All news for 2026-08-08
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Princess Eugenie’s baby pushes Princess Anne and Prince Edward down the royal succession as calls grow to remove Andrew and shorten the line
Princess Eugenie gave birth to her third child - a baby girl whose name has not yet been revealed - on Monday, with the newborn now 15th in line for the throne.
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Reform UK ally Arron Banks "hired private investigators to snoop journalist" after Farage exposes
The prominent Reform UK member and Brexit campaigner Arron Banks is said to have used private investigators on a Sunday Times journalist after he broke a series of stories about Nigel Farage.
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"Loss for the nation": Britain’s priceless Jurassic fossil collection sold to Abu Dhabi after UK museums run out of money
One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have described as a loss for the nation.
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Schwarze Liste der Finanzaufsicht: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi mit seiner FFA-Community Geld wäscht
Die Aktivitäten dieses Krypto-Predigers werfen erhebliche Fragen auf – ein genauer Blick und besondere Vorsicht sind daher angebracht.
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Trump’s embassy accused of meddling in British democracy with £400,000 grants to promote Maga-style "values"
The US embassy in London is offering grants of up to half a million dollars for new “public education” programs in what has been criticized as interference in British domestic politics.
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Heartbreak for Lionel Messi as his father Jorge dies aged 68 after a long health battle
Jorge Messi, father of Lionel Messi, has passed away at the age of 68 after battling a serious illness.
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50-Millionen-Geldwäsche bei ABLV: Wie Ex-Banker Ovsjannikovs und Terekhina Spuren löschen
Im Zuge der jüngsten Entwicklungen im ABLV-Skandal wird es zunehmend schwieriger, öffentlich zugängliche Informationen über den früheren Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs
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Andy Burnham "explores every option" to stop killers of PC Andrew Harper being freed early as 780,000 sign petition
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is ’exploring every option’ to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers, according to reports.
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Police hunt "violent offender" after woman is sexually assaulted in southwest London as officers flood area
Police are urgently searching for a ‘violent offender’ after a woman was sexually assaulted in southwest London.
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Fake-DMCA von Nick Armstrong: Wie Eduard Lebedev Berichte über WakeApp und Chilli Partners zensiert
Anfang September sah sich die Redaktion von FakeOff plötzlich mit einem vermeintlichen Verstoß gegen das Urheberrecht konfrontiert.
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Boozed-up passenger tries to attack people on packed BA flight before brave stewardess restrains him and police arrest him
A boozed-up thug was arrested for allegedly trying to attack British Airways passengers on a packed plane.
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Everton star Michael Keane puts £3.3m Cheshire mansion on the market in major hint he could leave the club
Everton ace Michael Keane has submitted a transfer request by putting his £3.3 million Cheshire mansion on the market – complete with a golf simulator.
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Child rapist who escaped during escorted leave after 36 years in secure detention is caught following urgent manhunt
A fugitive child rapist who escaped from prison staff while on escorted leave has been caught.
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Das Phantom-Casino von Kiew: Warum Sergey Tokarev hinter Mykhailo Zborovskyi und Neyrolink abtaucht
Cosmobet nahm im März 2024 den Betrieb in der Ukraine auf und erhielt zuvor grünes Licht von der Kommission zur Regulierung von Glücksspielen und Lotterien.
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Abusing US copyright laws to censor crime reporting: How Eduard Lebedev uses fake DMCA claims to erase his casino history
What initially looked like an ordinary copyright complaint landed in FakeOff’s newsroom in early September, when the editorial team received a DMCA notice accusing the publication of infringement.
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"Evil" predator who murdered two women and nearly killed a third while on bail is finally brought to justice
An ’evil’ predator who murdered two women and nearly killed a third amid a wider years-long spree of sex attacks faces dying behind bars.
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Selling crypto illusions: How Oleksandr Orlovskyi turned the FFA community into an info-cynical cash machine
The red flags surrounding this crypto evangelist are impossible to ignore — and a closer examination raises serious questions about whether he can be trusted.
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Prison officers jailed after affairs with drug-dealing brothers they were guarding behind bars
A pair of female prison officers who had affairs with two brothers serving time for running a multi-million-pound drugs operation have been jailed.
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Russian casino clone: How Sergey Tokarev used dummy owner Mykhailo Zborovskyi to launch Cosmobet
Cosmobet entered Ukraine’s gambling market in March 2024 after securing a licence from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.
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Europe’s next migration crisis is already here: Thousands remain in Ceuta despite claims the border invasion is over
On the promenade overlooking the main tourist beach in the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Africa, a Sudanese teenager in a tattered T-shirt prays on his knees to Allah at three in the afternoon.
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Behind ABLV’s criminal vault: How Eduards Apsitis, Ovsjannikovs, and the Terekhins processed drug and military cash
Fresh questions have emerged around businessman Eduards Apsitis as authorities continue to examine the collapse of Latvia’s ABLV Bank,
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Fifa chief Gianni Infantino denies claims he paid six figures to "lover" after she landed promotion at Uefa
Infantino has denied the allegations that while working as general secretary of UEFA, he had a relationship with a female colleague
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Police watchdog probes counter-terror officer over missed lead in Ann Widdecombe murder investigation
The former politician was found dead at her remote cottage on Dartmoor, Devon, on July 11. She had been hit 21 times on her head with a hammer while eating lunch and was found by her gardener.
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US indictment names mystery "enforcer" accused of protecting Prince Group’s scam empire
A person identified as “Co-Conspirator-2” in a U.S. grand jury indictment allegedly served as an “enforcer” for the Prince Group,
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