While visiting Simon Cowell's villa in the exotic resort of Marbella, singer Louis Tomlinson is taken to hospital

X Factor Group hopefuls 1Direction have their Judges' Houses performance thrown into chaos after a band member cuts his foot on a sea urchin.

While visiting Simon Cowell's villa in the exotic resort of Marbella, singer Louis Tomlinson is taken to hospital after his foot swells up from an encounter with the local sealife.

1Direction member Zain Malik says: "We’re all panicking a little bit 'cause we’re not sure what’s going to happen or when he’s going to get here."

Fellow singer Liam Payne adds: "For us that’s really bad as we haven’t had that much time to practice as we’ve only just got together as a group. I hope he’s back as we really do need him."

Following Louis's return to the group, they bravely battle on with a version of Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn', earning praise from Simon as a "cool" band.

Other highlights from the Group category include Diva Fever's version of 'Love Machine' by Girls Aloud, FYD's performance of 'Beggin' by Madcon, and Princes & Rogues' 'Video Killed The Radio Star'.

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Royal Gibraltar Police has asked for help from Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to help investigate the alleged multi-million pound fraud

Royal Gibraltar Police has asked for help from Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to help investigate the alleged multi-million pound fraud at Marrache & Co. A team including a case manager and a forensic accountant is expected to arrive on the Rock next month. The RGP's decision to call in the SFO stems from complications in unravelling the case in preparation for prosecution, and the agency's considerable resources and expertise.>
While the Serious Fraud Office is no longer part of the British police, it is nevertheless a government agency that investigates and prosecutes complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Working closely with law enforcement agencies, it has teams of specialists that include forensic accountants, investigators, lawyers and IT experts in its ranks and works closely with law enforcement agencies.

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HM Queen's Bankers RBS Coutts Bank "created" dummy Carroll Trust Bank Accounts in this one billion dollars offshore tax evasion fraud case.

HM Queen's Bankers RBS Coutts Bank "created" dummy Carroll Trust Bank Accounts in this one billion dollars offshore tax evasion fraud case. It is understood that Coutts Bank officials N R Jackson and Robin Bennet have been "named" in the compelling criminal evidence dossiers which are held in custody by the FBI Washington DC field office and Scotland Yard concerning the ongoing criminal investigation surrounding the Carroll Trust Global Corporation's rapid break up and co-ordinated criminal liquidation and seizure operations executed by HSBC Holdings "in concert" with Britains most dangerous white collar crime syndicate.

The criminal allegations explicitly state that the Coutts banking institution incorporated fraudulent "Dummy Carroll Trust Bank Accounts" with the "named" crime syndicate to impulse the criminal liquidation and embezzlement of over $1,000,000,000 (one billion dollars) of Carroll Foundation Charitable Trust world wide assets and funds which included the criminal seizure of the HM Ministry of Defence Carroll Trust civilian and military aviation establishment interests at the Farnborough Airport Hampshire together with over $600,000,000 (six hundred million dollars) of commercial real estate and military-industrial complex stock holdings world wide"linked" to the criminal seizure break-ins and burglary operations of the Carroll Trust multi million dollar residences in Belgravia and Westminster London.
Lord Home the Chairman of Coutts Bank is also implicated in this major criminal conspiracy case with further serious allegations of conspiracy to defraud racketeering money laundering offshore tax evasion and obstruction offences.


The Carroll Foundation Trust $1,000,000,000, (one billion dollars) "cross-border" international criminal syndicate case is currently being retained within a complete - LOCKDOWN - at the US Department of Justice FBI Washington DC field office "in concert" with the Metropolitan Police Scotland Yard Specialist Operations Directorate Westminster London under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner John Yates who it is understood has an intimate knowledge of this affai

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monopolies have come under threat from Web sites based in offshore locations like Gibraltar

highest court in the European Union ruled Wednesday that Germany’s efforts to protect state-run gambling monopolies violated E.U. laws. The ruling gives a boost to private betting companies that are eager to break into the lucrative German market.

Germany, like a number of other European countries, has been trying to keep sports betting, lotteries and some other kinds of gambling under the control of state-run operators, saying this protects consumers from fraud and addiction. But lately these monopolies have come under threat from Web sites based in offshore locations like Gibraltar and from hundreds of sports betting shops that have taken advantage of gray areas in the law to open their doors in cities across Germany.

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg said Wednesday that Germany had undermined its consumer-protection argument by letting state-run operators engage in “intensive advertising campaigns” and by permitting a proliferation of automated gambling machines, which the court said were highly addictive.

“In such circumstances, the preventive objective of that monopoly can no longer be pursued, so that the monopoly ceases to be justifiable,” the court said.

