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A man has been accused of using generative AI to fraudulently obtain more than $10 million (c. £7.6m) in royalties from music streaming services using fake music and fake listeners. New York man Michael Smith, 52, was arrested by the FBI last week in connection with the alleged fraud, which in

A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was stolen from a hotel in Canada has been found in Italy. The “Roaring Lion” picture of the late British prime minister had been given to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa by the late Armenian-born Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh

Members of an exclusive Disney club have lost a legal bid to be re-admitted after allegations one of them was drunk in public. Scott and Diana Anderson, both 60, visited Disney's two Anaheim theme parks in California 60 to 80 times a year and paid dues of $31,500 (c. £24,100). The couple were

A rare first edition book of Robert Burns' poetry is to go up for auction later this month.

A unique and unpublished coin from the reign of David I of Scotland (1124-1153) that was minted in Carlisle is to be offered by Noonans Mayfair on 19 September. It is estimated at £15,000-20,000 and is being sold by the finder.

Convicted fraudster Anna Delvey, whose $200,000 (c. £151,000) scam was dramatised by Netflix as Inventing Anna, is to be a celebrity contestant on a televised US dancing competition. Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, will wear an ankle monitor during her appearance on Dancing with the S

Two fezzes which are believed to have belonged to comedian Tommy Cooper are set to go up for auction.

A car park built for £51 million in Oxfordshire is lying empty because a council cannot connect it to the main road.

A local council in South Korea is offering cash incentives worth up to £13,000 to young people who strike up a relationship following a local matchmaking event. Busan's Saha district office is offering 1 million won (c. £570) to any couples that form after a mass blind-dating event to be

A cannabis business has been sanctioned for handing out free ice cream. While cannabis can now be bought and sold for recreational use in Ohio, one dealer has been slapped with a fine of $150,000 (c. £115,000) for handing out free sweet treats as well.

Police in Brazil have launched a crackdown on claw machines on the basis that their unreliable controls defraud players. While many players believe winning prizes – often stuffed toys – from the machines is a matter of skill, they are actually games of chance, according to authorities in

The original furniture featured on the set of the hit TV show Friends is set to go up for auction.

A man has spent £30,000 building his own canal in his garden – complete with a functioning lock system and a narrowboat converted into a swimming pool.

A huge auction of antique biscuit tins will kick off in Glasgow this week.

The legendary jersey worn by Babe Ruth when he famously "called his shot" during the 1932 World Series has sold for a record-breaking $24.1 million (c. £18.2m). The sale, conducted by Heritage Auctions, makes the jersey the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever auctioned.