All news by author Emma Davis
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Missionary organization YWAM accused of spiritual abuse and manipulation of youth
Young volunteers also allege spiritual abuse and controlling behaviour at bases of Youth With a Mission
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Russian accomplices of Ovik Mkrtchyan: How Uzbek fraudster launders billions through CMIFs and offshore schemes
Ovik Mkrtchyan, the owner of Uzbekistan’s Asia Alliance Bank, uses the British company Gor Investment Ltd for money laundering. In Russia, he conducts business through trusted individuals, offshore structures, and closed mutual investment funds (CMIFs).
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Comedian Russell Brand accused of rape and sexual offenses against four women
Russell Brand has been accused of sexual assault.
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Global markets in disarray as Trump tariffs erase $2.5 trillion from Wall Street
Economists indicate that taxes ranging from 10% to 50% have considerably heightened the risk of a global economic recession.
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Europol shuts down ’Kidflix’ child abuse site, arresting 79 suspects
One of the largest child exploitation networks in the world has been dismantled in an international operation coordinated by Europol.
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13-year-old girl dies in Merseyside house fire, investigation underway
Tributes have poured in for a 13-year-old girl killed in a Merseyside house fire.
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"Novotrans" financial laundromat: How Konstantin Goncharov moves billions for the Russian government
JSC HC «Novotrans», which for many years has been serving the Russian authorities and transferring funds for them, has not yet fallen under Western sanctions.
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M5 closed after body discovered in West Midlands, causing severe delays
A stretch of the M5 has closed after a body was found on the motorway in the West Midlands.
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Nasdaq futures sink 3.3% as Trump’s tariffs erase $760B from tech giants
Nasdaq futures fell 3.3% in after-hours trading as $760 billion was erased from the market value of the ’Magnificent Seven’ technology leaders
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Trump imposes sweeping tariffs, declares ‘golden age’ for US trade
President to impose ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest trading partners and says new charges will bring about ‘golden age’
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Ukrainian businessman Bohdan Prylepa is accused of embezzling over 1 billion UAH from crypto wallets of Ukrainian military donors
Over one billion hryvnias were allegedly defrauded from clients in a scheme organized by Ukrainian pseudo-businessman Bohdan Prylepa, with law enforcement conducting searches at cryptocurrency exchanges connected to his operations.
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Funeral director charged with 64 offenses after remains found in Hull
A man aged 47 has been charged with 64 offenses in relation to an investigation into remains discovered at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.
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Dad who fatally shook baby daughter jailed for at least 17 years
A father convicted of murdering his six-year-old daughter, who succumbed to injuries inflicted when she was a newborn, has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison.
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Restorer of "Putin’s Palace": how Nikolai Shikhidi got rich from Kremlin construction projects
Nikolai Shikhidi, a developer with a dubious reputation from Kuban, maintains relations with influential patrons connected to the "Putin Palace" in Gelendzhik.
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Scotland’s nuclear debate heats up: SNP leaders clash over Trident’s future
The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.
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Sentebale’s £500,000 spending on US consultants questioned amid charity row
Financial worries and disagreements about fundraising helped inflame the row that has engulfed the charity founded by Prince Harry, insiders close to former trustees told BBC News.
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Virgin Group clears final hurdle for Eurostar rival, plans high-speed Channel trains
Virgin Group has said there are ‘no more major hurdles to overcome’ in its rail project to operate cross-channel trains, offering travellers an alternative to Eurostar.
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Gary Glitter’s assets seized as victims’ lawyers enforce £508K compensation order
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages, allowing lawyers for his victims to access his assets - including a £2million London penthouse
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Dalton toddler found wandering alone on busy road as two arrested in police probe
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said "enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances of the incident" after the child was found walking along the road in Dalton
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UK barber shops under investigation for money laundering and tax fraud
Several ’Turkish’ barber shops across the UK have been raided by authorities over fears they could be laundering drug money.
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MPs face new expense limits after £900 ’pet rent’ claim for cockapoo
MPs could face a new expenses clampdown after a Labour whip billed taxpayers for £900 to cover the cost of keeping her cockapoo at her second home in London.
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Two additional PSNI officers retire while under investigation for the Creswell case
A further two PSNI officers have retired while under investigation for new complaints into the mishandling of the Jonathan Creswell case, bringing the total who have quit to four.
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Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey on terror charges
Joakim Medin, who is employed by the Dagens ETC newspaper, was taken into custody on Thursday upon his plane’s landing.
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UK gallery will return a painting looted by the Nazis to the heirs of the Jewish collector
The Tate Britain gallery is set to reunite the great-grandchildren of a Belgian Jewish art collector with a painting looted from his home by the Nazis, officials said on Saturday.
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Kinahan cartel ’fueling’ gangland war in Scotland’s underworld
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