars and Sentosa Cove property.
Dionne Marie Hanna, an 85-year-old British woman, faces 34 new fraud charges in Singapore, bringing her total to 39. She is accused of deceiving 14 victims by falsely claiming ties to the Bruneian royal family and terminal illness to solicit funds.
Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scamsA British woman who was scammed out of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to recoup some of her lost fortune, an inquest in Devon has heard.Janet Fordham was cheated of her life savings and her home over a period of five years by fraudsters apparently based in the UK, Germany, the US and Ghana, the inquest in Exeter was told. Continue reading...
Becky Chaplin, who was found as a newborn by a vet in Kenya and adopted by British parents, has trained the first cohort of physiotherapists in Sierra Leone through Mercy Ships. The occupational therapist from East Grinstead mentored 15 new graduates in 2023, helping establish the country's first university-level physiotherapist course. Previously, only six fully-trained physiotherapists existed for Sierra Leone's nine million people.
