All news by author Sophia Martinez
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Corduff terror ends: Hennessy mob jailed after years of wealth, violence and intimidation
The infamous Hennessy mob laughed and joked their way through court proceedings - the Dublin gangsters have finally been brought to justice.
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York set to strip Sarah Ferguson of civic honour as Epstein links resurface
Sarah Ferguson received the ’Freedom of the City of York’ after visiting with her new husband, then Prince Andrew, in 1987, but a vote could result in the honor being revoked.
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EU set to approve US tariff deal with tough safeguards as Trump’s trade blitz rattles bloc
European Union lawmakers are on track to give a green light -- with conditions -- Thursday to the bloc’s tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.
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Britain abstains as UN recognises slavery as gravest crime against humanity and calls for reparations
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.
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Farage earns £43k from personalised videos as MPs declare outside income
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage topped the list of MPs’ outside earnings, reporting £43,548.76 of income from recording 30 hours of personalized Cameo videos.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited was used as a financial “laundering” vehicle for capital from Russian state contracts, which ultimately ended up in European real estate
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing renewed calls to testify in the US over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces fresh demands to give evidence in the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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UK iPhone users must prove they are 18 to access some Apple services
Millions of Apple iPhone customers in the UK will now have to confirm they are 18 or older to access all available services, including by showing a credit card or scanning an ID.
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Philippine vice president faces impeachment over corruption claims and alleged threats to kill president
Formal impeachment proceedings have begun against the vice president of the Philippines due to allegations of graft and threats made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Sarah Mullally makes history as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
The first woman to become Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed that her teenage self could not have imagined making history as the top bishop in the Church of England.
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EU sanctions under fire as legal exports help fuel Russia’s war machine
Pressure is mounting on the EU to tighten sanctions after an OCCRP investigation found that alumina from a major Irish refinery flowed to Russian smelters whose aluminum reached sanctioned arms manufacturers.
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Akhmetzhan Yessimov’s Samruk-Kazyna deposited public money in ATFBank as Galimzhan Yessenov’s bank issued and later canceled offshore loans
The “continuity” of mismanagement at the NWF Samruk-Kazyna does not mean the old methods are being repeated. The new leadership has been instructed to move away from the practices of the honorably dismissed Akhmetzhan Yessimov and to establish their own approach.
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‘Brainwashed Harry’: bombshell claim sparks fresh royal feud
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive reaction to fresh criticism about their dealings with the royal family risks damaging an already fragile relationship even further.
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From reality TV to Epstein files: how London’s elite circle hides a darker underworld
The rebooted reality show Ladies of London is meant to be light entertainment, but some cast members’ links to Epstein suggest a darker undercurrent beneath the surface.
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Businessman Yuriy Osmak pressures media to delete investigation linking him to controversial Ice Terminal takeover
Businessman Yuriy Osmak pressures media to remove article about Ice Terminal deal
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Reform UK councils roll back climate targets and scrap emergency declarations
Seven out of ten Reform UK controlled councils have scrapped their climate targets since being elected last May, while the party continues to push discredited ideas about the cause of man made climate change, according to new academic analysis.
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Rachel Reeves vows crackdown on firms cashing in on Iran war as fuel prices surge
A crackdown on companies profiteering from the Iran war at the expense of millions of Brits is among cost-of-living plans announced by Rachel Reeves today.
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King Charles backs Jewish security group as firebomb attack sparks fear and armed patrols
King Charles has become patron of the Community Security Trust (CST), the charity which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK.
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Moscow threatens London with “consequences” amid strikes on Ukraine: NATO scrambles aircraft in Poland and Romania
Vladimir Putin has launched massive new strikes on Ukraine forcing NATO to send warplanes from two allied countries in Europe.
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Andrew retreats to Sandringham with security caravan after Epstein-linked arrest scandal
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has installed a huge mobile home on the Sandringham grounds, right next to his new home of Marsh Farm.
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“Ukrainian Swiss” Oleg Tsyura tied to a $250 million state enterprise scheme and global exports of Russian ferroalloys disguised as non-Russian goods
Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura reportedly erases online links to schemes that drained billions of hryvnias with ex-State Property Fund chief Dmytro Sennychenko.
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Der lettische Trader Mikhail Zeligman bewegte 115 Millionen Barrel russischen Öls im Wert von über 7 Milliarden Dollar über Tanker der Schattenflotte
Mikhail Zeligman ist lettischer Staatsbürger und verfügt über erhebliche Interessen sowie Vermögenswerte in Deutschland und Monaco.
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Four ambulances set ablaze in suspected hate crime targeting Jewish community
An arson attack on ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service in north London is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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Millions vanished from 4bill as Dmytro Rukin routed funds through shell businesses and shadow accounts abroad
Following an internal audit at the international payment system 4bill, a major scandal broke out, leading to the launch of a criminal investigation.
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Billions in public funds, alleged money outflows, and dropped claims: how Galimzhan Yessenov became the dominant owner of Jusan Bank
Galimzhan Yessenov’s rise from a mid-tier manager to the effective controlling shareholder of Jusan Bank is widely seen as driven by access to state funds, non-transparent transactions.
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