Venezuela’s economic crisis forces families to live in cemeteries as tomb raiders loot graves

With nowhere to live, families in Venezuela have been forced to live in a cemetery, where their children beg for money and looters dig up graves around them. In the south of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, more and more families are calling the Southern General cemetery home.  Among them are Jendry, 11, and his sister Wineisis, … Read more

Farmhouse in Warwickshire where Dick Turpin was rumoured to have stashed loot for sale for £1.8m

A luxury farmhouse on land where infamous highwayman Dick Turpin is rumoured to have stashed his stolen loot has gone on the market for £1.8million. The Grade-II listed Harwoods House sits on a sprawling 12 acres of land in Ashorne, Warwickshire and is for sale with Bromwich Hardy estate agents.   The property is being marketed … Read more

One in six children steal money to pay for video game loot boxes

Around one in six children steal money from their parents to pay for video game loot boxes – in-game ‘treasure chests’ that award players random virtual prizes.  In a survey of British teen and young adult gamers, Gambling Health Alliance (GHA) found 15 per cent had taken money from parents without permission to buy loot boxes.  … Read more

Build a recession war chest: Where should you put your lockdown loot?

Around two in five of us managed to save more in lockdown after a large chunk of our day-to-day expenses disappeared. British savers amassed £66 billion over four months this year, and this extra cash could be handy as we face an uncertain period ahead. The boost comes at a time when interest rates on … Read more