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Local News · HarrowOnline pet store Funny Fuzzy shut down over £6.3m unexplained payments
Online pet retailer Funny Fuzzy has been shut down by the Insolvency Service following an investigation into its financial dealings. The company is accused of receiving £6.3 million in unexplained payments while customers reported issues with orders and refunds.
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WorldFake Booking.com listing sends tourists to Wetherspoon pub
Paul Dawson paid £73 for a night at The London Crown apartments, but the address was a Wetherspoon pub near Tower Bridge. Which? says up to 20 tourists are turned away daily, and Booking.com attributes the fake listings to a sophisticated phishing attack.
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WorldWestminster store director admits selling unsafe Christmas lights in Queensway
A Westminster store director admitted selling Christmas lights classified as 'high risk' due to counterfeit plugs and fuses. Trading standards confiscated 33 sets from a Queensway shop after a laboratory report warned of electric shock risks. Sentencing is due on 19 August.
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