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Madoff judge asks Gibraltar to hand over $73.1 mln | Reuters

Madoff judge asks Gibraltar to hand over $73.1 mln | Reuters: "U.S. judge overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's investment firm has asked Gibraltar's supreme court to transfer $73.1 million so it may be used to compensate victims of the imprisoned Ponzi schemer.
In a letter dated Monday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland said the money would be used to partially satisfy a $180 million default judgment entered on Aug. 3 against the Vizcaya Partners Ltd hedge fund and other defendants.
In an April 2009 lawsuit, Irving Picard, the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, accused Vizcaya of profiting improperly from Madoff's fraud.
Lifland entered the judgment against Vizcaya after the British Virgin Islands-based fund failed to plead its case or otherwise respond properly to Picard's complaint.
The judgment also applies to three other entities: Asphalia Fund Ltd, Siam capital Management and Zeus Partners Ltd."

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Gibraltar have called in experts from Britain’s Serious Fraud Office [SFO] to help investigate the alleged multi-million pound fraud at Marrache

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801: "Police in Gibraltar have called in experts from Britain’s Serious Fraud Office [SFO] to help investigate the alleged multi-million pound fraud at Marrache & Co.

A team from the SFO will arrive in Gibraltar next month to assist detectives here to examine documents and accounting records seized as part of the investigation.

The two-man team will include a case manager and a forensic accountant.

The Royal Gibraltar Police, which has its own specialist Financial Crimes Unit, approached the SFO to tap into its extensive skills base and resources.


The SFO is not part of the UK police but rather an independent British government agency that investigates and prosecutes complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

It has specialist forensic accountants, investigators, lawyers and IT experts in its ranks and works closely with law enforcement agencies.

The allegations surrounding Marrache & Co. rocked Gibraltar’s legal and financial community earlier this year. Although the initial shock has now subsided, the criminal investigation remains open.

Prosecutors believe senior executives at Marrache & Co., formerly one of Gibraltar’s most prominent law firms, plundered funds from the firm’s client accounts."

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Gibraltar Court of Appeal will decide next week whether $1m of disputed funds linked to the Madoff financial scandal

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801: "Court of Appeal will decide next week whether $1m of disputed funds linked to the Madoff financial scandal should be used to cover costs in a legal row over the fate of a larger $73m pot held in Gibraltar.

Irving Picard, the US trustee tasked with recovering the assets of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, wants to claw back the money and use it to compensate victims of Madoff’s fraud.

But the action in Gibraltar is being contested by four firms which also lay claim to the funds.


Two of those firms – Vizcaya Partners and Zeus Partners – secured a ruling from the Supreme Court earlier this year to release a total of $1m to cover their legal costs.

It is this decision that lawyers for Mr Picard will appeal next week.

The $73m is what is left in Gibraltar of a $150m wire transfer made by Bernard Madoff Investment Securities to a local bank in 2008.

The money is now under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court while lawyers argue who gets to keep it. That question has yet to be resolved before the Gibraltar court."

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Superintendent; a Chief Inspector; a Detective Inspector; two Detective Sergeants and three Detective Constables

"Superintendent; a Chief Inspector; a Detective Inspector; two Detective Sergeants and three Detective Constables.

We know the names but we are not publishing them at this stage.

All the above have been moved from the positions they held at the time of the search in Spain. And we can further disclose that the Gibraltar Police Authority is overseeing the investigation, with an acting Deputy Commissioner heading the investigation.When the news broke out last weekend regarding an unauthorised search, only two RGP officers were mentioned as having been involved in the search of the house. But it would appear that others may have links of one sort or another with the dramatic developments that unfolded then.

As we have mentioned above, the internal police investigation initiated earlier in the week on the instructions of Louis Wink,the Commissioner of Police, has already taken serious action against a number of officers, this includes senior ranking officers.

As many as 8 officers of various ranks have been served with disciplinary investigation notices informing them that they are under investigation regarding the internal inquiry in hand."

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Real-life Hustle conman faces jail for 2012 fraud | News

Real-life Hustle conman faces jail for 2012 fraud | News: "millionaire retired advertising executive who helped a gang based on the TV drama Hustle to swindle dozens of pensioners out of their life savings was facing jail today.
Derek Voysey, 63, was nicknamed Albert Stroller by his fellow fraudsters, after the conman played by Robert Vaughn in the hit BBC series.
Voysey played a central role in the crime, a Southwark crown court jury heard. Teams of cold callers rang victims and offered them a chance to invest in what they claimed was a lucrative property portfolio near the 2012 Olympic Games site. The gang backed up their promises of high returns with glossy brochures and fake share certificates, making £286,000 during 2006 and 2007."

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Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801: "La Linea’s controversial mayor Alejandro Sánchez has reworked his frontier toll plans to try and get round the growing reality that he would breach EU and Spanish national law. And he is seeking both Spanish and Gibraltar government participation for a radical series of works which he claims will ease the flow in and out of Gibraltar.

The near to bankrupt municipality yesterday declared that it would not have a compulsory toll but instead provide alternate routes one of which would be toll free.

The statement declared that the move will improve traffic flow, including into Gibraltar, and have a beneficial impact on the environment. He also said this new idea will meet the requirements of free movement of people and goods and that the charge will not be discriminatory."

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