Adriana Elgueta

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Matt Graveling |Adriana Elgueta

TfL licence delays 'a matter of life and death'Matt Graveling & Adriana ElguetaBBCRobert Dale's family said he was loved by everyone The family of an Uber driver has said they fear the stress caused by a delay in the renewal of his private hire licence may have contributed to his death. Robert Dale was left unable to work because of the delay, which was due to software problems caused by a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) last September.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Adriana Elgueta

More than £250k seized in courier fraud crackdownMet PoliceAndrew Quicke was a victim of courier fraudThe Met Police said it had seized more than £250,000 in cash and hundreds of bank cards and phones in recent weeks as part of a crackdown on courier fraud. Officers arrested 18 people believed to be behind sophisticated fraud scams, with the oldest victim affected aged 101.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Adriana Elgueta

The Met Police said it had seized more than £250,000 in cash and hundreds of bank cards and phones in recent weeks as part of a crackdown on courier fraud. Officers arrested 18 people believed to be behind sophisticated fraud scams, with the oldest victim affected aged 101. Courier fraud is where fraudsters contact victims by telephone impersonating trusted authorities such as the police or bank officials.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Thomas Magill |Adriana Elgueta

'Lives at stake' in tower block with broken liftsThomas Magill & Adriana ElguetaGetty ImagesThe Balfron Tower was designed by Hungarian-born architect Ernő GoldfingerResidents in a noted brutalist tower block in east London have been stranded in their homes after the 26-storey building's two lifts stopped working. The Grade II listed Balfron Tower in Poplar has 146 flats and maisonettes, and is managed by property management company Way of Life, which has said it is investigating the situation.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Adriana Elgueta

NHS worker likened to Darth Vader awarded £29,000Getty ImagesAn NHS worker was given a pay out after she was compared to Darth VaderAn NHS worker has been awarded almost £30,000 in compensation after being compared to Stars Wars villain Darth Vader at work. Lorna Rooke's colleague took a Star Wars-themed personality type test on her behalf, with it concluding that Ms Rooke fell into the Darth Vader category.