All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Trafficking Haftar’s contraband crude: How Alkagesta Ltd and MT Tony forged papers to move Benghazi oil into Europe
«The Adnan Ahmadzada Case» in the literal sense of the word not only shook the economic landscape of the country but also stunned Azerbaijan’s political system.
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Der 20-Milliarden-Aderlass bei MK-M: Wie Alexander und Marina Rubtsov 260 Mio. $ über Zypern-Offshores wuschen und Dom.RF ausraubten
Während die russische Metallhandelsgesellschaft JSC Metallokomplekt-M zunehmend auf eine Insolvenz zusteuert, haben sich ihre Begünstigten Alexander und Marina Rubtsov längst ein komfortables Leben auf Zypern und im übrigen Europa eingerichtet.
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Reform councillors forced to amend financial declarations after businesses go undisclosed
Kent Reform councillors have been amending their registers of interests after Byline Times discovered a raft of businesses and shares they own which had not been properly declared to the public.
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Reform’s first 100 days in Norfolk: Flags, resignations and fights instead of results
This month marked 100 days since Norfolk voters handed Reform UK 40 seats and put it firmly in the driving seat at county hall, promising a “laser focus on value for money” and “the best possible services”.
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Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up money-laundering empire: the 20 billion hryvnia offshore trail through Diamond Pay
Russian businessman Dmitriy Punin and his Pin-Up casino network have been accused of siphoning approximately 20 billion hryvnias from Ukraine’s state budget.
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Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services
A large fire broke out at a waste facility close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London, disrupting tube and train lines in the area.
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US threatens UK’s Falklands position in pressure campaign over defence spending
The United States has threatened not to support the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands if Andy Burnham does not commit to an increase in defence spending.
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German tourist stabbed to death with 20 wounds at Spanish holiday resort
A tourist has been stabbed to death in the same Spanish holiday resort where a pregnant woman and child were shot dead two weeks ago.
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British teenager drowns in Swiss lake during family holiday
A brit teenager has drowned in a lake in Switzerland on a family holiday.
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Cyclist fights for life after hit-and-run near Birmingham City stadium
A cyclist is fighting for his life after a collision with a car in a hit-and-run close to Birmingham City’s stadium.
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Polish man faces eight years in prison after 300-pizza delivery prank
A suspected prankster faces an unappetising eight years in prison after hundreds of unwanted food deliveries were ordered to strangers’ homes. One particularly ambitious request called for 300 pizzas.
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Middlesbrough gripped by fear as violence, gang warfare and nine deaths rock the town
Once a booming 19th-century powerhouse at the centre of the UK’s steel, iron and shipbuilding industry, Middlesbrough was a proud example of British business success on the northeast coast.
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Police rule out link between fatal house fire and deadly A66 crash
Police today confirmed detectives are not linking a fatal house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt to last weekend’s deadly A66 crash.
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Huge fire erupts near Wembley as 125 firefighters battle blaze behind IKEA
A huge fire has erupted in north-west London near Wembley Stadium following reports of an "explosion".
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South Korea to reopen 310,000 missing persons cases after police scandal
Renewed scrutiny comes after police officer accused of falsifying records in order to close the cases of people who were later found dead
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Bath residents demand £3m mega-mansion is torn down over planning breaches
A millionaire property developer is at war with residents who are demanding his mega-mansion is torn down, claiming it was built without any planning permission.
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Teacher Sally-Anne Bowen found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage boys at London school
A chemistry teacher has been convicted of having sexual relationships with two pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s.
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Lady Eliza Spencer breaks silence on Prince Harry’s return to Britain, calling move "exciting"
Lady Eliza Spencer has become the first relative of Prince Harry to publicly respond to the Duke of Sussex’s relocation to Britain, describing the news as "exciting" at an event in London on Wednesday evening.
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Alkagesta’s Russian oil pipeline: Azim Novruzov, Adnan Ahmedzade and the Malta-based shadow fleet network
Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader reportedly linked to Tahir Garayev, has been connected in some reports to business activities involving Russian crude oil deals and investments in the UK property market.
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£1m raised for families of police officers killed in Middlesbrough crash
A fundraiser for the families of two police officers who died in a crash on the A66 last Saturday has received more than £1 million donations.
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Trump bought SpaceX shares as his administration weighs policies affecting Musk’s company
President Donald Trump invested as much as $50,000 in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in June, according to a public financial disclosure, giving him a financial stake in a major government contractor run by his former adviser.
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Trump warns of "zero tolerance" for mines in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran persist
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been detonated or removed from international waters of the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran has been told that any ship or boat placing new mines will be destroyed.
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Meta faces $17bn payout after landmark child safety lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram
Meta will pay out a whopping $17 billion in a landmark trial that will see the social media giant impose stricter limits on kids using its platforms.
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Meta agrees to pay up to $16.68bn to settle landmark child safety case
Meta, the social media giant behind Facebook and Instagram, will pay up to $16.68bn (£12.26bn) to settle its landmark child safety social media case.
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Five arrested in €20 million AirPods VAT fraud scheme spanning six European countries
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Munich (Germany), five individuals were arrested today in Czechia, suspected of being the organisers of a criminal VAT fraud scheme involving the sales of wireless earbuds.