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Covid PPE Fraud Sentencing: UK jails Jogesh Bhandari over glove scam; hospitals lost vital supplies

Jogesh Bhandari was handed a sentence for deceiving companies with false promises of supplying personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. His conning tactics included misappropriating payments meant for PPE to fund a luxurious lifestyle. In a related verdict, his wife, Meenakshi Bhandari, received a suspended sentence alongside community service…

The Times of India · Oct 20

Indian-origin couple convicted in UK over Covid PPE fraud that funded £126k Porsche, Rolexes

An Indian-origin couple who exploited the urgent demand for protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic have been convicted in a multimillion-pound fraud case in the United Kingdom that funded a lavish lifestyle, including a £126,000 Porsche, Rolex watches and expensive home upgrades.

The Times of India · Jul 23

How PPE fraudsters spent thousands of pounds on luxury cars and Rolex watches

Jogesh Bhandari and Craig Morris have been convicted of money laundering and fraud by false representation for orchestrating a PPE scam during the Covid-19 pandemic, falsely claiming to supply millions of nitrile glove boxes. The fraudsters diverted millions of pounds intended for essential personal protective equipment, using the illicit proceeds…

The Independent UK · Jul 15

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‘My only outlet was self-harming’: canoeist Kimberley Woods on taming depression and targeting Paris gold

The world champion slalom canoeist once considered taking her own life but, thanks to the support of her coach, teammates and partner, now looks forward to this summer’s Olympics

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024

Plague of 300million obese 'super-rats' to swarm UK - and they're immune to poison

Experts say Britain's rats are becoming resistance to rodenticides, which have been used since the 1950s, and are thriving on the nation's calorie-laden fast food

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023

Street where shops survive for decades because of people power

Fresh life is being breathed in to Moss Lane alongside longstanding businesses which are loved by the community

Liverpool Echo · Feb 11, 2023

Firm fined only £100 as employee catches fire and suffers life-changing injuries

Retail giant B&M was ordered to pay up £1m over the explosion at its headquarters

Liverpool Echo · Jul 23, 2022

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Shop fined €1m after electrician's body 'blew up to four times its normal size'

The workman was set on fire during the industrial incident at the company's base and distribution centre and remained in a coma for two weeks after

Irish Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

B&M fined £1million after worker's body 'blew up 4 times its size' in horrific incident

Discount retailer B&M have been hit with a £1million fine after a horrific industrial accident at their headquarters saw an electrician's body swell to four times its normal size

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

B&M ordered to pay £1m after electrician caught fire and his body 'blew up to four times its normal size'

Shahenur Rahman describes suffering flashbacks to the blast whenever he hears loud bangs

Wales Online · Jul 21, 2022

B&M slapped with £1m fine after man's body 'blew up to four times its normal size' in dramatic explosion

Shahenur Rahman was left in a coma for two weeks

Manchester Evening News · Jul 21, 2022

B&M fined £1m after electrician's body 'blew up to four times its normal size'

The retail giant has been ordered to pay up after Shahenur Rahman was set alight in an industrial accident at its headquarters.

Daily Record · Jul 20, 2022

B&M fined £1m as electrician's body 'blew up to four times its normal size'

The workman was left in a coma for two weeks after a "Catherine wheel of fire spiralled through the air"

Liverpool Echo · Jul 20, 2022

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