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French tax authorities have benefitted from new artificial intelligence (AI) technology bringing in an extra €10 million (£8.5m) in tax revenue. The AI technology, developed by Google and Capgemini, was used to detect undeclared swimming pools in France. It was being trialled in the regio

A new card game inspired by party hit Cards Against Humanity has been refused patent protection in Bulgaria for insulting the country’s “ancient and eternal values”. Much like the US game, Cards Against Bulgarianness sees players combine cards with short phrases to create funny and

More than two dozen people have been sanctioned by Chinese authorities over "tragically ugly" illustrations in a school textbook. An inquiry into the maths textbook, published nearly a decade ago, was launched after the illustrations were widely mocked on Chinese social media earlier this year.

The owner of a churros shop in Stirling is set to face trial for allegedly annoying nearby residents with the sweet smell of the Spanish treat. Richard Wilmot, 31, denies annoying the occupants of the flat above his shop by not complying with an abatement notice served by Stirling Council contrary t

A £65m superyacht, linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, has been put up for auction in Gibraltar attracting 63 bids. The 72.5-metre superyacht, Axioma, was detained by the Gibraltar government in March following sanctions affecting the owner, billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, The Guardian rep

A 20-year-old student has crystallised a $110 million (c.£93.5m) profit after a one-month bet on the stock of American retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond. Jake Freeman, currently an applied mathematics and economics university student, raised $27 million (c.£23m) through friends and fami

A wine seller who allegedly sold millions of bottles of cheap wine disguised with counterfeit labels from more prestigious regions will appear in court next month. Felipe Gimenez, owner of Tarragona wine company Reserva de la Tierra, has been summoned before a judge to answer charges of fraud, misle

Japan's national tax agency has launched a competition for ideas to encourage more young people to increase their alcohol intake amid a growing trend of sobriety.

A man rescued from a collapsed makeshift tunnel near the Vatican has been arrested on suspicion of attempting an elaborate bank heist. Italian police believe that the man and three others were attempting to dig a tunnel into a nearby bank, the BBC reports.

A well-known Romanian fate teller and astrologer has been hired by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). Gabriela Dima (64), more popularly known as 'Minerva', announced her new position on the podcast of Romanian musician Damian Draghici. She said: "I currently hold an executive job, I work at the Na

A Royal Bank of Scotland note dating from 1777, which is thought to be first tri-coloured note to be issued in Scotland, and possibly in Europe, will be sold by Mayfair-based auctioneers Noonans later this month in a sale of banknotes. The bank note, known as the 'Red Guinea', has been estimated at

An accountant who refused a court order to demolish his 'man cave' that was built without planning consent has been jailed for six weeks. Graham Wildin, of Cinderford, built a £10,000 leisure extension to his home in 2014 complete with a cinema, squash court, classic car, casino

A lawyer who was overcharged for railway tickets by mere pennies has won compensation after a 22-year-long case. Tungnath Chaturvedi, from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, sued after he was charged an extra 20 rupees (around €0.24 or £0.21) for two tickets in 1999, the BBC rep

A London property fetched a whooping £37.5 million becoming the most expensive UK property sale in Q2 2022. Located in at 15 Phillimore Gardens in Kensington, the two-bed house went on sale in May. The semi-detached property was valued at £1.7m in 2002 but has massively increased in valu

The last Domino's locations in Italy have now been closed after the country's franchise operator ePizza SpA filed for bankruptcy. The firm operating the brand's Italian operations was forced into insolvency after being unable to recover from the effects of the pandemic. The company initially filed f