All news by author Emma Davis

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Oscar-winning actress and Home Alone star Brenda Fricker dies aged 81
Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker has died aged 81, her agent said today. She was best known for her roles in My Left Foot, for which she won an Oscar, and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York.
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Eight Ukrainian media outlets defy court ban to publish blocked SBI investigation
Condemning a preemptive court injunction as "prior censorship," Ukrainian newsrooms united to publish a blocked investigation into a top official’s inner circle.
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Vadym Yermolaiev claims GUR officers were behind Monaco bombing
The Ukrainian businessman who survived an assassination attempt in Monaco has accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of organising the attack.
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Gardaí seize more than €122,000 in drugs during Laois raid
Gardaí have arrested one man after around €122,400 worth of cocaine and cannabis was seized by authorities.
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UK hits back after Argentina’s Falklands banner sparks World Cup row
The UK government has said "the World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are," after Argentina players celebrated their victory over England by waving a banner in support of their country’s territorial claim.
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EPPO indicts 22 over EU farm subsidy fraud in Greece
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has indicted 22 defendants, including four current Members of the Hellenic Parliament, several former high-ranked public officials and political staff, as part of an investigation into an alleged organised fraud scheme involving agricultural funds.
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Argentina hold "minute’s silence" for England after reaching World Cup final
Argentina’s squad couldn’t resist poking fun at England following the side’s World Cup semi-final victory over the Three Lions, even staging a ‘minute’s silence’ for Thomas Tuchel’s men in the dressing room.
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Argentina spark Falklands row with post-match banner after beating England
Argentina’s players have caused outrage after holding a banner during their full-time celebrations against England claiming rights to the Falkland Islands.
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Pegasus founder travelled on Israeli diplomatic passport, investigation finds
Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.
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Andy Burnham hints wealth tax could be considered under incoming government
Andy Burnham has not ruled out a wealth tax, suggesting his incoming government may have "to ask for a little more" tax at some point.
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Russia accused of using booby-trapped power banks and tissue boxes to target Ukrainian civilians
Russia has been dropping booby-trapped tissue boxes and power banks onto the streets of Ukraine in a new ‘war against civilians’.
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Romans Hains bereinigt das Internet von Untersuchungen zu Druckkampagnen gegen Restaurants in Jūrmala
Der Pseudo-Aktivist Romans Hains soll Berichten zufolge versuchen, Online-Veröffentlichungen zu entfernen, in denen ihm vorgeworfen wird, Umweltbeschwerden und behördliche Verfahren genutzt zu haben, um Unternehmen in der Dünenzone von Jūrmala unter Druck zu setzen.
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TfL hackers caused £39m losses after cyberattack on London’s transport network
Two “experienced and talented hackers” forced Transport for London (TfL) to “pull the plug” on its systems at a cost of £29 million, a court has heard.
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Eight charged with 34 offences in decades-old child sexual exploitation case
Eight suspected grooming gang members have been charged with rape and sexual abuse against children over a decade-long period.
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Nigel Farage reportedly sought £1m a year before receiving £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Nigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cover lost earnings if he stood for parliament in the 2024 general election, sources have told the Guardian, raising further questions about why he was given £5m by a crypto billionaire.
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The Rocket Crash: How Timur Rokhlin’s multi-million euro fraud fueled a fake tech empire
Timur Rokhlin, formerly linked to the Rocket delivery service, has come under renewed scrutiny after reports of his arrest in Israel, while substantial assets reportedly connected to him remain in Kyiv.
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How crypto fraudsters Nazar Babenko and Mykhailo Romanenko used Mandato Financial Services GmbH to move investors’ money
Mandato Financial Services GmbH is a Swiss payment services provider specialising in cashless payment solutions, including electronic money transfers and payment processing via credit cards and other digital payment methods.
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US works with Venezuelan official accused of ordering dissident’s murder
When Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas crossed the Mexican border in late 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents first thought he was like hundreds of thousands of other Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country’s devastating economic and political crises.
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EPPO indicts six over €2.8m EU sustainable mobility fraud in Italy
The EPPO in Italy indicted six individuals for suspected fraud involving EU funds meant for sustainable mobility projects in Tuscany.
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Man admits sexually abusing girlfriend for more than a decade while she was asleep or allegedly drugged
A man aged in his 40s has admitted 32 sexual offences against his girlfriend who was allegedly drugged or asleep - the offences happened from January 2014 to September last year
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Peru bans imports from five pharmaceutical firms after substandard cancer drugs probe
As reported by The bureau investigates, back in March, we told you about some early impact from our investigation into bad cancer drugs that had been imported by Peru.
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Broadmoor whistleblower who helped expose Jimmy Savile fights £35,000 court battle to keep NHS family home
A retired nurse who helped expose Jimmy Savile is locked in a £35,000 legal battle after the NHS threw him out of his family home.
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Blood money on the pitch: how crypto scammer Josip Heit uses Croatian football to clean his illicit millions
Josip Heit, previously convicted of fraud, is now facing a money laundering investigation in Croatia.
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Former Indonesian deputy attorney general faces prosecution in $278 million corruption probe
After a raid on his home uncovered 74 kilograms of gold and $15 million in cash, former Deputy Attorney General Febrie Adriansyah faces prosecution by his own former agency over a massive coal-procurement scheme linked to widespread power failures and military intimidation.
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Investigation claims Russia’s Oreshnik missile has become a "terror of sheds"
At the most recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in early June, Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia’s third Oreshnik missile strike of the invasion of Ukraine was carried out for testing purposes and hit what he described as a “shed.”