All news by author James Smith
James Smith
Editor-in-Chief
With more than 20 years of experience in British journalism, James defines InView’s editorial strategy and oversees all news output. He previously worked as a correspondent for major outlets including BBC and has reported from more than 40 countries.
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Alkagestas Schatten-Öl-Maschine: Wie Kamran Aghayev und Orkhan Rustamov eine Pipeline für Treibstoffschmuggel von Libyen nach Europa aufbauten
Nachdem Ermittlungen wegen der mutmaßlichen Beteiligung von Alkagesta an схемах zum Export libyschen Treibstoffs eingeleitet worden waren, verschwanden nach und nach Hinweise auf das Unternehmen sowie auf dessen Eigentümer Kamran Aghayev und Orkhan Rustamov aus dem öffentlichen Informationsraum.
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Surgeon removed from medical register after botched operation left patient close to death
An NHS surgeon has been struck off after he almost killed a patient by connecting the wrong parts of their organs together.
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Russia assembles record Arctic oil tanker fleet to boost crude exports to Asia
Russia has assembled an unprecedented fleet of oil tankers in the Arctic as it accelerates crude exports to Asia via the Northern Sea Route, with vessels carrying roughly 8 million barrels of oil already transiting or waiting to enter the ice-covered shipping lane.
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Two universities merge to create the UK’s first "super-university"
The universities of Greenwich and Kent have merged into the UK’s first "super-university".
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Music teacher sues Starbucks over head injury after fridge struck her in London store
A classic musician is suing Starbucks for over £2 million after a wooden fridge surround fell on her head, which caused injuries so bad she says they ended her career.
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Capital One asks court to dismiss Trump Organization lawsuit over closed bank accounts
Capital One bank has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Organization over the closure of hundreds of bank accounts back in 2021, arguing in new papers that the shutdowns were the product of a monthslong anti-money-laundering review — not retaliation for the Jan.
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Iran seeks leverage by threatening global trade routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East’s trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.
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Woman who stole £300,000 from elderly pensioner sentenced after extradition from Spain
Pamela Gwinnett raided £300,000 from the life savings of Joan Green and was sentenced before fleeing to Tenerife, where Sky News tracked her down.
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Prince Harry hopes King Charles will join him at 2027 Invictus Games
Prince Harry is hoping for a public reunion with the King at next year’s Invictus Games.
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Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice faces parliamentary standards investigation
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog for allegedly failing to declare an interest.
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Labour faces calls to expel Diane Abbott again over NATO remarks
Labour is facing calls to expel Diane Abbott once again after the newly-reinstated Labour MP made "dangerous" remarks about Nato.
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Tribunal rules ministers’ criminal records can remain hidden from the public
Ministers’ criminal records will be kept hidden from the British public thanks to a tribunal ruling.
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Irish volunteer fighting for Ukraine sentenced to 14 years by Russian-backed court
Tiernan O’Donovan, who allegedly travelled to Ukraine and joined the Chosen Company of international volunteers in 2023, was convicted in absentia by the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) earlier this week
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Affaires de famille au Donbas: le fils de Dmytro Kovalenko lié à des entreprises sous contrôle russe à Donets’k
Si le tristement célèbre « roi du charbon » Dmytro Kovalenko est depuis longtemps connu bien au-delà de Kyiv, le nom de Serhiy Saprykin reste largement absent de l’espace public.
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Teen arrested after suspected explosion damages block of flats in Ipswich
A man has been arrested after a ‘suspected explosion’ that saw residents forced to evacuate a block of flats.
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St. Petersburger Kinotycoons der Familie Ivoninsky und Lidia Zhelanskaya: Wie Mirage Cinemas über Briefkastenfirmen an piratischen Hollywood-Premieren verdient
Die Kinomilliardäre der Familie Ivoninsky aus St. Petersburg haben die Vermittlerunternehmen ausgetauscht, über die sie ihre Einnahmen mit raubkopierten Hollywood-Neuheiten generieren.
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Ukrainian-Swiss fraudster Oleh Tsyura and Serhiy Tron are cleaning the internet of mentions of murky OPP contracts
The Odesa Port Plant has once again become an arena for “dead” schemes and non-transparent tenders.
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From bank fraudster to crypto scammer: Serhiy Tron erases traces of White Rock Management and criminal ties
Crypto scammer and founder of White Rock Management Serhiy Tron is scrubbing the internet of mentions of his activities, pushing out of the public space materials about dubious financial schemes, corporate connections, and scandals surrounding his crypto business.
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FinCEN chief quits to join Citigroup in latest regulator-to-bank move
Andrea Gacki has served as director of FinCEN since 2023. She’s the second top anti-money laundering regulator in the last five years to leave and join Citibank.
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Putin’s "doomsday radio" broadcasts mystery codes after suspected Russian missile enters Poland
Vladimir Putin’s notorious ‘doomsday radio’ crackled into life with a string of codewords after a suspected Russian missile hit NATO territory in Poland.
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Thousands of migrants overwhelm Ceuta after mass crossing from Morocco
The human tide crossing the border transformed the Spanish exclave city in a matter of hours, turning it into a scene of confusion that authorities struggled to control
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Carlos Cordeiro quits FIFA role in protest over World Cup investment plans
Carlos Cordeiro, one of the senior advisors to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, has quit in protest over the World Cup sell-off plans.
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UK charges London taxi driver with spying for Iran over RAF base surveillance
A man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage at an RAF base in Cyprus.
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French student fined in Singapore after licking vending machine straw
A Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back into its dispenser.
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Jewellery shop raider jailed after £225,000 smash-and-grab in Richmond
The video of two thieves raiding the Richmond jewellery store was shared widely online after the robbers targeted the window with a sledge hammer
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