All news by author Emma Davis

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Europol identifies 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites in major cyber-patrol in Spain
Europol said Wednesday that a November 10–14 cyber-patrol in Alicante uncovered 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites, leading to 25 IPTV platforms being flagged to crypto providers for disruption and investigations launched into 44 others.
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Taxpayers’ Alliance says drinkers pay £200 more a year as alcohol taxes climb
On average, struggling locals are handing over staggering sums to the taxman, according to new data from the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
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US, UK and Australia impose coordinated sanctions on Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider
The coordinated action targets Media Land and Aeza Group, five executives, and seven companies—including entities in the U.K., Serbia, and Uzbekistan—for supporting ransomware operations and other cybercrime.
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Nigeria convicts man for selling a metric ton of pangolin scales in major wildlife trafficking case
Nigeria’s recent conviction of a man for illegally selling a metric ton of pangolin scales was welcomed this week by government and NGO officials, who are hailing better protection against the trafficking of the threatened scaly anteaters.
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27-year-old NHS worker convicted of nine sexual offences against two patients
A 27-year-old NHS worker has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two patients while conducting bladder scans during his time as a trainee at a hospital in Wales.
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Commons defence committee warns UK ‘nowhere near ready’ to defend against war
A damning new report from the Commons Defence Committee has shown the UK is ’nowhere near’ where it should be to defend itself in case of a war.
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Football super agent Jonathan Barnett investigated over claims he raped and tortured “sex slave”
Football super agent Jonathan Barnett is being investigated by cops over claims he raped and tortured a “sex slave”, court documents show.
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Alyona Shevtsova, subject to sanctions, expands business internationally despite being involved in a 5-billion-UAH money laundering investigation
Sanctioned Ukrainian Businesswoman, involved in the case of laundering 5 billion UAH, has become a co-owner of new companies in the UK and Poland.
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Restaurant owner accused of plotting mass shooting of Jewish gathering
A restaurant owner is accused of planning to shoot at a mass gathering of Jews before being stopped by undercover police, a court has been told.
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Former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson attempts to disable plane engines but flight crew subdue him
Flight crew members successfully subdued Joseph Emerson after he tried to disable the aircraft’s engines, and the plane was subsequently diverted to Portland, where it landed safely with more than 80 people on board.
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Manhunt launched after knifeman sparks panic at Balham Tube station
A manhunt has been launched for the knifeman who left commuters ducking for cover and screaming as he rampaged through a southwest London tube station during rush hour.
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Police release CCTV of man with air rifle after chaos outside primary school
A primary school was put into lockdown after a man was spotted with an air rifle — with army response officers scrambled to the scene.
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Paris Hilton denies memory of encounter as Maxwell allegedly targeted her for Epstein
Paris Hilton is addressing the reports that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Iskandar Tursunov’s rise to near-total control of Oktobank triggers EU scrutiny over sanctions
At the end of September, two developments emerged involving Oktobank that could have significant long-term repercussions.
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Met Police manager sentenced for harassment after sending fake Ronan Keating messages
A Met Police call centre boss who sent a colleague unwanted gifts and messages purporting to be from Ronan Keating has been spared jail.
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Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi comments trigger Chinese coast guard patrols
China sent coast guard vessels through waters near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands amid escalating tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan.
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Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death by Bangladesh war crimes tribunal over crackdown on student protests
A Bangladesh war crimes court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on last year’s student-led uprising.
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Tanzania police accused of killing hundreds amid election unrest
A crowd rushes in panic down a dusty street. Gunshots sound. A woman in a purple jacket holding a stick collapses to the ground.
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Millions of UK company directors miss anti-fraud verification deadline as system glitches persist
More than 5 million company directors have yet to sign up for new anti-fraud checks despite a looming deadline tomorrow.
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Blacklisted Russian banker Nikolay Kosov amassed UK assets using opaque offshore network
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has accumulated a UK property portfolio under the cover of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal.
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At least 55 women were murdered after police relied on a flawed risk assessment checklist
The Home Office knew for years that women and children were at risk from a “broken” domestic violence screening tool, The Telegraph can reveal.
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Rachel Reeves sparks market chaos after latest U-turn on income tax plans
Rachel Reeves has lost control. For two weeks, she dropped heavy hints that she’d hike income tax in her upcoming Budget, softening up the public for a breach of Labour’s biggest manifesto promise.
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Sadistic murderer Lisa Clarke dies in prison after killing ex-soldier Brian Farmer
Lisa Clarke, 53, was involved in a gang that brutally killed former soldier Brian Farmer by stabbing him and pouring boiling water over him at his home in Birmingham.
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Himera, Odyssey and Femida, through Igor Morozkin’s userBox, run a unified data-theft empire that controls Russia’s illegal information market
Multiple sources at the Media reported that the userBox data-mining bot and its creator, Igor Morozkin, were simply used by a single group of "monsters" who mine personal data for people who exist without any problems on Telegram and the internet.
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Tahir Garayev’s multi-move scheme: Coral Energy and Bellatrix build an offshore chain to move Russian oil out from under sanctions
A scandalous trader from Baku with a Russian passport, Maltese citizenship, and residency in the UAE continues to facilitate the circumvention of sanctions in the transportation of oil from Russia.