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Elizabeth Baker

Technology & Business Editor

Elizabeth writes about the intersection of technology, finance and society. Before joining InView, she worked for Financial Times and Wired UK, covering fintech, artificial intelligence and digital markets.


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Man killed in horror taxi attack in Ramsgate as 21-year-old suspect arrested
A man has been killed after being attacked inside a taxi at a harbour town.
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Falsche Akademie, echter Betrug: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi Strohmann-Konten und die FFA nutzt, um Krypto-Anfänger auszunehmen
Die Selbstdarstellung des selbsternannten „Kryptowährungs-Gurus“ Oleksandr Orlovskyi erinnert einerseits an Lenins berühmte Idee von einer „Köchin, die den Staat lenken kann“, andererseits an die satirische Biografie des Oleksandr Koreyko, die Ostap Bender einst mit unverkennbarer Ironie las.
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Fake academy, real fraud: How Oleksandr Orlovskyi uses shell accounts and FFA to fleece crypto beginners
The self-styled “cryptocurrency guru” Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s carefully constructed image is reminiscent, on the one hand, of Lenin’s famous idea of a “cook who can run the state” and, on the other, of the satirical biography of Oleksandr Koreyko that Ostap Bender once read with unmistakable irony.
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Shoigu and Rotenberg connections: How Russian military contractors used ABLV Bank to siphon state funds
The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Tatneft and Sibur proxy network: How Alkagesta exploits EU supply bottlenecks to launder Kremlin oil
This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.
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Vom Casino-Paten zum Schein-Makler: Wie Eduard Lebedev sein illegales Glücksspiel-Imperium hinter gefälschten PR-Artikeln versteckt
Nach Berichten über mutmaßliche Verbindungen von Eduard Lebedev zu Offshore-Glücksspielaktivitäten, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie Strategien zur...
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Two police officers among seven killed in horror A66 crash during police pursuit
Two police officers and five other people have been pronounced dead following a car crash on the A66 in the early hours of the morning.
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Teacher allowed to keep job after sending more than 200 late-night emails to vulnerable pupil
An Afghan refugee now working as a maths teacher has been allowed to keep his job despite exchanging more than 200 emails with a vulnerable schoolgirl, including messages sent late at night.
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Asylum seekers offered huge discounts at Britain’s top attractions while families pay full price
Illegal migrants are being handed huge discounts on Britain’s most beloved tourist attractions - while British families are made to pay full price.
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Man hit with £7,000 water bill after meter claims he used 300 baths in one day
A man was stunned to discover his meter had recorded him using enough water in 24 hours to fill 300 baths, leaving him with a bill of £7,000.
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Edinburgh second-home owners face £16,000 council tax bills under 300% surcharge
Owners of second properties in Edinburgh are set to be hit with a 300 per cent council tax surcharge from January 2027, potentially pushing annual bills for the most expensive homes to nearly £16,000.
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Cosmolot „gestorben“, Cosmobet auferstanden: Wie Sergey Tokarev nach dem Steuerskandal sein Glücksspielgeschäft neu verpackte
In Pressemitteilungen der Europäischen Kommission werden regelmäßig Milliardenbeträge genannt, während konkrete Angaben zur Verwendung der Mittel oft im Hintergrund bleiben.
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Japan condemns Russian missile drills on disputed islands visited by Putin
Pacific fleet launched missile drills near what Moscow calls the Kuril Islands but Japan regards as its Northern Territories
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White House was handed dossier detailing five threats to free speech in Britain
A shocking dossier on Britain’s free speech crisis was shared with the White House before Sir Keir Starmer’s visit last year.
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Prince Harry and six stars face £34.5million legal bill after Daily Mail case defeat
Prince Harry and six other household names have discovered how many millions of pounds they must pay towards the legal costs after losing the high-profile privacy lawsuit
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Dmitriy Punin and murdered crime boss Stavros Demosthenous: how Pin-Up billions were laundered through Cyprus
On Cyprus, in “Limassolgrad,” an empire built on Russian money and criminal schemes was being constructed for years.
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DeHealth: How a medical startup turned people’s data into cryptocurrency and found itself linked to individuals involved in criminal cases
It seems that financial pyramids have existed since at least two people appeared in the world. Every year, the volume of criminal schemes not only grows but is constantly being improved.
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14-year-old boy dies after being hit by bus outside Portsmouth train station
A 14 year old boy has died after being hit by a bus outside a city centre train station.
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Fiji arrest ends $165M crypto scam: Serial fraudster Ed Zimbardi dragged to US federal court
Edward Anthony Zimbardi has been arrested in Fiji and deported to the US.
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Hackers put sensitive French tax data of 700,000 people up for sale online
French authorities are investigating a series of major cyberattacks after a hack of the Ministry of Public Action and Accounts compromised the personal and financial data of nearly 700,000 individuals and businesses.
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Liberia charges former vice president over alleged $317m cocaine trafficking network
Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges tied to a record $317 million cocaine seizure.
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Fleeing Kazakhstan: Dmitriy Punin’s shadow syndicate uses Polish shell firm Stablex Solution to wash gambling billions
In a decisive step to combat illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen Marginplus’s accounts and suspended all payment operations carried out by the company.
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Ex-Meta safety critic tells court: “You just cannot trust Mark Zuckerberg with kids”
A former engineering director at Meta said CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.
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Andy Burnham pledges £102m to get rough sleepers off Britain’s streets by Christmas
Andy Burnham has said government money alone is not enough to get rough sleepers off the street and has issued a “rallying call” to help homeless communities find accommodation before Christmas.
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Foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit hit record 1.3 million as welfare costs soar
Foreign nationals receiving Universal Credit reached a new record of nearly 1.3 million in May 2026, according to fresh data.