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A UK pension scheme has been branded "deeply irresponsible" after investing in Bitcoin.The unnamed defined-benefit scheme became the first in the UK to make the plunge, using 3% of its assets to buy into the cryptocurrency last month. Pension specialist Cartwright acted as an adviser to the scheme and said the allocation was a "strategic move that not only offers diversification but also taps into an asset class with a […]

Mohamed al Fayed’s daughter has been cleared of robbing her brother of his £1,900 iPhone after prosecutors dropped the case.Camilla Fayed, 39, previously denied the charge of robbery against Omar Fayed in the gym of the family's Grade I listed estate, Barrow Green Court, near Oxted in Surrey, on 18 May 2020. She was due to face trial alongside her husband Mohamad Esreb, 44, Matthew Littlewood, 35, and Andrew Bott, […]

The FA has launched an investigation into allegations that suspended Premier League referee David Coote discussed giving a yellow card ahead of a match.Mr Coote booked Leeds player Ezgjan Alioski during a match against West Brom in October 2019. The Sun claims that the day before, he discussed carding the player with a Leeds fan he'd met online, then after the game messaged him saying: "I hope you backed as […]

London celebrity haunt the Groucho Club has closed after claims a "serious crime" took place there.The swanky Soho joint had its licence suspended by Westminster City Council on Tuesday after a request by the Metropolitan Police. It's understood the members-only venue co-operated with the council and acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations."This decision follows reports that a serious crime may have taken place at the premises in circumstances linked to a […]

A fugitive wanted for more than two decades by the FBI has been caught in North Wales, the agency has said.Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was one of the FBI's "most wanted terrorists" for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003. Two bombs exploded about one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville in August that year, according to authorities.Then, in September of the […]

The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112, the Guinness World Records has announced.John Tinniswood was born in Liverpool on 26 August 1912, the year the Titanic sank. He was a lifelong Liverpool FC fan, born just 20 years after the club was founded. He died on Monday at a care home in Southport, Guinness World Records said.In a statement, his family said: "His last day was […]

The Met Office has said it is "committed to learning the lessons from Storm Bert" after criticism of its weather forecasts.The weather service also defended itself, pointing out that "observed rainfall totals were broadly in line with the forecast and the severe weather warnings issued in advance". Check forecast in your areaThrough the end of last week and into the weekend, the storm brought torrential rain and winds over 80mph […]

Ed Sheeran has apologised to Manchester United's new manager for interrupting him during a live Sky Sports interview.Ruben Amorim was speaking after United's 1-1 draw with Ipswich on Sunday when the singer walked up to hug analyst Jamie Redknapp. His intervention brought the interview to a halt before Redknapp told Sheeran to "come and say hello in a minute".Some people on social media said Sheeran had been "rude" and called […]

A 19-year-old woman has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after a crash with an unmarked police car that was responding to an emergency in South Gloucestershire.The police car was using blue lights and a siren at the time of the collision, which happened around 6.30pm on Sunday, Avon and Somerset Police said. The teenager was treated at the scene by officers and paramedics and was taken to hospital with injuries "which […]