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Woman who stole £180k from work exposed by £37 B&Q purchase

Tracy Ellis lavished family members with gifts and 'phoned in sick' when the scam was uncovered

Wales Online · Jul 11, 2023

Mum's £180,000 'fantasy life' scam rumbled after £37.80 purchase at B&Q

Tracy Ellis 'betrayed' her colleagues, a court heard

Manchester Evening News · Jul 11, 2023

Mum's huge £180,000 scam rumbled after £37 shopping trip at B&Q

Tracy Ellis, 52, lived out a "fantasy life" as she lavished family members with gifts, funded by swindling her employer out of huge sums of money over a period of more than five years.

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023

People are going homeless in this Victorian getaway spot. Could an Airbnb tax be the answer?

Getting a rental on the Mornington Peninsula has become difficult – but some are doubtful a state-imposed levy will help

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2023

The Australian drag performers and ‘rainbow angels’ fighting back against far-right vitriol

As queer artists increasingly become political targets, volunteers wielding large wings are swooping in to their defence

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

Protect ya king! Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA pairs bars and the board in speed chess tournament

A restored church in Melbourne’s north was the venue this week for an evening of chess fused with hip-hop

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2023

Thug who got shorter sentence after shotgun loophole went on to murder woman

Stephen McHugh would have been subject to licence conditions, or maybe still in prison, if he had received a mandatory minimum sentence for possession of a firearm

Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2023

Beginning of the end? Subdued start to duck hunting season at Victoria’s Lake Buloke

Season kicks off with animal rights campaigners outnumbering hunters at one location amid a parliamentary inquiry

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2023

Dad caught with £85,000 of heroin and crack in sports bag when he fell off his bike

Craig Byatt was attempting to escape police along a canal towpath when he slipped and was arrested while carrying the illicit class A substances inside a sports bag

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Dad caught with £85,000 of heroin and crack when he fell off his bike

He was attempting to escape police along a canal towpath when he slipped and was found with the stash in a sports bag

Liverpool Echo · Apr 25, 2023