Tania Fernandes Anderson, a former Democrat lawmaker, was filmed removing furniture from Boston City Hall just before pleading guilty to stealing public funds. Surveillance footage shows her and two associates taking away a rug, chair, and other items with the help of a U-Haul truck, which had been charged to her campaign finance report for $67.12 the following day. Fernandes Anderson was previously arrested and charged with orchestrating a kickback scheme to steal city funds through a family member on her payroll, and had admitted to pocketing $7,000 of public funds as part of the scam.

Fraudsters have been targeting motorists at car parks in Leicestershire by posing as parking attendants. Victims are guided to specific machines and asked to insert their bank cards and verbally "register" their PINs, allowing the fraudsters to access the victims' money. Three cases were reported in the past six weeks, with victims being elderly and vulnerable. The police urge people to be cautious and not enter their cards into the machine if unsure about the attendant's identity or if they are asked to verify their PIN.

Rachel Reeves will meet White House officials next week at a summit, as hopes grow that a trade deal with Washington is close. The Chancellor confirmed she will have "conversations with the US administration" when she travels to America for the International Monetary Fund annual meetings. This comes as White House officials believe a UK-US trade deal could be reached within three weeks.

A 28-year-old man, identified as Nicholas Akerberg, attacked court workers at Woburn District Court in Massachusetts by bursting into the building wearing a gas mask, helmet, tactical boots, and sunglasses. Armed with pepper spray, he pushed past a guard who tried to stop him, attacking her along the way. He then sprinted through the lobby, causing chaos among court-goers and employees, before being briefly tackled by the guard near a bench where two women were sitting.