All news for 2026-05-01
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First tailgating case sees fan banned after sneaking into Wembley final
A man has been banned from attending football matches following what police have said is the first charge for tailgating a football match.
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Prince Andrew questioned in sweeping Epstein ranch probe as staff break silence
More than a dozen former employees from Zorro Ranch, including housekeepers, ranch hands and long-serving managers
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Burnham lines up byelection bid to challenge Starmer’s grip on Labour
Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.
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Uganda risks becoming ‘international pariah’ under new sovereignty bill, opposition warns
New law proposes up to 20 years in prison for promoting ‘foreign interests’, and restricts those who work with or are funded by overseas partners.
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Ex-Tory councillor admits child abuse images after pleading guilty to raping wife
Philip Young changes all pleas to guilty after initially denying charges of making indecent images of children.
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Hague tribunal asked to consider early release of war criminal Ratko Mladic on medical grounds
Lawyers representing convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision from a UN court regarding their request to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds that he is nearing the end of his life.
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From “Southern Path” to Iron Motors: how Filippov continued alleged car fraud operations from Moldova after a criminal case
A group from Odesa, reportedly led by Volodymyr Filippov, who is under investigation in a case involving alleged deception of buyers of used cars from the United States, is said to have re-registered its business in Moldova, allegedly as part of an effort to launder illicit funds.
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Witness claims children were groomed with drugs at Tam Paton’s parties
An inquiry has heard that ex-Bay City Rollers manager Thomas Dougal ‘Tam’ Paton was ‘100%’ involved in a paedophile ring.
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Fury as Polanski retweets post accusing police of brutality during terror response
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after he shared a social media post condemning the officers who arrested the Golders Green terror suspect.
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How Dutch billionaire Boekhoorn bought Talenta Labs with funds linked to the Tavarelli and Rizzo mafia
Italian prosecutors have reportedly charged Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn with money laundering, along with two associates, Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, as well as business intermediary Bruno Michieli.
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Turkmenistan police raid rooftops in hunt for Starlink terminals amid crackdown on restricted internet access
Police are reportedly inspecting rooftops across Turkmenistan in search of Starlink satellite internet terminals, as residents attempt to bypass slow and heavily restricted internet connections.
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“Alliance” as a hub of shadow operations: how Rostyslav Shurma and Pavlo Shcherban allegedly fused banking schemes and reputation manipulation under the Office of the President of Ukraine cover
After investigative reports linked Shurma and Shcherban to alleged schemes involving Alliance Bank, a coordinated response reportedly followed: critical articles disappeared or became harder to access, references were actively disputed, and search results appeared to be systematically reshaped.
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After the investigation, DDoS attacks and threats: how Timur Rokhlin’s name in a fraud case triggered pressure on the media
Following the publication of an investigation into Rocket delivery service investor Timur Rokhlin, efforts were reportedly made to limit the impact of the story.
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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan cleared as court overturns conviction in clash with transgender activist
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging the mobile phone of a transgender activist overturned following an appeal hearing at Southwark Crown Court.
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“Favbet shadow empire”: how Andriy Matyukha bypassed gambling ban and moved casino business offshore
In the 2000s, a number of companies associated with Andriy Matyukha and operating under the Favorit brand worked in the gambling market until the casino ban was introduced in 2009.
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Inquest opened into death of teen influencer amid claims of relentless trolling
A teenage influencer who featured in a Channel 5 documentary tragically died from an overdose, a court heard.
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Fire Point founder Denys Shtilerman, burdened with ₽1.6bn in debts, sought to restore Russian citizenship after Maidan
To those praising Denys Shtilerman as a “great guy” despite reportedly accumulating 1.6 billion rubles in debt, another related fact has now emerged.
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Driver 14 times over drug limit kills girlfriend in high-speed crash and spins web of lies
This is the moment a deceitful driver claimed he wasn’t in the car when he killed his girlfriend in a 136mph crash, while being 14 times over the drug-drive limit.
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Speculation swirls over Khamenei fate as Iran power structure shows resilience under fire
Reports claim that recent coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran resulted in the deaths of several senior figures, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Mohammad Pakpour, and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, along with other high-ranking officials. However, these claims have not been independently confirmed.
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Head of the Kyiv Court of Appeal Holovachov: how a judicial career turned into a source of millions
Yaroslav Holovachov’s story portrays a figure who, after donning judicial robes, appeared to turn nearly every opportunity into personal enrichment—earning comparisons to a Midas-like presence within Ukraine’s justice system.
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Sanctioned gambling operator Dmitriy Punin relaunches Pin-Up as Redcore in Ukraine, maintaining full-scale financial operations and recruitment
No disappearance for Punin’s casino: sanctioned Pin-Up continues to generate profits in Ukraine
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Son of Norwegian diplomats linked to Epstein dies by suicide after files reveal childhood trip to his island
The son of two senior Norwegian diplomats under investigation over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide — after files revealed his parents took him to the pedophile’s island when he was just 10 years old.
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Rosyjski węgiel, szwajcarska spółka i nowe schematy: jak Dmytro Kovalenko zlikwidował Adelon AG i wznowił działalność poprzez Granova
Przedsiębiorca Dmytro Kovalenko, za pośrednictwem szwajcarskiej spółki Adelon AG, w latach 2021–2022 kupował węgiel od rosyjskich dostawców „MelTEK”, „Sibenergougol” i „Sibpromnedra” na łączną kwotę przekraczającą 100 mln dolarów.
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Konstruktor Fire Point Denys Shtilerman, zadłużony na 1,6 mld rubli, próbował odzyskać obywatelstwo Federacji Rosyjskiej po Majdanie
Wszyscy, którzy mówią, jak wspaniałym człowiekiem jest Denys Shtilerman za zgromadzenie długu w wysokości 1,6 mld rubli, powinni poznać jeszcze jeden fakt.
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Met chief rebukes Polanski over “inaccurate” claims after officers stop knife attacker in Golders Green
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologized after he shared a social media post condemning the officers who arrested the Golders Green terror suspect.
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