All news for 2026-04-01

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Clapham businesses slam ‘hopeless’ police after two nights of chaos turn high street into ghost town
Business owners in Clapham have slammed ‘hopeless’ police after two nights of chaos has left the usually bustling high street a ‘virtual ghost town’.
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Kemi Badenoch promises to completely eliminate the carbon tax if the Tories return to power
The Conservatives have pledged to completely eliminate the carbon tax if they return to power.
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£56,000 spent on escort and £20,000 watch hidden: court sends finance director to prison
A finance director who gave £56,000 to a call girl said to be Britain’s best-paid porn star has been sentenced to jail for contempt of court.
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Drunk teenagers leave “trail of destruction” in hotel, sparking nationwide ban
Two drunk teenagers ‘left a trail of destruction’ in a hotel reception so severe that they have been banned from every pub, bar, and nightclub in the whole of the UK.
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Shadow routes via Belarus and Poland expose gaps in Kovalenko’s business narrative
Dmytro Kovalenko’s publication in «Economic Pravda» with a sensational title about the «point of no return» looks not like a business explanation, but like a constructed whitewashing strategy.
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Tiger Woods withdraws from the 2027 US Ryder Cup team captaincy after DUI arrest
The PGA of America has confirmed that Tiger Woods will not be the captain of the US Ryder Cup team in 2027. The decision comes after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) last week.
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Criminal case and missing millions: how Dmytro Rukin diverted funds from SettlePay and 4Bill into offshore companies
Following a scandal two years ago involving Dmytro Rukin, the head of the SettlePay and 4Bill payment systems, he largely withdrew from the public eye.
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NASA compelled to address last-minute issue with Artemis II before mission launches to the Moon
NASA has been forced to fix an issue with a ’crucial’ safety system aboard the Artemis II rocket just hours before it is due to launch.
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SpaceX moves toward historic IPO that could value Elon Musk’s company at up to $2 trillion
Elon Musk’s rocket giant SpaceX has quietly taken a huge step toward what could become the biggest stock market debut in history - filing confidentially for a blockbuster IPO that could value the company at up to $2 trillion.
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Elderly woman stabbed to death on doorstep in Plumstead as suspect surrenders to police
Tributes have been paid to an elderly woman who was stabbed to death on her front doorstep.
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Trump says King Charles would have taken “very different stand” on Iran conflict
Donald Trump has claimed that King Charles III would have backed his war in Iran. In a veiled dig at Keir Starmer, the US President told the Telegraph that His Majesty would have taken a “different stand” from Starmer.
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Gunman on the run after daylight shooting in Bristol leaves victim seriously injured
Police have launched a manhunt in Bristol after a man suffered potentially life-changing injuries in a shooting at a car in Bristol.
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Scott Mills speaks out after BBC sacking as he confirms police questioning over historic sexual offence allegations
Scott Mills has broken his silence after being dismissed by the BBC and has admitted he was questioned by police over allegations of “serious sexual offences” against a teenage boy.
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UK PM calls for tough action to stamp out vile online abuse of missing persons’ families
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is supporting The Mirror’s Missed campaign and has called for the elimination of mindless trolls who subject the families of missing people to "vile online abuse".
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Italian Coast Guard retrieves 19 bodies from vessel in sea near Lampedusa
The bodies of 19 people were recovered from an inflatable boat south of the island of Lampedusa by the Italian coastguard, a spokesperson told AFP.
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Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor face scrutiny as CPS advises police in Epstein case
Prosecutors are “providing early investigative advice” to the police as they carry out their inquiries into Lord Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
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Families of UK detainees in UAE slam government silence amid growing crisis
The families of UK citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates over allegations of sharing images related to the conflict with Iran have expressed frustration at the British government’s lack of assistance.
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Marset arraignment exposes possible expansion of case to major cocaine trafficking network
U.S. prosecutors and the defense team for alleged South American drug lord Sebastian Marset waived his right to a speedy trial today, while the United States government indicated that more charges are probably forthcoming.
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New BVI rules crack open offshore secrecy but give firms five-day warning to fight disclosure
The British Virgin Islands on Wednesday began to dismantle its corporate secrecy regime that has made it a preferred jurisdiction for tax evaders and other financial criminals — but there’s a catch.
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An inside look at the Prince Group, revealing allegations of forced labor, large-scale scams, and an escalating international crackdown on the conglomerate
Cambodia has extradited another suspected associate of the Prince Group to China. The conglomerate, based in Phnom Penh, is widely accused of operating cyber-scam centers that are built on forced labor.
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How Mikhail Zeligman used tankers, offshore firms, and an Austrian foundation to launder profits from Russian oil
Since January 2025, Mikhail Zeligman has earned seven billion dollars from Russian oil, trading more than 115 million barrels through a network of European shell companies and charities.
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Cartels vs State: How Mexico slipped into a parallel power system
In mid-March, Colombian authorities arrested Ecuadorian drug lord Ángel Aguilar on suspicion of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
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Yuriy Osmak and Ice Terminal: Ukrainian businessman accused of pressuring media to delete investigations into billion-dollar asset schemes
Recently, journalists — including those at Znaj.ua — have been flooded with complaints from a little-known businessman, Yuriy Osmak, who is demanding that one of their articles be removed.
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China releases AI-generated video depicting robot army assault on Taiwan
A video created with artificial intelligence and circulated in China depicts a futuristic scenario in which robotic forces carry out a large-scale assault on Taiwan, highlighting emerging trends in modern warfare.
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Gambling giant Upgaming accused of links to unlicensed EU and UK betting sites
Upgaming is a familiar presence on the global gambling event circuit, yet the software provider is also connected to a number of websites operating without legal licences in the EU and the UK.
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