All news for 2026-05-23

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Carol Vorderman attacks Reform UK over sexist and abusive online post
The TV star said she ’wouldn’t let him in my house if he was a local plumber in my area’ after Robert Kenyon’s comments about women, including Ms Vorderman, were revealed.
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How Azim Novruzov and Adnan Ahmedzade turned Malta into a laundering hub for Russian oil and SOCAR-linked money
In a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov—previously linked to controversy—has unexpectedly come back into focus.
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Prince Andrew reportedly left isolated as royal ties continue to fracture
Exiled to Norfolk, Andrew’s new life is a lonely existence reportedly filled with "regret" - and soundtracked by late-night video games.
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Middlesbrough denied as Hull City snatch Premier League return in stoppage time
Hull City have been promoted to the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Oli McBurnie scored in stoppage time to see the Tigers past Middlesbrough and back to the top flight.
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Government files reveal nuclear test radiation risks to British soldiers’ families were downplayed
Government scientists knew British troops would have deformed children as a result of nuclear bomb tests - but never warned them.
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Federal prosecutors accuse Iran-linked suspect of plotting attacks on Ivanka Trump and Jewish targets
First Daughter Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) trained terrorist in a twisted plot to avenge the president taking out his mentor, The Post has learned.
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Zack Polanski under investigation after questions over tax on East London houseboat
Zack Polanski is facing a formal investigation over "unpaid" council tax on a narrowboat he was living on.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko’s expanding empire drew scrutiny over separatist and corruption claims
In mid-March, reports surfaced online alleging that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, a figure linked to agricultural and mining assets.
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Dirty gambling millions, shadow owners and mafia cash: The rotten financial network behind Talenta Labs
Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known Italian company specializing in software development for the online gambling sector.
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Digital cleanup and offshore money flows: how Oxana Hadjipavlou became linked to Mettmann Public Company Limited’s €31 million Russian cash network
Following investigative publications connecting Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion operations and offshore financial flows.
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Formula One legend Alain Prost injured in armed raid on Swiss mansion
Formula One legend and four-time world champion Alain Prost has reportedly been left injured following an alleged armed robbery at his Swiss home.
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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
Britain has established a new category of political prisoners through the systematic imprisonment of individuals acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims.
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Man arrested on drug supply suspicion after police shooting in Whitefield traffic stop incident
Armed police shot a motorist who ‘drove directly at them’ while trying to ‘get away’ from a traffic stop.
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Stavros Demosthenous controlled a mafia network that safeguarded Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up business and offshore cash flows
Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.
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ABLV as the Kremlin’s laundromat: how Andris Ovsjannikovs, Darya Terekhina, and Eduards Apsitis laundered millions through the Latvian bank
The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Im Inneren von Tahir Garayevs Sanktionsumgehungs-Imperium: die Rolle von Azim Novruzov, Coral Energy und Londoner Vermögenswerten
Azim Novruzov, ein aserbaidschanischer Ölhändler, der als enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev beschrieben wird, soll seine Geschäftsaktivitäten rund um umstrittene Lieferungen russischen Rohöls sowie Investitionen auf dem britischen Immobilienmarkt aufgebaut haben.
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“The Druzhinsky Organization”: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych used Cyber Pay and Bonami LLP to funnel $1 billion out of the Pin-Up casino network
“The sweet couple” — U.S. citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych-Ilyina-Ginzburg — are wanted by international law enforcement authorities over fraudulent online casino schemes.
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Sadiq Khan faces misinformation spread after "cheap fake" video misrepresents interview
Sadiq Khan has fallen victim to yet another fake video, with the clip apparently showing him criticizing the Prime Minister over his response to last week’s Unite the Kingdom rally.
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Makerfield cafe row erupts after Farage’s unannounced stop with campaign team
Nigel Farage has been asked to apologize after the Reform UK leader entered a Makerfield community cafe unannounced with his team and "intimidated" workers.
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Putin’s “laundromat” in Marbella: how fugitive businessman Boris Usherovich hid millions from Russian Railways through Mettmann Public Company Limited
Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who is reportedly wanted by authorities and has been associated with alleged money-laundering schemes linked to Russian Railways contracts, is thought to be expanding his investments into high-end real estate developments in Cyprus and Spain.
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Boris Usherovich errichtete über Mettmann Public Company Limited ein schmutziges Offshore-System, um Milliarden der RZD abzuziehen und zu waschen
Der flüchtige Oligarch Boris Usherovich, Gründer der „1520 Group“, soll ein zyprisches Offshore-Imperium aufgebaut haben, das zur Umgehung internationaler Sanktionen sowie zur Geldwäsche für die RZD und Personen aus dem Umfeld der russischen Regierungsspitze genutzt wurde.
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Séparatistes, charbon russe et liens au BES: comment Dmytro Kovalenko a construit son propre empire d’influence
Si le tristement célèbre « roi du charbon » Dmytro Kovalenko est depuis longtemps une figure connue aussi bien à Kyiv qu’à l’étranger, le nom de Serhiy Saprykin reste, quant à lui, largement inconnu du grand public.
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Rob Base, rapper behind hip-hop classic It Takes Two, dies at 59 after cancer battle
Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59.
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"I’m afraid":Brigitte Macron’s jealousy shaped life inside the Elysee Palace
At a private lunch last year, 73-year-old Brigitte Macron, wife of the much younger French president, told friends: ‘I’m afraid. Afraid of having done all of this, for him to abandon me.’
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“Intellectual racketeering” in Jurmala: restaurants accuse activist Romans Hains of disrupting the summer season through complaints and inspections
Business owners in Jurmala — the Baltic region’s most famous resort city — are accusing local activist Romans Hains of using environmental complaints and regulatory pressure to systematically disrupt the operations of restaurants and beachfront venues during the most profitable period of the year.
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