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The scammers left one victim cowering behind his front door (Image: Getty) Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Sharing their experience, families of the victims who were aged 86 and 95, have said that their elderly relatives have been left shaken after two men 'stormed' into their Coventry homes in the West Midlands. In fact, the two pensioners remain fearful that the scammers may return. Related articles Police officer faces hearing for 'leg-sweeping' handcuffed woman Police diver search launched for boy last seen entering lake Speaking to Coventry Live, Yvette Peake, the daughter of one of the victims, said: “Basically, I got a phone … [Read more...] about Pensioners left ‘petrified’ after con artists pose as council

A MAN has today appeared in court charged with the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was found injured near a country park. Emergency crews rushed to Heanor, Notts, on June 18 where they found the stricken teen. Sadly he couldn't be saved and was declared dead later that day. Michael Harrison, 41, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court today. He is charged with murder and engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour. Harrison spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth during a short hearing. Most read in The Sun MALL BLOODBATH Moment Copenhagen gunman stalks mall in rampage that left 2 teens & man dead TOWIE TRAGEDY Yazmin Oukhellou suffers 'extremely serious' damage to arm as boyfriend dies BILL HELP Thousands of people to get £200 direct payment within days - how to get the cash TOWIE TRAGEDY Towie's Yazmin Oukhellou seriously injured in smash … [Read more...] about Man, 41, appears in court charged with murder of boy, 11, after he was found injured near country park in Derbyshire

Average cost of filling family car with petrol set to hit £100 Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dozens of campaigners who are calling for a cut in fuel duty targeted the busy in South Wales and Somerset, and stretches of the M5 from Devon to Bristol , with further protests on the A38 in Devon and at a Tesco petrol station in Shepton Mallet. Elsewhere, there were demonstrations on the M54 in Shropshire, near the Ferrybridge services in West Yorkshire, on the A64 in the York area, on the M180 near Scunthorpe, and on the A12 in Essex . Related articles Rishi Sunak expected to axe fuel duty hikes, but FairFuel warn drivers … [Read more...] about Do something, Rishi! ‘Insane’ fuel prices condemned after protests shut down M4

Ukraine: Liz Truss discusses £1 billion of military support from UK Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ms Truss looks set to follow the example of other countries, like Canada, who have made similar moves in support of Ukraine’s war effort and eventual reconstruction. She will likely announce the plans at a conference focusing on Ukraine’s reconstruction in Switzerland today. Related articles Meghan Markle moment that stunned Wimbledon fan: ‘It was bonkers’ Parents dip into children's savings to pay for skyrocketing bills More than 120,000 homes in Ukraine are estimated to have been destroyed in the war and the country … [Read more...] about Putin furious as Truss mulls stripping Russian assets in UK – to hand them over to Ukraine

Eurozone: Christine Lagarde outlines ECB plans for first rate hike Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Energy prices in Europe had already surged before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But with Vladimir Putin's threats of cutting supplies to the bloc, the eurozone is at real risk of recession. Related articles Putin under pressure as Kremlin growing 'upset' over sanctions Russia accuses Ukraine of launching 'deliberate cluster strike’ The head of Germany's energy regulator warned that the 15 billion euros' worth of credit lines provided by the government to buy gas for storage facilities may not be enough, according to … [Read more...] about Eurozone recession warning: Putin threat to CUT OFF energy supply risks collapsing economy