03/10/2013
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86 Charged Over 'Crash For Cash' Scam
Eighty six people are to face charges in relation to an alleged 'crash for cash' insurance scam.
Gwent Police have said that the charges include fraud against insurance firms, conspiracy to steal vehicles and money laundering.
The charges follow a two-year investigation into a suspected "crash for cash" scheme being operated in Caerphilly county.
The accused are due to appear in court on 10 October.
Gambia Announce Withdrawal From The Commonwealth
The west African nation of Gambia is to leave the Commonwealth, 48 years after it joined the 54-member grouping.
The UK Foreign Office described the decision as one to "very much regret", however, Gambia condemned the Commonwealth as a "neo-colonial institution".
The withdrawal was announced on state TV, but no other reasons were given.
GMP Warn Against Smoking Incense
Police in Greater Manchester have issued a warning against smoking herbal incense following the death of a 38-year-old man.
The exact cause of the man's death is not known, but police say they know that shortly before he died he had smoked Psyclone incense, which is not meant to be inhaled.
Police said the man died shortly after visiting a friend's address in Bolton on Sunday.
Detectives said a number of people they had spoken to in their inquiries had admitted to smoking the so-called "legal high".
(MH/CD)
Eighty six people are to face charges in relation to an alleged 'crash for cash' insurance scam.
Gwent Police have said that the charges include fraud against insurance firms, conspiracy to steal vehicles and money laundering.
The charges follow a two-year investigation into a suspected "crash for cash" scheme being operated in Caerphilly county.
The accused are due to appear in court on 10 October.
Gambia Announce Withdrawal From The Commonwealth
The west African nation of Gambia is to leave the Commonwealth, 48 years after it joined the 54-member grouping.
The UK Foreign Office described the decision as one to "very much regret", however, Gambia condemned the Commonwealth as a "neo-colonial institution".
The withdrawal was announced on state TV, but no other reasons were given.
GMP Warn Against Smoking Incense
Police in Greater Manchester have issued a warning against smoking herbal incense following the death of a 38-year-old man.
The exact cause of the man's death is not known, but police say they know that shortly before he died he had smoked Psyclone incense, which is not meant to be inhaled.
Police said the man died shortly after visiting a friend's address in Bolton on Sunday.
Detectives said a number of people they had spoken to in their inquiries had admitted to smoking the so-called "legal high".
(MH/CD)
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