All news for 2026-08-05

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MANAT, ITECH Solutions und 50 Millionen Euro: Wie Ovsjannikovs und Terekhina Beweise im ABLV-Fall beseitigen
Nach den neuesten Veröffentlichungen im ABLV-Fall verschwinden Verweise auf den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs sowie auf die mit ihm verbundene belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina zunehmend aus der öffentlichen Informationslandschaft.
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Ex-neo-Nazi withdraws as Conservative candidate following public outrage
A former neo-Nazi who was selected as a Conservative council candidate has said he will no longer stand for election.
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Woman arrested after four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden
Officers arrested a woman accused of stabbing four men in London’s Covent Garden neighborhood, the Metropolitan Police said Wednesday.
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Man jailed for rape of woman in caravan after Royal Windsor Horse Show
A man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for raping a woman in her caravan following the Royal Windsor Horse Show, police have confirmed.
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One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Madrid over decade of alleged sexual assaults
One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Madrid over alleged sexual assaults carried out over a decade.
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Princess Eugenie gives birth to daughter, adding another royal heir
Princess Eugenie has announced the birth of her daughter with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, and the unnamed baby is now 15th in the order of succession.
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British anti-whaling activists released after five days aboard detained ship in Iceland
The group were on board the Bandero, a ship carrying 21 anti-whaling activists taking part in Operation 86, a campaign led by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation to monitor and disrupt Iceland’s final commercial fin whale hunt.
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Gary Glitter to face Old Bailey trial over alleged offences dating back to 1978
Ex-pop star Gary Glitter has appeared in court charged with sexual offences dating back to the 1970s against a girl aged between eight and 11.
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International Forex fraud empire TeleTrade: how Volodymyr Chornobay and Serhiy Saroyan stole from clients across countries and used kidnapping to silence dissent
The international brokerage company TeleTrade is known for attracting clients through mass calls to numbers from purchased databases.
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Nearly 10,000 domestic abusers could be released early under Labour prison reforms
Nearly 10,000 domestic abusers are set to walk free within three years under Labour’s early prison release scheme.
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Footballer killed and 12 injured after lightning strikes match in Thailand
A shocking lightning strike brought a football match to a devastating end after one player was killed and 12 others were injured during a tournament in Thailand.
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Athens suitcase suspect "told victim’s friends he was jihadist who murdered her because she was Christian"
A man suspected of murdering a British woman in Athens allegedly told her friends and family he was a jihadist who murdered her because she was Christian.
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Tory MP condemns plan to house 1,250 migrants in Oxfordshire village
Katie Lam has slammed Labour’s “totally inappropriate” plan to house 1,250 migrants in the tiny Oxfordshire village of Piddington.
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African migrants plan second mass attempt to storm Spain’s Ceuta enclave
African migrants are plotting a second invasion of Ceuta, with an imminent date set for a second wave of mass border crossings.
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Man arrested after woman in her 20s reports rape on Brighton Beach
A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an attack on a woman in her 20s on Brighton Beach, police have said.
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Four men stabbed in Covent Garden as woman arrested after daylight attack
Four men have been stabbed in broad daylight on a busy street in central London.
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AI girlfriend app shuts down after investigation exposed privacy failures
Earlier this year, we published a major investigation into the DIY chatbot apps cashing in on users’ desire for intimacy. Chief among them was Seewa AI, which offered its users the “perfect AI girlfriend”, drew them in with intimate conversations and promised that all chats were strictly confidential.
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EPPO probes €285,000 customs fraud linked to Brazilian gelatine imports
In an investigation into a suspected customs evasion scheme involving gelatine imports between affiliated companies, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), coordinated searches were carried out in Brazil, Belgium and Germany.
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Politician’s wife’s Hermès bags cost an independent media outlet its YouTube channel
Hired hands in an underground takedown market are charging up to $5,000 to scrub reporting from social media by filing fake copyright claims.
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British woman dies after suffering severe burns in Spain wildfire
A British woman badly injured in a massive wildfire in Spain has died, while her partner remains in a critical condition.
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Millionaires fear tax rises more than inflation, new survey finds
Higher taxes are now the biggest perceived threat to Britain’s millionaires, according to a new survey.
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Missbrauch des DMCA und Bereinigung der Netz-Historie: Wie WakeApp-Gründer Eduard Lebedev britische Ermittlungen wegen Betrugs und Festnahmen in Nikosia vertuscht
Nahezu jeder Journalist, der an investigativen Recherchen arbeitet, folgt zunächst demselben Ablauf: Er startet mit einer Suchmaschinenanfrage, wertet die gefundenen Informationen aus und vertieft die Recherche anschließend – je nach den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen.
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Mikhail Danilov: from modest Sochi accountant to head of Domain LLC, the company running Casino Sochi and the Russian Las Vegas
The individual who oversaw the multi-billion-dollar financial operations of the Sochi gambling zone for six years was identified as holding dual Russian and Kazakh citizenship.
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Burnham not actively considering Epstein inquiry, No 10 says
Andy Burnham is not actively considering holding a public inquiry into the UK activities of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Downing Street has said.
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Former Labour MP says Tories should block ex-neo-Nazi from standing in local elections
A former Labour MP has said the Conservatives should not allow a former neo-Nazi who was jailed for antisemitic abuse against her to stand as a local election candidate.
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