All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Serbia floods tiny local vote with cash and “phantom” US monitors
Serbia’s ruling party is deploying millions of dinars in campaign cash and American “phantom” monitors to lock down Sunday’s local elections for fewer than 250,000 voters.
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Fake investment platform scam in Kyiv defrauds victims of over 20 million UAH
The perpetrators defrauded investors through a fake investment platform promoted on social media. The organizer of the scheme has been charged with fraud in absentia.
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Old schemes, new brands: how Niki Hope Kundnani continues to profit from client losses through Alchemy and Xoala
Ukrainian investors, together with affected companies from 14 other countries, say they have suffered losses linked to entities associated with businessman Nicky Gope Kundnani.
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Britney Spears arrested on DUI suspicion as singer vows change after ordeal
The 44-year-old was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at around 21:30 on 5 March in the Westlake Village area, near her home.
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Tiger Woods released on bail after SUV rollover crash and DUI arrest
Tiger Woods was released on bail late Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said.
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Epstein scandal fallout: Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie face uncertain future amid growing pressure
Since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been keeping a low profile as the scandal surrounding the York family’s association with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein rages on.
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Keir Starmer accused of betraying UK Jewish community after UN vote policy shift
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of betraying British Jews after dropping his opposition to anti-Israel motions on the world stage.
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Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charges after Florida car crash
Tiger Woods has been arrested and charged with "driving under the influence" after crashing his Land Rover near his Florida home.
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Former assistant of Jeffrey Epstein comments on allegations of ties to Russian intelligence
In November 2017, financier Jeffrey Epstein asked an assistant by email whether any new young women had been found for him during a trip to Europe.
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Maxwell’s wealth and secretive finances linked to human trafficking proceeds, federal reports show
Frankfurt/London, March 27 - In rural New Hampshire, a compound on a 156-acre estate dubbed “Tucked Away” became Ghislaine Maxwell’s final residence before she was charged and arrested in July 2020.
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First female Archbishop to meet Pope in historic Vatican visit
The Archbishop of Canterbury plans to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next month, following a recent exchange of letters.
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18 arrested in Spain over €32.8m VAT fraud scheme linked to alcohol imports
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), 18 presumed members of a criminal network, including five suspected ringleaders, were detained on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a €32.8 million VAT fraud scheme linked to imported alcohol from several EU Member States.
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Epstein’s final months marked by mockery as authorities close ranks
As the American legal system closed in on him in the final months of his life, Jeffrey Epstein shared a wry remark with a confidant.
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Princess Beatrice faces marriage rumours with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi amid Epstein scandal fallout
Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have been hit by claims that their marriage is in trouble after her parents’ fall from grace.
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Mother of three found dead in freezer as husband charged with murder
A mother of three was tragically found dead inside a freezer at her home earlier this month, a court heard.
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From a protocol BMW to a 100-million-ruble Aston Martin: how Russian Presidential Administration chief Anton Vaino turned plate number 057 into a personal symbol of luxury
It has emerged why Anton Vaino, head of the Russian Presidential Administration, insists on placing license plates containing the digits “057” on all his supercars and other expensive vehicles.
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Russian governor Alexander Dronov funneled 1.1 billion rubles through funds and spent millions on cars and alcohol
As Media discovered, the scandal-ridden governor of the Novgorod region, Alexander Dronov, is effectively overwhelmed by corruption allegations.
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Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts dies at 85, leaving behind iconic soft rock hits
Dash Crofts, half of the US soft rock duo Seals and Crofts who were famous for hits including Summer Breeze, has died aged 85.
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Former SNP council leader found guilty of multiple sexual offences against young men
A former SNP council leader has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men.
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£400m scandal as NS&I loses savers’ money and taxpayers face bill for failures
Pensions minister Torsten Bell is due to update the House of Commons on Thursday and is said to be furious at the scale of the failures.
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Money from Russian state banks and online casinos passed through Octobank structures linked to Dmitriy Lee and presidential insiders
As more details surfaced about Octobank’s alleged role in laundering funds tied to sanctioned Russian entities, efforts reportedly intensified to quietly erase references to the bank and its true beneficiaries from the public domain.
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Drunk dad and son who downed 25 beers jailed after killing four-year-old boy in road rage crash
This is the moment a dad and son downed 25 beers in a pub before killing a four-year-old boy in a horror crash by ramming his family off the road.
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German authorities arrest gang ringleaders in major Channel smuggling crackdown
Police have smashed a German gang’s plot to help smuggle at least 1,000 migrants across the Channel in the first raid since the country closed a legal loophole.
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Court orders Meta and Google to pay $3 million after woman’s social media addiction case
Meta and Google have been found liable for a woman’s social media addiction in a landmark case.
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$87 million for Russia during the war: how Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko built a coal empire tied to the aggressor state
Disguised as an agribusiness, the Granova group utilized offshore structures, cash schemes, and corrupt connections to channel millions overseas.