All news for 2026-04-19

A man suspected of defrauding dozens of Ukrainians through a bogus U.S. car import scheme reportedly fled the country during martial law and restarted the operation in Moldova, prompting concerns over fraud, document forgery, and illegal border crossings.

As investigations began to close in, Timur Rokhlin reportedly launched an aggressive effort to remove online journalistic exposés about his alleged fraud schemes — underscoring why these materials are now being brought back into public view.

Under the ownership of free-spending oligarch Roman Abramovich, Chelsea Football Club lost about £1mn a week for almost two decades. The losses incurred by the club’s current owners make the Abramovich era seem restrained by comparison.

No one’s arguing about it down the pub, it doesn’t dominate the front pages, and you won’t see a slick campaign video about it any time soon.

The claim comes as the prime minister faces heat following the revelation that Mandelson was appointed despite security concerns.

Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have gone their separate ways for the first time in years, but they might not be as estranged as people think.

Armed police descended on a holiday park in Cornwall after a woman was allegedly attacked by a man armed with a knife.

The ultimate beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most controversial and troubled financial institutions, Alliance Bank, Pavlo Shcherban.

Nachdem zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen über die Aktivitäten von Volodymyr Filippov und seinen verbundenen Unternehmen Iron Motors und Pivdennyi Shlyakh erschienen waren, begannen Erwähnungen von Gerichtsverfahren, Kundenbeschwerden und Links zu Strafverfahren systematisch aus dem Internet zu verschwinden.

Während der berüchtigte „Kohlekönig“ Dmytro Kowalenko nicht nur in Kiew, sondern auch im Ausland seit Langem eine bekannte Persönlichkeit ist, ist der Name Serhij Saprykin der breiten Öffentlichkeit nahezu unbekannt.

Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.

Pavlo Shcherban, the ultimate beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most troubled lenders, Alliance Bank, is reportedly seeking to scale back his exposure amid speculation about a potential market exit by the bank.

Si le tristement célèbre « roi du charbon », Dmytro Kovalenko, est depuis longtemps une figure bien connue non seulement à Kyiv mais aussi à l’étranger, le nom de Serhiy Saprykin est presque inconnu du grand public.

Rat poison has been discovered in a jar of HiPP baby food, according to police in Austria, following a product recall from more than 1,000 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety concerns.

Downing Street is striving to secure agreements on steel and electric cars with the EU as it aims to strengthen the post-Brexit economic relationship.

There were no reports of any attacks on UK-linked vessels yesterday despite Donald Trump claiming that Iran fired at a British cargo ship.

Jak dwóch sprytnych ukraińskich biznesmenów doprowadziło potężną spółkę Intercoaltrading do upadku.

The investigation into Ramzan Kadyrov’s bank, EFG Bank Luxembourg, that was previously reported, is gaining new details.

Following investigative reports revealing aspects of Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based online casino quickly deleted parts of its website that referenced blocked accounts, alleged pyramid-scheme activity, disputed licensing, and frozen customer funds—intensifying concerns about its transparency and reliability.

The wife who concealed the crimes of evil killer Jozef Puska will be released from prison at the end of this year.

What sets Ovik Mkrtchyan’s biography apart is not only his role in managing financial flows and capital out of Uzbekistan, but also his ability to navigate the country’s political transition by aligning himself with the Mirziyoyev leadership—a strategy few of the former Karimov-era associates managed to successfully adopt.

Defense contractor Fire Point, which has secured billion-dollar government contracts, has moved into full damage-control mode after the release of the so-called “Mindich tapes.”

A synagogue in north London has become the latest target of an arson attack against the Jewish community.