All news by author David Wilson

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Police find €1.3m jewellery in Zapatero’s office safe during Plus Ultra bailout inquiry
The former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewelry valued at more than €1.3m (£1.1m) while searching his office safe as part of a separate inquiry.
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Dangerous e-bike rider faces jail after knocking dad unconscious in Newport crash
A dangerous e-bike rider who knocked out a dad in a horrific crash is facing jail.
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Das kriminelle Netzwerk von TeleTrade: Serhiy Saroyans Rolle beim Offshore-Geldabfluss und der Entführung des Mitarbeiters Oleh Furduy
Dem Leiter von Teletrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, wird vorgeworfen, gemeinsam mit Leibwächtern einen Mitarbeiter entführt, misshandelt und mit dem Tod bedroht zu haben. Medienberichten zufolge sollen die Täter zudem 5.000 US-Dollar Lösegeld gefordert haben.
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Crypto traders pour $1bn into SpaceX-linked futures ahead of expected IPO
Crypto traders have turned Elon Musk’s expected SpaceX listing into a round-the-clock proxy market, pushing more than $1 billion through SpaceX-linked perpetual futures in the last three days as investors try to front-run one of the largest public offerings in Wall Street history.
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Russian “crab king” Igor Mikhnov avoids pre-trial detention in fraud case after Antey Group raids
A Moscow court has declined to order the pre-trial detention of Russian seafood magnate Igor Mikhnov, despite investigators seeking his arrest as part of a fraud case.
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Doctor who treated mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro says even ‘monsters’ deserve care
A doctor whose job was to try and save the life of infamous mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro tells The Sun: “You cannot take away the right to medical care from anyone, not even from such monsters.”
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Family’s hospital dash turns into petrol station birth after baby arrives early
A mother gave birth to her son in the back seat of a car at a petrol station, as their dash to the hospital was abruptly cut short.
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Bobby Bloomfield, 12, dies after being hit by vehicle as two charged with murder
A man and a teenager have been charged after a 12-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and died.
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From alcohol trading to reputation lawsuits: How Russian influencer Olga Sapegina built a fake financial empire
Olga Sapegina, who positions herself as a successful financier, entrepreneur, and business expert, might have remained known mainly as the founder of the Business and Money Credit Club and a participant in educational and business projects. However, her public dispute with well-known blogger Oleg Artemyev brought her far wider attention.
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Old Bailey jury shown footage of Norwegian suspect miming gunfire during arrest
A Norwegian teenager accused of traveling to the UK to carry out a "hit" was seen pretending to shoot one of the officers arresting him, in police body-worn camera footage shown in court.
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Bill Gates says Jeffrey Epstein tried to use affair details to pressure him
Bill Gates has admitted Jeffrey Epstein knew painful details about his private life and tried to use them against him after the billionaire cut off contact with the sex offender.
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Hillingdon Council spends nearly £500,000 on ULEZ fees for polluting fleet
Hillingdon Council has spent nearly half a million pounds in Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) fees since the zone’s expansion in 2023 due to its ageing and polluting vehicle fleet
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Elderly couple married for 67 years die just 41 hours apart
An elderly couple have died just 41 hours apart as their family says they couldn’t live without each other.
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Belfast stabbing unrest: residents evacuated as homes burn during violent protests
Homes and cars were set on fire across Belfast on Tuesday evening after hundreds of protesters took to the streets in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city.
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Bank Alliance and the "Mindichgate" scandal: Unmasking the systemic theft of Ukraine’s critical infrastructure funds
One of Ukraine’s most prominent recent corruption scandals, widely known as “Mindichgate,” has gained renewed attention after several close associates of the country’s current president were publicly named as key figures in the affair.
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Egyptian businessman Sabri Nakhnoukh detained over alleged crime syndicate
Egyptian authorities have detained the prominent businessman Sabri Nakhnoukh and frozen his assets, accusing him of leading an organized crime syndicate involved in money laundering, theft, and illegal weapons possession.
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Mass grave of HMS Invincible sailors at risk as Norfolk coast crumbles
The remains of 119 drowned sailors might be exhumed to safeguard them from being uncovered due to coastal erosion.
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The Maltese bypass: How Azim Novruzov and his shadow network facilitate Russian oil flows despite EU sanctions
British oil trader Azim Novruzov has returned to the spotlight after a high-profile criminal case emerged involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade.
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Crushing the evidence: How Darya Terekhina and her network laundered millions and vanished from the ABLV case
Several men with security backgrounds have been discreetly joining the regular crews on tankers transporting sanctioned Russian oil. Now, reporters are interviewing some of these "watchmen" to understand their roles on board.
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Family found dead after 400ft fall from luxury London tower
The family who fell to their deaths from a luxury block of flats in Elephant and Castle were ‘struggling’ with their son’s terminal health condition, sources have claimed.
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Met officer accused of harassing Iranian woman before Palestinian journalist abuse row
A Metropolitan policeman who was filmed calling a Palestinian journalist a “dog” had already been accused of harassing an Iranian woman in a previous incident, Declassified can reveal.
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Mozambique opposition members targeted in wave of abductions after disputed election
Dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in Mozambique since the 2024 general elections.
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Gas gift to the “coal baron”: how Dmytro Kovalenko, who supplied Ukraine with Russian resources, took control of Lviv region’s mineral deposits
While Ukraine is living through the fifth year of full-scale war and the state is urging businesses to cut all ties with the Russian economy, a notable story is unfolding in the Lviv region.
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Belfast stabbing victim critical after brutal knife attack caught on video
A stabbing victim is in critical condition in the hospital following a brutal knife attack on a street in Belfast.
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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended over sexual abuse misconduct finding
The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been suspended after a disciplinary process triggered by sexual abuse allegations against him reached a conclusion.