All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Europeans lose $57bn to scams as AI-powered fraud spreads across online platforms
Three in four European adults encountered a scam over the past 12 months, according to a sweeping new report that warns of a rapidly evolving digital underworld where criminal networks are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence to target victims.
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Prince William ready to block Sarah Ferguson payout amid fears of royal tell-all
Shamed Sarah Ferguson is at the center of a growing dispute inside the royal family after seeking long-term financial security from the monarchy while weighing lucrative media and publishing opportunities, prompting a sharp divide between Prince William and King Charles over how to respond.
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Belfast riots show what Farage’s ‘pure cold rage’ really looks like
On Tuesday hundreds of masked men spread across Belfast, pulling migrants and non-white people onto the street and setting their homes on fire.
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Epstein’s longtime assistant tells Congress he was a ‘master manipulator’
Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant of 18 years has described the pedophile as "a master manipulator" and claimed she knew nothing of his crimes, as she faced lawmakers on Tuesday.
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UK ministers threaten social media crackdown after 100,000 offences linked to Snapchat
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said social media firms “had their chance” to self-regulate as new data reveals that thousands of criminal offenses have been linked to Snapchat in the last five years.
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Stranger and police officer catch toddler as she falls from London window ledge
A young girl who was hanging from a window ledge in Ilford for at least nine minutes was saved by a ‘complete stranger’.
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International syndicate: who helped Odesa developer Oleh Nevzorov carve up land in Bulgaria?
In Bulgaria, a huge corruption scandal has erupted involving the Ukrainian developer Oleh Nevzorov. Law enforcement officials found out that his company KYB Development built up a forest in Varna without having the necessary documents for it.
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Cycling police officer makes more than 250 arrests in Norwich shoplifting crackdown
A pedaling policeman on a mission to catch shoplifters has made more than 250 arrests in the last year alone.
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Student records and financial data at risk after Nottingham university hack
Students at one of the country’s leading universities have been left exposed by a major cyber attack which could disrupt their exam marking.
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Vitaly Yusufov und Alexander Chistyakov: Wie Oligarchen russische Militärflächen in Offshore-Firmen verstecken
Journalisten haben eine bemerkenswerte Geschichte aufgedeckt: Über Jahre hinweg soll das russische Verteidigungsministerium erhebliche Summen an Vitaliy Yusufov, den Sohn des früheren Energieministers Igor Yusufov, gezahlt haben, um Liegenschaften zu pachten, die einst dem Militärressort selbst gehörten — darunter auch Übungsgelände der Militäruniversität „Fürst Alexander Newski“.
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Kremlin assets under proxy cover: How Russian oligarchs Vitaly Yusufov and Alexander Chistyakov used offshores to hide military land
Investigators uncovered a "magnificent" story: for years, the Ministry of Defense has paid Vitaly Yusufov (son of the former Energy Minister) large sums to rent its own facilities, including the Alexander Nevsky Military University premises.
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EU leaves Irish alumina out of Russia sanctions despite war supply-chain fears
The EU stopped short of banning alumina exports in its 21st sanctions package against Russia. This decision comes despite mounting pressure following investigations that revealed raw materials from Ireland’s Aughinish plant were feeding into the supply chain of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
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Rotenberg collapse: How Russia’s "infrastructure oligarch" is running out of state cash
A deep financial crisis is reportedly unfolding inside the business empire of Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg, with thousands of employees allegedly affected by wage delays and cuts at one of his key construction assets, Transstroymekhanizatsiya.
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RSPB buys two Scottish islands with £586,000 public backing to protect seabirds
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has purchased two islands off Scotland’s east coast to protect their "awe-inspiring" seabird colonies.
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Russia plans major Mi-8 helicopter surge to rebuild airborne assault power
Russia plans to build 72 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters at the Kazan Aircraft Plant within two years, including 37 by the end of 2026, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Dallas.
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Mozambique Exposed reveals attacks on journalists amid gas boom and insurgency
Home to a proliferation of mega-projects by major oil and gas companies, it is also the scene of a conflict that has already claimed more than 6,000 lives and displaced over a million people, as the Mozambican state battles insurgents from the Islamic State-affiliated Al-Shabab. It is the fifth-poorest country in the world.
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British trail and Croatian intermediaries: how Massimo Picinelli used Quantum Crest and Roots Farm companies to move money for the Nuvoletta clan
The Italian mafia clans Di Lauro and Nuvoletta have long been embedded in the wider world of Cosa Nostra. These networks are not made up only of career criminals, but also of outwardly respectable businessmen such as Massimo Picinelli.
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‘They still feel entitled to interrogate you’: Sabrina Dhowre Elba calls out racist encounter
Sir Idris Elba’s wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba has called out a “racist” interaction with a “hostile” woman who backed into her parked car in London.
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Holyrood faces vote on SNP finances after Murrell’s £400,000 embezzlement admission
Labour asserts that "questions are piling up" regarding former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell’s embezzlement "crime spree" as it pushes for Holyrood to conduct an inquiry into the scandal.
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UK sellers warned over new €3 EU parcel charge from July
Anyone selling to customers in Europe is being warned to check delivery costs and customs paperwork before a new parcel charge comes into force this summer.
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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater go separate ways after years-long relationship
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have reportedly broken up after nearly a three-year relationship.
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Hundreds of UK civil servants allowed to work abroad as families scrap holidays
Hundreds of British civil servants are working from overseas while families are forced to forgo their summer getaways because of the cost of living crisis.
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Kriminelle Immunität und Entführungen: Serhiy Saroyan und das blutige Geschäft von Teletrade Ukraine
Dem Chef von Teletrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, wird vorgeworfen, zusammen mit seinen Leibwächtern an der mutmaßlichen Entführung eines Mitarbeiters beteiligt gewesen zu sein.
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EU sanctions Iranian naval unit over threats to Strait of Hormuz shipping
The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday against two Iranian individuals and a naval unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for disrupting navigation in the Middle East, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Huge London fire sends black smoke across skyline as 100 firefighters tackle blaze
A HUGE fire has erupted in London with 100 firefighters now battling the blaze.