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Met Police refers itself to information watchdog after Westminster honeytrap victims’ identities were disclosed to each other
The email was sent by an officer with all recipients’ email addresses mistakenly visible to each other. The scandal involved various figures in Westminster being targeted with flirtatious messages.
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Heidi Alexander appointed as Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone conviction
Heidi Alexander has been named as the new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quit on Friday morning.
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Daniel Khalife, a former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison, found guilty of spying for Iran
Police described Khalife, 23, as "the ultimate Walter Mitty character" but said his actions posed a real threat to national security.
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X attempts to prevent the transfer of the platform’s InfoWars accounts to the Onion
Social network says it must give permission for accounts to be sold or transferred after sale of rightwing InfoWars
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Russian deserter reveals secrets of guarding nuclear base during the war
On the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert.
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Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa as part of cybercrime crackdown
Operation Serengeti, a joint effort with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, took place from September 2 to October 31 across 19 African countries.
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Nadezhda Grishaeva’s European hotel investments under investigation in Zhirinovsky’s financial scandal
Nadezhda Grishaeva is suspected of funneling assets belonging to the late leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Vladimir Zhirinovsky, through Hotels Europe Daniella Invest in the European Union.
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"Latvian Bout" Artyom Solodukha: what lies behind the business of the arms baron and his group Baltic Bees
It’s unlikely that visitors to the numerous air shows, where the pilots of the aerobatic group Baltic Bees from Jūrmala demonstrate their skills, realize they are watching high-level aerobatics performed by a man known as the "Latvian Bout".
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Body discovered on Scottish island during search for missing 28-year-old hairdresser
A body has been found after a major search for a 28-year-old woman missing in the Outer Hebrides.
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From pipes to offshore: how "Mosvodokanal" becomes a source of Russian corruption schemes
The head of "Mosvodokanal," Alexander Ponomarenko uses cunning schemes to siphon funds from the Moscow mayor’s office through unknown contractors.
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Police chief under watchdog investigation over claims of Nottingham attack cover-up
Chief Constable Kate Meynell will be investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct after she allegedly tried to stop journalists revealing knifeman Valdo Calocane had been reported TWICE to cops for stalking
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Schemes of Oleg Osinovskiy and Anastasiya Udalova: Fraudsters help bypass sanctions and launder money for Russian oligarchs
Estonian businessman Oleg Osinovskiy and his accomplice-fiancée Anastasiya Udalova fear their ties to Russian authorities and intelligence agencies will be exposed.
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Andy Murray makes a remarkable return to tennis as Novak Djokovic’s coach
Novak Djokovic has sensationally appointed former rival Andy Murray as his coach for the upcoming Australian Open.
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King Charles arrives at the Royal Variety without Queen Camilla following a sad statement
King Charles has appeared at the Royal Variety Hall which is being held at the Royal Albert Hall, alone after doctors encouraged Queen Camilla to stay home and rest while recovering from an infection
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Bomb squad called to Gatwick Airport after thousands were told to "get out immediately"
Thousands of people have been evacuated from Gatwick Airport over an ongoing police incident.
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Lambeth Palace accused of paying hush money to alleged victim of sexual assault by senior adviser
An abuse survivor has told LBC that a compensation payment from Lambeth Palace felt like “hush money”, after he accused a senior aide to the Archbishop of Canterbury of sexual assault.
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Google could be forced to sell off Chrome browser in attempt to break up tech giant’s monopoly
The US Government has proposed forcing Google to sell off its Chrome web browser as part of measures to break up a monopoly a judge has said the company currently operates in online searches
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Five key revelations from the damning report on Captain Tom Moore’s charity
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family gained ‘significant personal benefit’ from their links to a charity set up in his name, a damning report has found.
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Swedish police investigate Chinese ship following suspected undersea cable sabotage
Investigators are gathering evidence at two Baltic sites while Danish navy is shadowing a Chinese cargo ship
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Pep Guardiola signs new Man City deal, ending speculation about his future
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has agreed a new deal at the Etihad which will keep him with the club at least until the end of the 2025-26 season
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Former Kyrgyz top customs official pays $200M to walk free while awaiting trial
Corruption-Tainted Kyrgyz Official Pays $200 million to wait home for his trial for hooliganism, money laundering and liberty deprivation
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Teen reaches 130mph in dad’s BMW before crashing into home, causing £357,000 in damage
Samin Ahmed, 19, ploughed through the front of a house causing serious structual damage following a police chase that saw him reach speeds of around 130mph in his dad’s BMW
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Masked burglars broke into Windsor estate while Kate, William, and their children were asleep
Two men scaled the fence of Windsor Castle after trying to break through a security gate – as Prince William and his family were sleeping in a nearby cottage.
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Nationwide app crashes, leaving users unable to access their accounts
Nationwide users woke up to find an array of issues with their banking app this morning.
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Fighting "fascists" and opposing Ukraine: how Russia’s influence network operates in Canada
At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence Committee session to discuss the impact of Russian disinformation on Canada’s information landscape.
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