All news by author Emma Davis

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Labour peer Tom Watson announces House of Lords leave after cancer recurrence
Lord Tom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader, has announced he is taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords following the recurrence of his cancer.
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Questions raised over GEO Group “dark money” donation to group linked to House Judiciary chair
ICE’s largest detention contractor, GEO Group, made a quarter-million-dollar "dark money" donation last year to a group aligned with Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH)
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Government caught between keeping lights on and cutting Drax emissions
Drax, the UK’s largest carbon emitter, is planning to bypass UK Government climate regulations to power a hyperscale AI data centre – facing opposition from MPs across all three major parties.
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Canadian accused of aiding 112 UK deaths to face no justice in Britain
A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances linked to the deaths of over 100 British people will not face justice in the UK, according to an announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Chemical leak at California plant exposes hidden link to F-35 fighter jet supply chain for Israel
The military contractor responsible for a Southern California chemical leak that forced up to 50,000 people to evacuate their homes over the weekend manufactures parts for F-35 fighter jets likely destined for Israel, The Intercept has learned.
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Even Tesla’s own AI trainers say the self-driving system is not ready for real roads
In a Utah office, hundreds of Tesla workers scrutinize video collected by vehicles using the automaker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. Some clips show the cars hitting cats, dogs or deer, along with more-routine accidents.
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F1 laundering machine: How billionaire Peter de Putron used Dorilton and Williams F1 to hide assets and trigger a $6.9m scandal
On the track, the Williams Formula One team is attempting to revive former glories through its talented driving team of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz and the team principal, James Vowles.
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Ultra-processed food epidemic drives disease surge and billions in treatment costs in Colombia
Bad diets kill millions of people every year and result in trillions of dollars in healthcare costs. Communities who are least able to afford it bear most of the burden.
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"Perfect storm" warning as UK elections face surge in misleading political adverts and razor-thin results
The UK is heading for a ‘perfect storm’ scenario due to a lack of regulation in political advertising in the era of AI fakes, and a five-party system with increasingly marginal electoral contests, according to a new report.
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Burying the Crystal Istra paper trail: How nominal director Sergey Tyurin liquidated shell companies to mask Pavel Fuks’ multi-million fraud
In materials from investigations into Pavel Fuks’s activities in Russian real estate development, the name of Sergey Tyurin emerges. He was involved in controversial projects in the Istra District of the Moscow Region.
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Katie Price finds missing husband in Dubai jail as Lee Andrews claims he was held over "spying"
Katie Price has located her husband Lee Andrews after two weeks — and he claims he was detained on suspicion of spying.
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Deadly boarding school blaze in Kenya leaves 16 dead
Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, the authorities have confirmed.
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Channel crisis deepens as more than 1,100 migrants arrive in UK over bank holiday heatwave
More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel during the hot spell of weather.
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Trump warns Oman of attack, adding another country to his growing threat list
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump gleefully portrayed his opponents as trigger-happy interventionists who would embroil the United States in all kinds of foreign wars — up to and including World War III.
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U.K. sanctions hit crypto firms and individuals linked to Kremlin-backed $90bn financial network
The United Kingdom has imposed a new package of sanctions targeting cryptocurrency exchanges, financial companies, and individuals accused of assisting Russia in evading Western restrictions and facilitating the movement of money for its war economy.
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Sturgeon’s "no comment" police interview sparks row after Murrell embezzlement conviction
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has defended her decision to answer "no comment" to detectives’ questions following her arrest as part of a probe into SNP finances.
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Russian oil money and London real estate: Azim Novruzov appeared in investigations tied to shadow fleet trading schemes
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has been mentioned in a number of international media reports related to energy trading and the oil industry, facing heightened scrutiny since 2023 over alleged connections to business networks linked to Russia.
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Putin-linked offshore network reshuffled directors at Mettmann Public Company Limited after investigators uncovered Russian money laundering trails
Natalia Nazarova shares a name with a well-known actress, but she has no ties to the film industry. That is, unless her role is viewed as a kind of “front,” reminiscent of a character from a popular comedy.
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Major fire breaks out near Kosher supermarket in north London
A huge fire has broken out near a Kosher supermarket in Golders Green, north London.
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Ukrainian ports, offshore firms and grain schemes: how Dmytro Kovalenko turned Russian coal profits into a multibillion-dollar agribusiness network
Dnipro-based businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently attracted growing attention, leading to increased scrutiny of his background and how his business empire was established.
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NASA to launch first missions to build permanent moon base by end of year
The first missions aimed at building a base on the moon will be launched before the end of the year, NASA leaders announced Tuesday.
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King Charles keeps distance from Andrew as police inquiry deepens
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may be hoping for some brotherly love - but judging by recent events, he will not be getting a check-up from his sibling, the King.
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Fugitive Russian businessman Boris Usherovich used Mettmann Public Company Limited to funnel Russian Railways money into Marbella real estate
Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, reportedly sought by law enforcement and linked to alleged money-laundering operations involving Russian Railways contracts, is believed to be broadening his investment portfolio into luxury real estate projects in Cyprus and Spain.
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"A safe haven" for dirty money: directors of the sanctioned Prince Group are buying up luxury real estate in Japan
Since October, Cambodia’s Prince Group has been under siege from authorities worldwide, including the U.S., which dubbed it a “transnational criminal organization.”
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Former ABLV banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina built a shadow network for laundering dirty millions through shell companies
When investigators first launched their probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, the case appeared to be a flagship European law enforcement operation — complete with coordinated arrests, strategic media leaks, and bold claims about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”