Shot teenager 'was trying to escape gunman'

The Press Association: Shot teenager 'was trying to escape gunman': "teenager was shot dead as he ran through a housing estate in south-east London trying to escape a gunman, neighbours said. The 17-year-old victim died in a stairwell at a block in Peckham on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said he was desperately banging on the closed door of one eighth-floor flat before the fatal shot rang out. Two other teenagers, one aged 17 and another 18, suffered stab wounds as a group of young men ran amok on the estate. Detectives from Scotland Yard's Trident unit were investigating whether the murder and stabbings took place during a clash between rival gangs. Three male suspects, all believed to be aged in their teens, were arrested at the scene and were being questioned at south London police stations....

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Police chief duped after house he rented out was turned into a cannabis factory | Mail Online

Police chief duped after house he rented out was turned into a cannabis factory | Mail Online: "Criminals turned a house owned by one of the country’s most senior policemen into a cannabis factory. Rod Jarman, a deputy assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, had rented out the four-bedroom home through an online letting agent. The £400,000 property was then turned into a drugs emporium, growing thousands of super-strong ‘skunk’ plants. Worried neighbours contacted Mr Jarman earlier this month to say they had heard strange noises coming from the house in Abridge, Essex. The police chief visited to find plants and all the necessary equipment for growing the class B drug. And, in a sign that the house had been burgled by a rival drugs gang, a machete was found lying on the floor and a rear...

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Suspected scammers, fraud factory seized | Calgary & Alberta | News | Calgary Sun

Suspected scammers, fraud factory seized | Calgary & Alberta | News | Calgary Sun: "Mounties nabbed a trio of scammers in southern Alberta after they attempted a pre-Christmas shopping spree using a fake credit card. Police say they also seized a mobile fraud factory. The culprits were arrested by Mounties in Brooks, Alta., in a stolen vehicle before they were able to make another credit card scam at a separate business. Four men attempted to buy $600 worth of items with a fake credit card last Wednesda...

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Massive Internet fraud shut down by FTC

Massive Internet fraud shut down by FTC: "Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against a far-reaching Internet enterprise that allegedly made millions of dollars by luring consumers into 'trial' memberships for bogus government-grant and money-making schemes, then repeatedly charged them monthly fees for services they never agreed upon. According to the FTC's complaint, 'I Works' utilized websites touting the availability of government grants to pay personal expenses or to pitch various money-making programs. The websites offered 'free' information at no-risk with a small shipping and handling fee. When consumers provided their billing information, I Works charged them hefty one-time fees of up to $129.95 and monthly recurring fees...

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Human rights sites "under constant DDoS attack" | Security | News | PC Pro

Human rights sites "under constant DDoS attack" | Security | News | PC Pro: " The “cyber war” involving WikiLeaks was only the tip of the iceberg in a wave of political hacking attacks targeting sites with differing opinions, according to a report from Harvard University. The report from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society investigated attacks against human rights sites and independent media sources and found that attacks were no longer restricted to elections and high-profile media events. “DDoS attacks against independent media and human rights sites have been common in the past year, even outside of elections, protests, and military operations,” the report said. “With recent highly publicised DDoS attacks on WikiLeaks, and “Operation Payback” attacks by Anonymous on sites perceived...

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WikiLeaks cables: Bangladeshi 'death squad' trained by UK government | World news | The Guardian

WikiLeaks cables: Bangladeshi 'death squad' trained by UK government | World news | The Guardian: "British government has been training a Bangladeshi paramilitary force condemned by human rights organisations as a 'government death squad', leaked US embassy cables have revealed. Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), which has been held responsible for hundreds of extra-judicial killings in recent years and is said to routinely use torture, have received British training in 'investigative interviewing techniques' and 'rules of engagement'. Details of the training were revealed in a number of cables, released by WikiLeaks, which address the counter-terrorism objectives of the US and UK governments in Bangladesh. One cable makes clear that the US would not offer any assistance other than...

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Russia calls Britain's expulsion of Russian diplomat 'unfriendly' | Russia | RIA Novosti

Russia calls Britain's expulsion of Russian diplomat 'unfriendly' | Russia | RIA Novosti: "British Foreign Secretary William Hague's decision to expel a Russian diplomat from the UK was 'unfriendly,' the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, as the latest spat threatens to sabotage the recent improvement in relations.'The British side made an unfriendly move recently by groundlessly declaring one of the staff members at our embassy in London a persona non grata,' the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. 'We had to take adequate measures in response. It is regrettable that the move was made just as the first reassuring tendencies in our relations with Britain were beginning to emerge,' the statement sai...

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MI6 spy in bag: Police seek mystery couple and codebreaker used bondage websites | News

MI6 spy in bag: Police seek mystery couple and codebreaker used bondage websites | News: "Police revealed dramatic details today about the bizarre death of an MI6 spy found in a sports bag - and appealed for help to find a mystery couple who may hold vital clues. Scotland Yard issued the first images of a man and woman who could make clear how Gareth Williams died. The couple visited the spy's Pimlico flat several weeks before his decomposing body was found, on August 23, in the bath inside a zipped and padlocked North Face bag. Detectives also revealed: * The 30-year-old codebreaker had a collection of designer dresses and shoes worth £15,000 in his flat. The clothes by Stella McCartney and Christopher Kane, and Louboutin shoes, appeared unworn, with many still in wrapping...

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