Two ‘migrant smugglers’ are arrested for kidnapping a Honduran man in Texas and then mowing down his aunt with an SUV because she failed to pay $6,000 ransom Ricardo Mejia and Amy Regalado, both of Falfurrias, Texas, were arrested Friday morning for kidnapping a 21-year-old Honduran migrant man The pair has agreed to released the … Read more
The EU has demanded Boris Johnson drop plans to turn the City into a ‘Singapore on Thames’ global economic powerhouse before it will consider helping unclog the huge backlog of goods at UK ports. The EU is said to be open to discussing how to reduce friction, with shopper complaining of shortages at UK supermarkets … Read more
A new clue has emerged in the infamous DB Cooper plane hijacking case after a scientist discovered that part of the criminal’s $200,000 ransom money, which was buried on the riverbank near his drop zone, had been submerged in water several months after he landed. In November 1971, a ‘non-descript man’ identifying himself as Dan ‘DB’ … Read more
The computer networks of smartwatch and electronics firm Garmin have been offline for a fourth consecutive day after becoming the apparent victim of a ransomware attack affecting both its aviation and fitness app services. The company said on Twitter that its website and Garmin Connect fitness app had been offline since Thursday. It said the … Read more
My lightbulb moment: Lazy Flora founder Claire Ransom, reveals the inspiration behind her plant subscription box company Claire Ransom, 38, who lives in Nottingham, founded Lazy Flora in 2018 She revealed her inspiration came after living in an apartment with a balcony Lazy Flora’s orders have risen by more than 550 per cent in the … Read more
Back when I was an industrial correspondent in the Seventies and Eighties, we had a word for employees who refused to go to work. It was called a ‘strike’. The unions withdrew their labour and their members didn’t get paid. Most of the time, these strikes were over money, even though Britain was an economic … Read more
Hackers who targeted a top law firm posting purportedly secret documents naming A-list celebrity clients have doubled their ransom to $42 million, it has been claimed. Notorious hacker group ‘REvil’, allegedly from Eastern Europe, are said to have stolen private emails, contracts and personal details from New York-based entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. The … Read more