Anh Nhu Nguyen was jailed for 21 months (Picture: PA)A serial conman who pretended that his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire has been jailed. Fraudster Anh Nhu Nguyen, 53, claimed his wife and son were killed in the June 14 disaster to claim about £12,500 from the victim relief fund. Hunt for thugs…

The convulsions rocking U.S. equity markets continued Friday, with major indexes headed for the worst week in almost seven years after falling back from early gains. Treasury declines eased as investors sought havens from gold to the yen. Investors hoping for signs of stability after Thursday’s late-day swoon got whipsawed in the first 90 minutes…

This woman seems oblivious to the fact she is sitting on a cliff edge that has already cracked and good give way at any minute as she tucks into her picnic . Sid Saunders was horrified to see the woman sat on the unstable rocks as she ate her lunch. The notorious site has been…

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The EU would deny Britain the Brexit transition period requested by Theresa May if ongoing disagreements in negotiations are not resolved, Michel Barnier has warned. The European Commission’s chief negotiator told reporters in Brussels that a transition period was “not a given” and that “there will undoubtedly be a problem” if the UK sticks to its guns. The UK…

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks from a vote on Capitol Hill after the senate voted to advance a bill financing the U.S government January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump, who said earlier this week he would « love » a government shutdown, was expected to sign the…