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Marissa Laimou, 30, was tragically found dead by a housekeeper at the wealthy family's Knightsbridge townhouse on September 11.

When I was still a teenager, growing up near Bradford in the 1990s, I defied my family by refusing an arranged marriage - to my own cousin.

Each year, Oktoberfest draws more than six million tourists decked out in traditional lederhosen and dirndl dresses to Munich for the world's largest beer festival.

You'd be hard pressed to find a tourist in the French capital who hasn't spent some time posing in front of the iconic construction, hoping to get the perfect angle.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBS News: A pair of e-commerce entrepreneurs who bought a number of well-known retail brands -- including RadioShack, Modell's Sporting Goods and Pier 1 Imports -- out of bankruptcy are accused of running a Ponzi scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday accused Alex Mehr and Tai Lopez, founders of the Miami-based Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), of defrauding investors out of approximately $112 million. Through their holding company, Mehr and Lopez acquired distressed brick-and-mortar companies in order to turn them into successful, online-only brands. Dress Barn and Linens 'n Things were also among their acquisitions. [...] The SEC's suit alleges that between 2020 and 2022, Mehr and Lopez, "made material misrepresentations" to hundreds of investors about the bankrupt retailers they had acquired. For example, to entice individuals to invest in their acquisitions, they said their portfolio companies were "on fire" and that "cash flow is strong." They also told prospective backers that money raised for a company would only be invested in that specific firm. That proved not to be the case, according to the SEC's lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. "Contrary to these representations, while some of the REV Retailer Brands generated revenue, none generated any profits," the suit states. "Consequently, in order to pay interest, dividends and maturing note payments, Defendants resorted to using a combination of loans from outside lenders, merchant cash advances, money raised from new and existing investors, and transfers from other portfolio companies to cover obligations." The SEC alleges that at least $5.9 million of returns paid to investors were actually Ponzi-like payments funded by other investors, as opposed to companies' profits. Additionally, the federal regulatory agency claims that Mehr and Lopez allocated $16 million worth of investments for their own use, according to the filing.

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The Greater Manchester mayor offered his backing to Sir Keir despite having previously fuelled speculation he was poised to mount a Labour leadership challenge.

An extraordinary photo captured the moment the man, wearing reflective blue tinted sunglasses, a blazer and a tie, was escorted by two agents.

A top surgeon has revealed the one simple sleep habit every woman should start before getting pregnant - and why your bedtime position matters more than you think.

Ariana Grande has drawn the ire of Donald Trump 's White House after sharing a rare political statement with her 523 million Instagram followers.

Don't tell Elon, he'd have Tesla's Robotaxis going ludicrous speed

Police in a Silicon Valley suburb were flummoxed last weekend after pulling over a self-driving Waymo robo-taxi for making an illegal turn, then finding no driver they could issue with a ticket.…

The 56-year-old pop diva said making Bill Condon's $30M-budget musical was a 'refuge' from the deterioration of her two-year marriage to the 53-year-old Oscar winner

The search continues for a four-year-old boy who vanished on an outback sheep station.

The FCC mistakenly published a 163-page PDF containing detailed schematics for Apple's upcoming iPhone 16e, despite Apple explicitly requesting indefinite confidentiality to protect trade secrets. AppleInsider reports: A cover letter is also distributed alongside the schematics, addressed to the FCC and dated September 16, 2024. The letter from Apple is a request for the confidential treatment of documents that are filed with the FCC. [...] The letter from Apple requests a series of documents are withheld from public viewing "indefinitely." The justification is that they contain "confidential and proprietary trade secrets" that are not disclosed to the public post-release, due to giving competitors an "unfair advantage." The list of documents, Apple states, includes: Block Diagrams, Electrical Schematic Diagrams, Technical Descriptions, Product Specifications, Antenna Locations, Tune-Up Procedure, and Software Security Description. Other documents, such as external and internal photographs, shots of the test setup, and the user manual, are deemed to be less damaging and have "short-term confidentiality" requirements. In those cases, Apple asks for short-term confidentiality for 180 days after the equipment authorization is granted by the FCC.

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Chairman Baroness Heather Hallett (pictured) said Covid-19's impact on children was 'severe and long-lasting' because they missed educational opportunities and social interaction.

The Chancellor told ITV News that she would 'make sure' betting firms paid more ahead of the Budget.

If your parents engaged in a risky behavior around the time they hit puberty, it could end up taking years off your life as an adult, a newly presented study from researchers in Norway has suggested.

She earned a legion of fans - and an Emmy nomination - with her performance in The White Lotus.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is offering surveillance tests to women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations that put them at higher risk of the disease.

Two years ago Britney Spears dropped her bombshell memoir, The Woman in Me, and launched a fierce bidding war over the rights to adapt the tell-all book into a Hollywood movie.

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum has accused a renowned interior designer of ripping him off millions while renovating his luxury homes and superyachts.