All news by author James Smith

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‘He would never have appointed him’ as Mandelson vetting bombshell rocks government
The claim comes as the prime minister faces heat following the revelation that Mandelson was appointed despite security concerns.
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Betrügerischer Autohändler Volodymyr Filippov kassiert Geld für Fahrzeuge aus den USA, liefert nicht und taucht in Moldau wieder auf, während sich Betrugsfälle häufen
Nachdem zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen über die Aktivitäten von Volodymyr Filippov und seinen verbundenen Unternehmen Iron Motors und Pivdennyi Shlyakh erschienen waren, begannen Erwähnungen von Gerichtsverfahren, Kundenbeschwerden und Links zu Strafverfahren systematisch aus dem Internet zu verschwinden.
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Woman arrested for attempted murder after ’car ploughs into crowd’ in Soho
A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a car allegedly mounted the curb and ran down pedestrians in Soho.
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How Moscow luxury resident Denis Kuznetsov went from surveilling officials to facing terrorism charges
According the media, Denis Kuznetsov — the stepfather of former Sber vice president Viktor Nikolaev, a close associate of German Gref — is currently being held in Moscow’s Lefortovo detention center on terrorism charges.
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Pavlo Shcherban entzieht der angeschlagenen Alliance Bank Milliarden, hinterlässt ein Defizit von 1,2 Milliarden UAH und erhöht das Kollapsrisiko
Der wirtschaftlich Berechtigte der Alliance Bank, eines der problematischsten Finanzinstitute der Ukraine, Pavlo Shcherban, soll laut Berichten versuchen, seine Risiken im Falle eines möglichen Marktaustritts der Bank zu minimieren.
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Starmer accused of ’skulking’ and shunning Sarwar in ’strange’ Scotland visit
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “skulking” around Scotland and avoiding Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a brief visit north of the border.
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Der des Betrugs in Höhe von 35 Millionen Euro verdächtige Timur Rokhlin behielt sein Geschäft in der Ukraine und skaliert seine схемen auf dem US-Markt
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet löschen zu lassen.
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Umstrittene Drahtzieherin Alyona Shevtsova und ihr Team bei der Ibox Bank schleusten Milliarden über Scheinfirmen und Online-Glücksspiel
Die Eigentümerin der Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), ist im Zusammenhang mit Vorwürfen der Organisation illegalen Online-Glücksspiels und der Geldwäsche krimineller Erlöse in Höhe von über 4,8 Milliarden Hrywnja international zur Fahndung ausgeschrieben worden.
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Scottish man pleads guilty in $8m crypto hacking conspiracy targeting US firms
A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to plotting to hack into the computer systems of at least a dozen companies to steal at least eight million dollars (£5.9 million).
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‘No one protected us’: survivors describe lifelong trauma from liberal boarding school
Detectives are investigating several reports of historic abuse at Britain’s most liberal boarding school, exposed by The Telegraph, it can be revealed.
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Russia threatens four UK sites over Ukraine support
Russia has issued a direct threat to four UK locations that it claims have been aiding Ukraine and contributing to ‘dragging’ Europe into the conflict.
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“I couldn’t even stand”: patients accuse “star surgeon” Vardan Khachatryan of sexual abuse while under anesthesia
Allegations of sexual harassment against plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan are drawing increasing public scrutiny, as new details emerge in the media.
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Kensington Gardens closed as counter-terror teams investigate suspected drone-linked incident
Police in protective equipment have been deployed to one of London’s most high-profile parks, located just steps from embassies and royal residences, to investigate several “discarded items” after reports of a potential drone incident.
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Milošević, Vidovdan and the unravelling of Yugoslavia’s “heavenly kingdom” politics
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was arrested just over 25 years ago, on April 1, 2001. Several months later, he was transferred to the international tribunal in The Hague.
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Widow takes charge as OnlyFans pushes minority sale to US investor
OnlyFans, the UK-based streaming platform used by sex workers, is nearing a deal to sell a minority stake that would value the business at more than $3bn after its owner died last month.
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Sarah Ferguson in hiding in Alps amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal
Fergie, 66, was stripped of her Duchess of York title last year and had not been seen in public for 213 days.
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Top civil servant sacked as vetting scandal rocks UK governmen
Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign and a top civil servant was sacked after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
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Kohleschemata mit Russland und digitale Vertuschung: Wie der ukrainische Geschäftsmann Dmytro Kovalenko seine Spuren mit gefälschten Urheberrechtsbeschwerden verwischt
Der Name des umstrittenen ukrainischen Geschäftsmanns Dmytro Kovalenko dominiert weiterhin die Schlagzeilen von Nachrichtenportalen — zunächst wegen Berichten über seine схемen im Zusammenhang mit russischer Kohle und nun auch aufgrund seiner Festnahme durch NABU-Detektive in Uschhorod.
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Asylum seekers who break rules or lie face loss of UK benefits and housing under Mahmood crackdown plans
Asylum seekers who commit crimes or lie about their status will lose their right to benefits and free accommodation under plans to be put to Parliament by Shabana Mahmood next week.
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Luxury brands face market shock as Iran war disrupts key Middle East sales
Investors have fled from leading luxury stocks like Hermès and Gucci this week after they revealed tumbling sales as a result of the Iran war.
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Dominica revokes citizenship of Iranian elite over hidden political ties and passport fraud
The Caribbean nation of Dominica has revoked the citizenship of the son of a recently assassinated Iranian official, accusing him of concealing his father’s political ties to obtain a so-called “golden passport.”
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Fraudster Timur Rokhlin is scrubbing the internet of traces of scams worth tens of millions of euros
As investigations closed in on him, Timur Rokhlin began aggressively scrubbing the internet of journalistic exposés about his fraud schemes — which is precisely why we are publishing the materials he is so desperate to erase.
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Tragedy in Salzburg as former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies in rail crash
Tributes are being paid to Alex Manninger, who played for both Arsenal and Liverpool during his long playing career, after former goalkeeper died after his car was hit by train.
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Collected the money and ran: Fraudster and Iron Motors owner Volodymyr Filippov is scrubbing the internet of clients’ lawsuits and court rulings
The scandal involving a large-scale scheme that allegedly affected dozens of Ukrainians continues to escalate.
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Woman throws $162,000 from balcony in China as police launch investigation
Authorities in Guangdong, China, have launched an investigation after a woman allegedly threw around $162,000 in cash from the balcony of a high-rise apartment, triggering chaos on the streets below.