impostors


Spanish authorities arrest five men who they say impersonated policemen to steal drugs during simulated raids.

James Graham is the fourth successive St Helens player to be named Super League Man of Steel after claiming the award for 2008.

A look at what's making the headlines in Thursday's morning newspapers.

The sons of Anne Darwin have told a court that their mother "betrayed" them over the faked death of their father.

BBC News entertainment reporter Mark Savage goes behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival.

A Czech woman is cleared of deceiving a children's home by posing as a young girl, but faces abuse charges.

Scott Gibbs says Wales should not fear talk of Six Nations Triple Crown and Grand Slam glory.

New Zealand win the final one-day match against England in Christchurch to win the series 3-1.

Miss England Georgia Horsley complains that a bogus MySpace profile makes her look 'a bit thick'.

A number of BBC staff are disciplined after a worker posed as a competition caller on Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show.

"I've got an impostor pretending to be me on MySpace"

Two burglars posing as water board officials trick their way into an 89-year-old man's Suffolk home.

Identity fraud is one of the fastest growing crimes in the UK. How can you lessen your chances of becoming a victim.

Tens of thousands of people could be paying fraudsters to sit their driving test for them, the BBC learns.

Bernard Manning did more than most to seal his reputation after death by penning his own obituary. The deceased are rarely so co-operative, leaving obituary writers open to the pitfalls of their craft, as Bob Chaundy reports from the 9th Great Obituary Writers International Conference.

Newspaper tycoon, football club owner, liar, bully, thief, and now the subject of a drama. But what makes Robert Maxwell so fascinating?

It's grown in sheds, harvested by candelight and in the running for protected EU status, but what exactly is Yorkshire forced indoor rhubarb?

Blue Peter competition fix is just the latest in a series of headline-grabbing incidents for the long-running show.

How our golf editor gave shots to a 10-year-old girl and lost

England and Australia media reaction to the Adelaide Test result

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