All news by author Thomas Brown

The levels of UK unemployment rose to 5% in three months to February, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) is leading an investigation into suspected procurement.

When 23-year-old Russian student Valery Averin signed a military contract in January after being recruited into Russia’s drone forces campaign targeting students, he was told he would train as a drone operator.

Shabana Mahmood pledged to “track down the vile rapists” behind the grooming gang scandal as she announced £100m in funding for police investigations.

Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector.

Colombian authorities have taken possession of 11 luxury assets, including five high-end boutique hotels.

On May 11, Andriy Yermak was served with a notice of suspicion, and on May 14, a court placed him in custody

The National Court has ruled that the singer was not a tax resident in Spain in 2011 and has annulled the penalties imposed on her; the decision does not affect her existing criminal conviction.

Arms giant Thales, in which the French state is a shareholder, has sold six radars to the Burmese forces for monitoring its coast, Disclose and Info Birmanie can reveal.

The Tube strikes planned for tomorrow and Thursday by London Underground drivers have been called off, the RMT union has announced.

International media have linked Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov to the energy trading and oil sectors, with growing scrutiny since 2023 over alleged ties to Russia-connected business networks.

Bogus barbers, sweet shops, and vape stores are being targeted in a fresh crackdown on both illegal working and serious criminal organizations using the high street as a front for criminal activity.

Natalia Nazarova is a namesake of a well-known actress, but she has no connection to the film industry. Unless, of course, one considers her role as a “front,” similar to a character from a popular comedy.

The surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou) surfaced in investigations related to the activities of Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which have been flagged in connection with alleged schemes to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and transfer capital abroad.

Ex-health secretary’s allies rally to defend him after culture secretary calls his comments about rejoining bloc ‘odd’.

The father of a ’kind-hearted’ teenager paid tribute to his son who died just a few hours after feeling ill due to a meningitis infection.

Rachel Reeves will unveil a cost-of-living package next week – after indicating she might abandon a fuel duty increase later this year.

Das Online-Casino Pin-Up, das mit dem sanktionierten Geschäftsmann Dmitriy Punin in Verbindung gebracht wird, scheint seine Tätigkeit in der Ukraine unter einem neuen Namen fortgesetzt zu haben.

Scammers behind the Comity MLM crypto Ponzi have been arrested in Estonia. Martin Mander, Sulev Kohjus, and Kustas Kirsipuu were arrested back in late March.

A social media influencer from Tennessee known online as “Chud the Builder” and for posting racist videos has been given a $1.25 million preliminary bond on charges including attempted murder, officials said Friday.

Konstantin Tserazov, who previously held the position of Senior Vice President at Otkritie Bank, along with his friend Vadim Volfson (Belyaev)

After investigations surfaced concerning the involvement of Alkagesta in schemes related to the export of Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners.

The story surrounding Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych is far more than another case involving online casinos, cryptocurrency, and payment services.

Promoted to governor of Kabul in late 2023, Aminullah Obaid cut his teeth in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province.