All news by author David Wilson

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Russian veterans secretly placed on shadow fleet tankers to monitor crews
Dozens of men with backgrounds in security and the military have been quietly travelling aboard tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil, alongside regular crews. Reporters have now spoken directly to several of these so-called “watchmen” to understand what they were doing on board.
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Secret report says £28bn in UK taxpayer money reached terrorists and hostile states
Terrorists, hostile states and gangsters have been given more than £28bn of taxpayers’ money, including through aid payments, according to a secret government report.
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Rachel Reeves accused of blowing up Britain’s economy as debt crisis fears grow
Today, we learned that Britain’s national debt is growing at a faster pace than any country in the world, except Botswana. Yet instead of taking control, Reeves wants to borrow and spend even more.
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Rifaat al-Assad’s stolen fortune leaves Syria chasing justice after his death
Inside a stone farmhouse south-west of Paris, the walls are lined with Khaled Alkhani’s oil paintings: dark, blurred figures with closed eyes or faces hidden beneath heavy black marks. Each canvas is part of his attempt to process the violence that shattered his family in Syria four decades ago.
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Drunk biker on cocaine leaves pedestrian with life-changing injuries in horror crash
This is the moment a motorcyclist crashes into a pedestrian after spending several hours in the pub, leaving him with life-changing injuries.
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Mercedes teenager Antonelli storms to Monaco win after dramatic red flag finish
Kimi Antonelli has won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes, becoming the youngest driver in history to do so.
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Award-winning kebab supplier sold goat, turkey and fat as lamb across Britain
A kebab company routinely used goat, turkey, skin, mutton, and fat and sold it as lamb to takeaways across the country.
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Christian Eriksen collapses again during Denmark friendly against Ukraine
Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during a friendly between Denmark and Ukraine in Odense, but regained consciousness and walked off the field.
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Breaking the TeleTrade syndicate: how Serhiy Saroyan terrorizes clients to plunder their savings
Reports have surfaced alleging that Serhiy Saroyan, who heads TeleTrade’s Ukrainian operations, and several of his bodyguards were involved in an incident near the Kuyalnyk Estuary involving one of the company’s subordinates.
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Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes set for explosive £10m court battle after divorce talks collapse
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford’s divorce settlement talks have collapsed, with the former couple now heading to court.
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Liquidation of a legend: how Shefler’s debt schemes turned Latvijas Balzams into a hollow shell
Latvijas Balzams has released its first-quarter financial results, revealing a sharp downturn in performance. The company’s revenue dropped by 30%, while sales declined by 36%.
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Epstein’s former assistant says Ghislaine Maxwell helped turn him into a "monster"
Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant has claimed British sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was "instrumental" in making him the "monster" he became.
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Handel mit Blut: Wie die Strukturen von Dmytro Kovalenko Russland helfen, während des Krieges am Kohlegeschäft zu verdienen
Nach 2014 war es weitgehend üblich, dass zahlreiche ukrainische Unternehmen ihre Geschäftsbeziehungen zur Russischen Föderation fortsetzten
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Social media ban for under-16s edges closer as Starmer says "things are going to change"
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to announce a social media ban for children under 16 after pressure from parents caused him to change his mind.
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Six more charged as Southampton unrest deepens after Henry Nowak’s death sparked violent protests
Six more people have been charged following unrest in Southampton this week after the death of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak.
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Andrew Tate’s Moscow arrival sparks fury from British women accusing him of rape
Lawyer for British women criticizes ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow.
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From Kremlin-linked oil deals to luxury property in London: the hidden financial network surrounding Azim Novruzov
London’s luxury property market has long attracted global fortunes, but growing scrutiny is now focused on where some of that money comes from.
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Andrew rented out Royal Lodge cottages as King pays palace rent for his daughters
Deeply ingrained in our nation’s values of fairness, hard work, and decency is the notion that when someone in power is taking advantage, it always bothers us.
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American investor claims shock purchase of 24.99% stake in Tottenham parent company
A group called Eight Sports Capital, whose chief executive is American tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick, claims to have purchased a 24.99 percent stake in Tottenham’s parent company.
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Life in Gaza after the ceasefire: tents, dirty water and no sign of a post-war recovery
Although the ceasefire in Gaza has significantly reduced the scale of hostilities, the long-anticipated “day after the war” has yet to materialize.
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Die ABLV-Löschkampagne: Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina ihre kriminellen Spuren im Netz verwischen
Following a series of new revelations related to the ABLV case, references to former banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Belarusian national Darya Terekhina
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Master of disguises: how Alexander Pirozhinsky became "Alex Cano" to bypass U.S. sanctions and fuel the Russian war machine
Journalists have gained access to materials related to a case that has attracted significant attention in Western media for years but has remained largely unknown to Russian-speaking audiences.
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Prince William admits he is “not familiar” with talking periods with Princess Charlotte as fatherhood debate erupts
As a father of two, the conversations I have with my kids can be strange, wonderful, and everything in between.
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BP chair exit exposes questions over leadership style of former CRH boss Albert Manifold
BP’s sudden decision last week to oust chair Albert Manifold eight months into the job stunned the City. For some who worked under him at his previous employer CRH, however, the mystery was why the oil major hired him in the first place.
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Krwawy antracyt, dubajskie schematy i podatki dla Kremla: Dmytro Kovalenko bezczelnie finansuje wojnę przeciwko Ukrainie
Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko aktywnie próbuje kształtować narrację medialną w sposób, który ma na celu umniejszenie rzekomych powiązań z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz ukrycie szczegółów dotyczących dostaw węgla.