This was one of a series of coordinated raids, targeting cybercrime in 17 countries, masterminded from the uk. One man was arrested here and 23 others around the uk. And this all began about two years ago when Security Experts for the Banking Industry spotted on the dark web criminals offering other criminals a service a way to make money using phishing with a ph. Labhost provided the technology and training for other criminals to carry out Phishing Attacks sending fraudulent Text Messages to get people to hand over their personal data. The police say there were an estimated 70,000 victims in the uk, bombarded with messages linking to 47 fake websites usually seeming to be online payment or shopping services. 480,000 Payment Card Numbers have been stolen and 64,000 pin numbers. And if you thought only older or less technically savvy people get scammed, well, youd be wrong. The victims in this case have been aged between about 25 and a5, predominantly. Pretty young, then. Digital native
Good evening. What is the true cost in blood on the battlefield to russia of Vladimir Putins decision to invade ukraine . Well, a bbc investigation, alongside the independent russian website mediazona, reveals that more than 50,000 russian soldiers have died so far in the war. The official kremlin figure is much lower. In truth, the dead on both sides pile up. Overnight, a Russian Missile attack killed several people in the northern ukrainian city of chernihiv. More than 70 others were injured. Meanwhile, president zelensky, has called again for ukraine to get the same International Military support as israel. Lawmakers in america have now confirmed theyll soon be voting on a massive aid package. More on russias war dead in a moment, but first James Waterhouse is live in kyiv for us tonight. Clive, there is nothing new about russia launching widespread Missile Attacks on ukraine, but there are four key had some disturbing familiarity is where moscow is once again targeting the countrys
at the same time, part of the allure of microcinemas and cinemas in general is they address a very fundamental need, for people to come together, to partake in a kind of public ritual in a shared space. that desire to see movies together is perhaps more than anything else what sustains micro cinemas. despite the convenience of streaming, gathering together in the dark, even in small numbers, to watch a film, still, for many, holds an unbeatable magic. tom brook, bbc news, new york. a couple of stories i wanted to bring you before we get the weather. first. scientists believe they ve identified the largest marine reptile ever on earth. a gigantic ichthyosaur measuring around 25 metres long, the length of two double decker buses, that lived 202 million years ago. remains were discovered by amateur fossil hunters in somerset.
international said it will stop selling cigarettes in the uk within the next 10 years. the ceo told the daily mail the plan is part of the goal of phasing out traditional cigarette smoking. they re calling on the uk government to ban cigarettes within a decade saying cigarettes should be treated like gasoline-powered cars with, which are set to be barred from sale in the uk in 2030. you have to imagine, they re not going out of business. they ll turn to other products. and sign of the times. two amateur fossil hunters made a rare discovery of more than 1,000 ancient specimens in the uk. all with the help of google earth. neuville and sally used the site to potential digging spots during the pandemic lockdowns. what they found at a limestone quarry lead to the biggest discovery of jurassic star fish. they excavated the site in june. the fossils are said to date