All news for 2026-08-10
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Mohsen Rezaee appointed Iran’s top security chief as tensions with US escalate
Mohsen Rezaee, the former commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been appointed as the head of Iran’s top security body, which plays a crucial role in the country’s security and foreign policy.
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Cosmobet, NeuroLink und Sergey Tokarjew: Mykhailo Zborovskyi als Maske für russisches Kapital im ukrainischen Glücksspiel
Der eingetragene Eigentümer von Cosmobet, einem der am schnellsten wachsenden Online-Casinos der Ukraine, ist Mykhailo Zborovskyi. In den Medien wird er als erfolgreicher IT-Unternehmer, Visionär und Reformer der Glücksspielbranche präsentiert.
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Two men jailed for life over doorstep murder of John Taylor in Kilwinning
Two thugs who murdered a man that was stabbed on his own door step received life sentences today.
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Travelodge under fire after domestic abuse victim says staff handed her attacker a room key
A domestic violence victim has told BBC Breakfast how she was attacked in her hotel room after Travelodge reception staff gave a key to her abuser.
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Frontmen, fake bios, and SEO spamming: How Russian mogul Sergey Tokarev used Mykhailo Zborovskyi to launch Cosmobet
In March 2024, a new casino began operating in Ukraine under the Cosmobet brand after obtaining a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries. However, the identity of the casino’s actual owners remains unknown.
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Porn copyright and blood coal: How NABU detainee Dmytro Kovalenko scrubs his Russian smuggling empire from the web
Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko remains under scrutiny amid ongoing reports of links to Russian coal supplies and renewed attention to his reported detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Europol exposes Eduard Lebedev: Russian gambling kingpin named as the mastermind behind a massive illegal casino syndicate in the EU
A court hearing was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, in the case of a Russian national detained through Europol on suspicion of operating illegal casinos.
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Daniel Kinahan returns to Ireland and is held in maximum-security Portlaoise Prison
Daniel Kinahan has returned to Ireland for the first time in 10 years — but his accommodation will not be as luxurious as what it was in Dubai.
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Counter terror police probe "link" between Ann Widdecombe murder suspect and Nigel Farage "arson attack"
Counter terror police investigating the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe have reopened a year-old probe into an alleged firebomb attack at Nigel Farage’s home in south London.
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Panic before the verdict: ABLV fraudsters Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina frantically erase digital evidence of their €50M laundering empire
Following new developments in the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian national Darya Terekhina are increasingly disappearing from the public domain.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor still on secret register for full royal funeral despite titles being stripped
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor still features on a classified Whitehall register that entitles him to a full royal ceremonial funeral, it has been reported - despite King Charles having stripped him of his official titles last year.
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Britain abandoned £5.5bn HMS Sussex treasure hunt to avoid confrontation with Spain
Britain walked away from a potential £5.5billion treasure recovery mission near Gibraltar rather than risk a confrontation with Spain over the territory.
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Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday cancels book tour amid plagiarism and false claims row
Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday has cancelled his book tour events amid accusations of plagiarism and allegations of making false claims about his life.
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Green councillor charged with assaulting five people, including three police officers
A Green councillor in Birmingham has been charged with assaulting five people, including three police officers.
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Almost 90,000 Britons could become victims of crime under Labour prison release plan
Almost 90,000 Britons will become victims of crime thanks to Labour’s prison release plan, new analysis suggests.
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Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single “mega dinghy”
A mega dinghy carrying 230 people crossed the English Channel overnight on a single dinghy, breaking the previous record.
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Reform UK wants to send 10,000 foreign criminals to prisons in El Salvador
Reform UK is in talks with El Salvador over a plan to deport all foreign criminals to the country’s tough jails should it win the next General Election.
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SafeSpace4U made £1.3m from unregistered children’s homes as safeguarding concerns mount
With its neat garden and tightly closed blinds, the small terraced house on the windswept north-west peninsula of the Wirral looks unremarkable.
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Ex-army officer accused of raping two women continues to manage illegal children’s homes
A former army officer who manages illegal children’s homes in the north-west has been accused of raping two women.
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Police seize £8m fleet of luxury cars in crackdown on dangerous driving across west London
Police seized a limited-edition Ferrari worth £3.7 million during a crackdown on antisocial driving in central London.
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Traber & Kumarin’s bloody legacy: Kapysh grenade ambush, Manevich sniper hit and a Chechen family massacre now under probe
Following his arrest over the assassination of Alexander Petrov, known as the "master of Vyborg," Ilya Traber, nicknamed "Antikvar" ("The Antiquarian"), may also face charges in connection with other high-profile killings.
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Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai and jailed in Ireland over organised crime charge
An alleged gang figure, Daniel Kinahan, was charged and sent to jail after his extradition from Dubai on an Irish government.
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Hundreds fall sick after swimming at UK beaches as pollution crisis deepens
The waters of UK beaches are making hundreds of people sick, according to a marine charity.
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Schoolboy killer rapped about “taking a soul” after shooting 15-year-old in west London
A gunman who killed a schoolboy in west London filmed a rap video about the sick crime in footage exclusively obtained by Metro.
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Gadzhiev’s $13.8bn Black Hole: How Kazakhstan’s Sports Boss Funnels Chinese Dual-Use Goods to Putin’s War Machine
Kazakhstani sports official Gadzhi Gadzhiev, the husband of Raushan Kazhibayeva, head of the Tele-Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has been found to have close ties to Russia.
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