Council worker stole £900,000 from benefit claimants to buy BMWs and £100,000 holiday home and blow £53,000 on 'third-party women'
Richard Shaw (pictured), 46, abused his position as a member of the financial protection team at Bolton Council in order to transfer cash to his own bank account.
Scientists reveal the 15 dog breeds at risk of SERIOUS breathing problems - as they warn 'cute' flat faces leave pooches with a lifetime of suffering
Experts have identified a complete list of dog breeds at risk of serious breathing problems, as they warn 'cute' flat faces result in a lifetime of suffering.
Nursery teacher who raped and drowned partner's four-year-old daughter by sitting on her in the bath begs for leniency as she faces sentencing
Amber-Lee Hughes, 26, was convicted in August of rape and the premeditated murder of her lover's daughter Nada-Jane Challita in January 2023.
Just one dose of a controversial celeb-loved psychedelic could help treat depression, study suggests
Just one dose of a potent, celeb-loved psychedelic could help treat depression, results of a small but groundbreaking study have shown. And for some patients, benefits lasted six months.
Trump poised for historic UFO disclosure as daughter-in-law confirms extraterrestrial speech
President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law revealed that he has a speech ready to address potential UFO discoveries.
Eight skiers dead and one still unaccounted for after avalanche swept them away on California mountain
Rescuers have found eight missing backcountry skiers dead and one still missing after they were swept away in California.
Wayne Rooney steps out of a corner shop with a bag of booze with son Kai after 'teen is offered new Manchester United deal worth £50,000 a year'
Wayne Rooney was spotted out and about with his eldest son Kai on Wednesday after the teen footballer was said to be offered a deal with his father's old team.
Epstein's billionaire backer Les Wexner is TORCHED by lawmakers as he claims 'diabolical' pedophile 'conned me out of millions'
Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner told US House Democrats during a field deposition in Ohio on Tuesday that he was 'conned' by deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
English traitor, 39, who was fighting for Putin in Ukraine and burned his British passport 'is thought to be dead after vanishing on the front line'
Aiden Minnis, 39, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has reportedly not been heard from in nearly a fortnight after he was sent to active combat zones in eastern Ukraine.
Tony Martin leaves his £2.5m fortune to pub landlady he met after walking free from prison when conviction for murdering burglar was overturned
Martin, who died in February 2025 aged 80, was initially jailed for the murder of 16-year-old Fred Barras after he broke into his isolated farmhouse, near Wisbech, in 1999.
Topshop is back on the high street - here's what a fashion editor will be picking up
As of yesterday you can now shop the brand across the UK in 32 John Lewis department stores, from Glasgow, to Solihull, Nottingham and Oxford Street.
Mark Zuckerberg arrives to court in ill-fitting suit flanked by his lawyer to fight landmark social media addiction trial
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, 41, has arrived at Los Angeles Superior Court in an oversized navy suit jacket and dress pants that appeared to be too big.
Katie Price, 47, claims she's 'having a baby' with new husband Lee Andrews as she brands his ex an 'irrelevant troll' and brags 'I'm the feminine woman he deserves' in an extraordinary rant
Katie Price has claimed she is 'having a baby' with her husband Lee Andrews in an extraordinary social media rant aimed at his ex Alana Percival.
Nancy Guthrie cops investigate abductor's 'pinky ring' spotted under glove in doorbell footage as NEW 'sophisticated' ransom note comes to light
Police are now looking at a suspected pinky ring that they believe Nancy Guthrie's alleged kidnapper was wearing in the doorbell footage. Nancy, 84, has been missing for 18 days now.
Some Game Theory On That Nvidia-Meta Platforms Partnership
Heartbreaking admission James Van Der Beek made about parenting six kids before tragic cancer battle took his life at 48
The star of Dawson's Creek passed away last week on Wednesday, February 11 following a journey with stage 3 colorectal cancer .
Inside the brutal K‑pop beauty factory where extreme surgeries promise to turn 'commoners' into stars… but at a heavy price
K-pop is a $10B industry where nothing less than perfection is demanded from its stars. But the true extent of its 'beauty factory' will shock even the most image-obsessed of Hollywood types.
'Calm down! Just breathe!' Incredible new footage shows moment avalanche blasts Brits as they queue for ski lift alongside terrified children and other UK tourists
A British family has shared the moment they helplessly watched on and were told to 'calm down' and 'just breathe' as a gigantic avalanche cascaded towards them at an Italian resort.
Most left-wing voters back tactical voting to beat Reform, poll reveals as Farage's party surges in popularity
In every scenario pitched by YouGov where the seat is a straight fight between Reform and one of the other four main parties, tactical voting blocked Farage's outfit from winning.
Masseur, 72, charged with 55 sex offences including attempted rape and voyeurism against multiple women
Terence McBrien, 72, of Alnwick, Northumberland, has been charged with 55 offences including attempted rape and seven counts of sexual assault by penetration.