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The victims of a Tinder swindler have spoken out about how he conned them out of £68,000.Joseph Gibson, 35, lied that he had served in the Special Boat Service, owned luxury yachts and, even claimed, he was a multimillionaire cancer patient.He was eventually arrested and admitted four counts of fraud relating to three women and one man, whom he conned out of £68,000 between July 2020 and October 2021.Last week, he was jailed for three years and two months at Bristol Crown Court after a judge refused his request to delay the sentencing.Under anonymity, Gibson’s victims have revealed how he…

The start of a new year at Christ’s College comprehensive and the arrival of a new chemistry teacher had caused quite a stir. Sally-Anne Bowen was bubbly, blonde and in her mid-20s – in other words nothing like her ‘fusty’ lab coat-wearing colleagues at the all-boys school in north London.Favouring short skirts and tight tops she quickly came to exert a Pied Piper-like hold over her pupils, who immediately installed her at the top of their ‘fittest teacher’ list.Of course, while unedifying, such behaviour among teenage boys is hardly unheard of.But Bowen’s reaction to it was most unusual. Flattered by their attention,…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has granted a $16.7 million no-bid contract for 6,000 gloves that can deliver electric shocks, a new use-of-force tool that the agency claims will help officers control resisting detainees and avoid using more serious or lethal weapons.Dubbed the G.L.O.V.E., or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, the device operates as a conventional patrol glove until an officer activates its “electrical mode.” Once activated, the device must make direct contact with a person’s skin to deliver a painful shock designed to force compliance.In contract paperwork released on a federal database Thursday, ICE describes the gloves as “conductive…

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada.The president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake’s name in the US geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however.Trump has been floating the idea of the name change in recent days as the US announced it was imposing 50 per cent tariffs on $US20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries broke down. Know the news with the 7NEWS app:…

Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet was allowed to take off just as Marine One left the White House, federal investigators said Thursday.Controllers reported not receiving the standard three-minute warning call ahead of Marine One flights and both sides agreed to an alternative in those instances — but that plan to relay the radio call through someone else was also unsuccessful on the day of the Aug. 4 incident near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report shows.Having both…

The number of Australians unaccounted for in Nepal has risen to 39 after a terrifying ‘tsunami from the sky’ engulfed villages.Hundreds are feared missing after massive floodwaters triggered by an ice avalanche tore through the popular Himalayan region near the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday morning (local time).The office of Nepal’s Prime Minister has confirmed at least 389 people have died, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue.More than 1,300 people, including more than 667 foreigners from 33 countries, remain missing.The number of Australians unaccounted for rose from 35 to 39 overnight, Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed…

Jude Bellingham, Jose Mourinho and Harry Kane all stand in Arsenal’s way as they seek to go one better than last season’s Champions League final defeat.The Premier League winners have been handed a tricky looking path to the knockout stages – along with rivals Manchester City – following a draw overseen by Gunners legend Thierry Henry in Monaco which could also prompt a return to England for Mason Greenwood.Mikel Arteta’s side will be keen to dispel the heartbreaking penalty shoot-out defeat to Paris Saint-Germain however, there will no be no easy route to the final at the home of Atletico Madrid.While 24 out…

Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump’s  helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet was allowed to take off just as Marine One left the White House, federal investigators said Thursday.Controllers reported not receiving the standard three-minute warning call ahead of Marine One flights and both sides agreed to an alternative in those instances.But the plan to relay the radio call through someone else was also unsuccessful on the day of the August 4 incident near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report shows.Having both the jet…

THE newly elected Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork previously admitted forging bank statements and putting €1,000 from a fund to help the poor in his own account.A damning dossier of documents obtained by the Mail shows how bishop-elect Andrew Orr confessed to mishandling the monies between 2005 and 2007.It also shows a litany of book-keeping errors, with money being taken from the parish’s operational account to shore up the fund, which had built up a near-€35,000 overdraft.A similar dossier was circulated to clergy in 2022, when Rev Orr was appointed archdeacon in the diocese.An independent audit of the discretionary…

The number of Australians missing in the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods has risen to 39. Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed the figure in a statement on Friday morning, announcing a $5 million humanitarian assistance package and additional personnel to help respond to the disaster.“We understand at least 39 Australians are among those reported missing. Australian officials are working urgently to confirm their welfare and provide assistance to those affected,” Wong said.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow“The extraordinary scale of this disaster and the remoteness of the affected region mean immense challenges lie ahead for the response and…