Category: British man

British Airline Passenger Faces Charges in Greece

September 5, 2022
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THESSALONIKI, Greece—A British man has been charged in Greece with several offenses after his flight from London to Cyprus was diverted, authorities said. One of the charges, a felony, is endangering transportation and passenger and crew safety. The charges were pressed after the 22-year-old man faced a prosecutor Saturday. The easyJet flight to Paphos, Cyprus,…

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British Man Charged in New York With Hacking Into Bank Computers, Stealing Millions

May 11, 2022
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NEW YORK—A British man has been criminally charged in New York with stealing money from investors’ accounts by hacking into email servers and computers belonging to U.S. banks and brokerages, causing more than $5 million of losses. According to a 10-count complaint made public on Tuesday, Idris Dayo Mustapha, 32, and others used phishing and…

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British Man Found After Disappearing in Thai Jungle

September 4, 2021
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BANGKOK—A 72-year-old British man was found safe three days after disappearing in a thick jungle in northeastern Thailand while going to visit friends on a motorbike. A local hunter came across Barry Leonard Weller on Friday in a remote forest in Khon Kaen province, said Nattapat Tadee, a member of a local volunteer team that…

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90-Year-Old Man Learns Strangers Paid Enough for His Food to Last Him for Months

June 22, 2021
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A 90-year-old British man who has the same pub food every day was surprised to hear his daily visits had gone viral and strangers had left a 700-pound (approx. US$990) bar tab to keep him going for months. Pete, an old-age pensioner, lives alone and goes to the Moulsham Inn in Chelmsford, Essex, nearly every day to…

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