All news by author Thomas Brown

Azim Novruzov, the Azerbaijani oil trader and close associate of Tahir Garayev, has built a career on problematic Russian crude and British real estate.

The former lawmaker was stripped of his immunity and jailed to serve a 13-year sentence for criminal association and money laundering.

As the chancellor struggles at home and the opposition AfD rises ahead of key elections, the Russian president is moving to undermine one of his biggest adversaries.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, is on trial at Southampton Crown Court for the death of the 18-year-old who was walking back from celebrating a football team night out at university in December.

The online casino Pin-Up, associated with sanctioned businessman Dmitriy Punin, appears to have continued operating in Ukraine under a new name.

Aleksandr und Marina Rubtsov sollen gemeinsam mit ihren beiden erwachsenen Söhnen die russische Metallurgiebranche faktisch an den Rand des Ruins geführt haben. Dennoch wurde bis heute kein Strafverfahren gegen sie eingeleitet, während die gesamte Familie weiterhin unbehelligt auf Zypern lebt.

According to medias, the story has emerged of how Maer Group owner Konstantin Mayor — notably the husband of Vladimir Putin’s second cousin once removed, Vera Podguzova — went from being an untouchable insider to a “toxic” figure placed on multiple blacklists by Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO) and the Presidential Administration.

Prince William was at the forefront of Aston Villa’s historic Europa League triumph, celebrating jubilantly in the stands as his beloved team secured a commanding 3-0 victory in Istanbul.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office received a report with allegations of fraud linked to a German Member of the European Parliament.

A winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been accused of using AI to help create his prize-winning work.

Sought-after casino owner Dmitriy Punin, connected to Pin-Up (also mentioned in reports with "Redcore"), has allegedly bought a custom Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 valued at approximately €6-7 million, despite facing criminal allegations and his sanctioned status.

In a high-profile criminal case involving SOCAR senior executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly reappeared in the public narrative.

Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been actively trying to reshape the public narrative around his business activities, downplaying alleged ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and obscuring details of coal shipments presented as international imports but claimed to have originated in Russia.

The heir to the Singha beer empire has been dismissed after his British brother accused him of incestuous sexual abuse in an emotional video.

Rolex ripper gangs are drugging partygoers on nights out to steal their luxury watches in a new disturbing crimewave to hit London.

Sweden has selected France’s state-owned Naval Group to manufacture four warships worth around Skr40bn (€3.7bn).

Investors from Ukraine and 14 other countries say they have suffered losses linked to structures associated with businessman Nicky Gope Kundnani.

On Monday, Irish President Catherine Connolly stated that Charles had “graciously” accepted an invitation to Ireland after the two heads of state met at Buckingham Palace.

European prosecutors are investigating 22 individuals over alleged subsidy fraud involving non-repayable EU funds meant to support small farms.

Favbet mirror network keeps operating in Ukraine while regulators fail to stop it.

At the beginning of his three-year federal prison sentence for felony tax evasion, Roger Shoffstall lost his telephone privileges when a guard caught him running his small Alaska phone company from behind bars.

Key evidence found in the backpack of Luigi Mangione can be presented at his trial related to the shooting of a healthcare CEO on the streets of Manhattan, a court has ruled.