'Dangerous' mum pretended to be friend to get 4,000 drug tablets

Richard Bracken, a four-time Emmy-nominated film editor with credits including Ironside, Columbo, Rich Man, Poor Man and three Wes Craven movies, has died. He was 90.

Salford.The 31-year-old claimed thousands of pounds for a replacement boiler even though it had broken down rather than been damaged during renovations.After the claim was made, investigators later discovered the 'customer' was actually Dowson's father and the house where the work was being carried out was the same address as the family's construction company was registered.Invoices used to claim the boiler had been damaged and ruled a total loss came from a plumbing company linked to Dowson's

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A fraudster posing as an HMRC worker threatened a Paisley man with jail time if he didn’t transfer him £8,000.The devious conman told the 32-year-old that a High Court judge would cage him for five years if he didn’t send the cash.Police revealed the worried victim sent the money to a Revolut account before realising he had fallen foul of a scam.Cops are probing the incident, which happened on Thursday

NBC’s Today show paid tribute this morning to Katherine Creag, the WNBC New York affiliate reporter who died suddenly and unexpectedly Wednesday at age 47. Watch the segment below.

KNBC reports.Buchanan targeted gay men in Southern California by placing ads on various websites, including Craigslist, offering sex services.When someone contacted a number attached to the ads, Buchanan would encourage them to send sexually explicit messages, or messages confirming they wished to hire him for sex.Buchanan would then threaten to share their conversations or report the men to police for soliciting for prostitution, unless they agreed to pay him to maintain his silence.He operated

straight to your inboxManchester City are back in domestic cup action this midweek, as they face Swansea City in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday evening.City are likely to rotate their squad for this FA Cup tie, particularly with the Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur on the horizon.Zack Steffan, Benjamin Mendy, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Kyle Walker, Fernandino, Tommy Doyle, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres are just some of the names pushing for a place in the starting

straight to your inboxManchester City are looking for their ninth consecutive Premier League win tonight, as they take on Burnley at Turf Moor.Although Sergio Aguero is back in training having recovered from Covid-19, the Argentine isn't quite ready to be part of the City squad against the Clarets, with the striker joining both Nathan Ake and Kevin De Bruyne on the sidelines.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed how John Stones hit the depths of his football career amidst injury problems and personal troubles.The Manchester City defender has bounced back to form this season and is expected to regain his place in the team to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night after contributing to a stunning 12-match winning streak.But he looked to be headed out of the Etihad exit door in the last two summers, when the break-up of his long-term relationship and

Piers Morgan has asked the Isle of Man Chief Minister if he'd ever to changed the name to Isle of Wo-Man to appease feminists - before saying he'd like to go for a pint there.

Evan Rachel Wood named Marilyn Manson as her alleged abuser on Monday. Of the musician, whose real name is Brian Warner, the actress and activist explained, "I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander or blackmail." In the statement posted to her Instagram account, Wood said, "The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson.

Kate Garraway came in fourth place after facing her fears in the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! jungle back in 2019.

direct to your inboxA 'dangerous' man disarmed a gunman who'd just fired the weapon and took it to his partner's house to hide in a garden, a court heard.Clive Wallace, 33, has received a ten year sentence for his part in a 'large scale incident' in Cheetham Hill after people left a nightclub in the early hours.A Glock handgun was fired into the air after a group of up to 20 men had congregated around an Audi A3.A court was told no-one appeared to have been seriously hurt following the incident,

Chelsea Houska and her husband, Cole DeBoer, are officially a family of six! The former star gave birth on Monday to her fourth child, daughter Walker June, she announced on Instagram.Chelsea shared two adorable pictures of Walker, noting that she has the same birthday as their 3-year-old son, Watson.