How to tell if your online date is a scam artist, according to a former con-man - and why a video call isn't enough to know someone is real

Daily Mail - Oct 19, 2026

Prolific criminals like the 'Tinder Swindler' have tricked victims into giving away hundreds of thousands of pounds, and experts warn that AI has given shameless fraudsters more tools.

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Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new woodlands

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In the last two seasons, almost 500,000 trees and 27,233 metres of new hedges, have been planted.

China's growth accelerates as AI export boom outweighs domestic weakness

China's growth accelerates as AI export boom outweighs domestic weakness

Oct 19, 2026

Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but trade tensions and AI doubts cloud its outlook.

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Oct 19, 2026

Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but trade tensions and AI doubts cloud its outlook.

Charities 'busier than ever' with furniture poverty

Charities 'busier than ever' with furniture poverty

Oct 19, 2026

Charities in Hampshire tell the BBC that furniture poverty is becoming an increasing problem.

Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'

Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'

Oct 19, 2026

The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.

Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'

Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'

Oct 19, 2026

The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.

Strong Exports Stabilize China’s Economic Growth in Official Statistics

Strong Exports Stabilize China’s Economic Growth in Official Statistics

Oct 19, 2026

A prolonged housing crash, sluggish consumer spending and plunging investment have left China dependent on exports to keep the economy growing.

A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon

A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon

Oct 19, 2026

The mission, scheduled to launch on Monday, is headed to Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars. It could carry back the first samples from the Martian system.

BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia

BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia

Oct 19, 2026

The BBC is in central Kalimantan, where a toxic haze fuelled by wildfires is choking millions of residents.

People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine

People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine

Oct 19, 2026

Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains. A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.

CXMT shares fall 8% despite blockbuster earnings figures

CXMT shares fall 8% despite blockbuster earnings figures

Oct 18, 2026

Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) saw its shares fall more than 8 per cent in early Monday trading, despite forecasts of strong profits and plans for a share buy-back amid a global sector-wide market rout. CXMT shares dropped on Monday morning to an intraday low of 41 yuan, after closing at 45.02 yuan on Friday. The company’s stock surged to a peak of 61.8 yuan in August – up as much as 614 per cent from its initial public offering price of 8.66 yuan in July – before...

EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says

EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says

Oct 18, 2026

The boss of one of Ukraine's biggest steel companies says the country has been "bundled together" in measures aimed at curbing cheap imports.

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