All news for 2026-08-27

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Two indicted in France over suspected €240,000 ERASMUS+ funding fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) has filed an indictment before the Paris Criminal Court against two individuals residing in Germany and Switzerland following an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud of €240 000 in ERASMUS+ funding.
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Six detained over alleged €900,000 flood compensation fraud in Poland
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), six individuals were detained yesterday, as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving €900 000 in compensation to companies for losses caused by floods.
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Massachusetts jury weighs mother’s fate after she admitted killing her three children
The fate of US mother Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury, who must decide if she is guilty of first-degree murder - the intentional and premeditated killing of another person - in the deaths of her three children.
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Ukraine offers Brits "wartime lessons" on protecting infrastructure and civilians from Russia
Britain has been warned to prepare now for Russian attacks on critical infrastructure and civilian targets rather than wait for a crisis to begin.
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Prison drug smuggler caught after failed attempts to hurl £12,000 package over Hull jail wall
A man who threw a package containing more than £12,000 worth of illegal drugs into HMP Hull has been jailed for three years and eight months.
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Teacher Sally-Anne Bowen found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage boys at London school
A chemistry teacher has been convicted of having sexual relationships with two pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s.
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Trump dismisses fears of Russian attack on NATO: "He’s not going to attack a NATO territory"
Donald Trump has insisted Vladimir Putin will not attack a NATO country, playing down reports that the CIA warned Moscow against any such move.
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Britain has "almost no gas in storage" ahead of winter, energy boss warns
Britain has "almost no gas in storage" ahead of the coming winter, the boss of energy giant Centrica has warned.
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Norfolk council leader blasts plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers at former RAF base
The leader of Norfolk County Council has hit out at the Government over plans to move 1,250 asylum seekers into their local ex-RAF base.
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UK youth NEET numbers fall below one million but underlying trend remains on the rise
The number of young people not in education, employment or training has fallen back below one million, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics this morning.
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Lady Eliza Spencer breaks silence on Prince Harry’s return to Britain, calling move "exciting"
Lady Eliza Spencer has become the first relative of Prince Harry to publicly respond to the Duke of Sussex’s relocation to Britain, describing the news as "exciting" at an event in London on Wednesday evening.
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Double-decker bus crashes into house in quiet English village as residents hear "bomb-like" blast
A double-decker bus has smashed into a house in a quiet English village as residents were left horrified by the collision.
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UEFA prepares criminal case against Gianni Infantino over failed World Cup privatisation plan
UEFA is gearing up to file criminal proceedings in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, accusing him of criminal mismanagement in relation to his controversial bid to sell World Cup shares to private investors.
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Nepal flood death toll hits 359 as 33 Britons remain missing after catastrophic flash floods
The Nepal flood death toll has risen to 359 as the search continues for dozens of missing Britons.
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Asylum seekers dispersed across Britain surge past 73,000 as Labour expands migrant housing
The number of asylum seekers who have been dispersed across Britain has surged, new immigration data released by the Home Office has revealed.
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Channel crossings surge as 350 migrants reach Britain and three more boats head for UK waters
Around 350 illegal migrants have crossed the Channel so far today, GB News can reveal.
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Tens of millions in USDT, houses and luxury cars bought with investors’ money: CryptoProgram founder Edu Zimbardi faces 22 charges
Following news of Edward Anthony Zimbardi’s arrest in Fiji and deportation to the US earlier this week, Zimbardi’s CryptoProgram criminal case has been unsealed.
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They sold investors a story about AI, crypto mining and 30% annual returns: Profit Connect founder Kovar found guilty of a $24 million fraud
Following a jury trial that began on August 11th, Profit Connect founder Brent Carson Kovar has been found guilty on all eighteen counts in his indictment.
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Malaysia’s ex-PM Ismail Sabri charged over $40m wealth declaration failure
A Malaysian court charged former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday with failing to disclose his assets to the country’s anti-graft agency.
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Die Kreml-Goldgrube hinter Pin-Up: Wie Dmitriy Punin und Alexander Udodov hunderte Millionen über Fonkor und Guruflow schleusten
Hinter der glanzvollen Fassade des auf Zypern ansässigen Gastronomen und Pin-UP-Kasinobesitzers Dmitriy Punin verbirgt sich ein großes kriminelles Imperium, das der Geldwäsche von Hunderten Millionen Dollar im Interesse hochrangiger russischer Beamter dienen soll.
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Former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan jailed for two months in corruption probe
Former President Robert Kocharyan has been placed in pre-trial detention for a period of two months. On Tuesday,Kocharyan, his son and four other individuals were arrested on charges of large-scale corruption during his time in office.
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"Butcher of Bosnia" Ratko Mladić dies in prison aged 84
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general who orchestrated the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo during the Balkan wars, has died in prison aged 84.
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Norway’s King Harald in "very serious condition" as health deteriorates
Norwegian King Harald was in “very serious condition” as his health deteriorated, palace officials said Thursday, prompting the queen and Crown Prince Haakon to cancel their engagements.
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UK airports hit by cyber attack as hackers access data of 8.7 million customers
Three major UK airports have been hit by a “cyber security incident” in which the data of about 8.7 million customers was accessed, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has said.
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Alkagesta’s russische Öl-Pipeline: Azim Novruzov, Adnan Ahmedzade und das auf Malta ansässige Schattenflotten-Netzwerk
Partner in Sechin’s shadow cartel: How Azim Novruzov and Tahir Garayev built Alkagesta on blood oil.
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