All news on the topic: Investigation

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NHS maternity scandal: hundreds of babies and mothers died in “toxic” Nottingham failures
A damning inquiry has found that hundreds of babies and mothers died or suffered harm due to deeply rooted systemic failures and “cruel” care at Nottingham hospitals over more than a decade.
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Millions spent by UK players on prize sites tied to billionaire with IDF links
UK consumers who spend money on three major prize draw websites to win cars, cash and tech are funding an Israeli billionaire with a history of financially supporting the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
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Driver Burton passed red signal before deadly Bedford train crash
A train driver who died in a crash near Bedford went through a red signal moments before the collision, rail crash investigators have revealed.
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UK launches £65m grooming gangs inquiry into major cities
London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley will be the first areas investigated by a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
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Bongo heir Andjoua linked to $15m Dubai property empire
The Bongo family ruled oil-rich Gabon for more than 50 years, leaving a legacy of widespread poverty and allegations of corruption that have attracted the scrutiny of international watchdogs and authorities from Paris to the Gabonese capital Libreville.
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Nepal ex-finance chief Paudel detained in major graft case
Nepal’s Special Court on Tuesday ordered former Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel to remain in judicial custody for seven days following his arrest in an ongoing money laundering investigation, judicial officials said.
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Royal Navy drone crashes into £400k yacht after “going rogue”
A Royal Navy sea drone crashed into a racing yacht and caused thousands of pounds in damage after it “went rogue” in a harbour.
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Cyprus ex-president Anastasiades accused of corruption and influence peddling
Nicos Anastasiades might have misused his office to further his and his allies’ interests, according to an extensive investigation that also mentions his former law firm and other officials.
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Orban’s circle under scrutiny as Benko lands billion-backed contracts
A company owned by Péter Szijjártó’s close associate, Szilárd Benkő, was involved in an African investment project financed by a Hungarian loan and participated in multiple foreign affairs-related deals, though the former minister insists he was unaware of these activities.
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Parents fined and exiled from county after abandoning baby on Florida beach
A healthcare executive and her husband have avoided prosecution after agreeing to fines, community service, and a total ban from the Florida county where their six-month-old baby was found left alone on a beach.
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Mother charged after two boys, 4 and 2, die in hot car horror
The mother of two boys found dead in a car has been charged with ‘involuntary manslaughter’ after giving different versions of events to police as to how they got locked in.
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Inquest hears Bibey attacked partner before being found dead in hotel room
Former British rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in Italy after allegedly beating up his girlfriend while high.
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Farage says £5m crypto gift is “none of your business” amid probe
Nigel Farage has insisted he could spend the £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire “on cars if [he] wanted to”, as he told journalists questioning him that what he did with the money is “none of your business”.
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Polish anti-corruption activist killed in Ecuador after probing links to president’s business
Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicide.
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Shocking footage shows police using taser and batons on teenage girls in Rotherham street clash
This is the shocking moment cops point a taser and brandish batons at a gaggle of teenage girls as a pavement clash gets out of hand.
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Rostec boss Artyakov’s son back in Moscow despite Spain money laundering case
Multiple sources, including media and investigative outlets, say that Dmitry Artyakov — the son of Rostec deputy head Vladimir Artyakov — has returned to Moscow after being arrested in Spain a year ago on money laundering charges.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina: How ABLV’s key players laundered €50 million and escaped justice
When investigators opened a case into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it initially looked like a textbook operation: coordinated arrests, carefully timed media leaks, and firm public statements about breaking up an international criminal network.
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Secret memos reveal alleged hidden influence over Tulsi Gabbard’s political rise
The first time I spoke with Rebecca Saltzburg, she told me Tulsi Gabbard was a freethinker who took orders from no one.
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Cyprus corruption probe implicates former president Anastasiades in Russian oligarch passport scandal
An investigation by Cyprus’ anti-corruption authority has found that former President Nicos Anastasiades, his former law firm and a number of his associates have been involved in influence trading and abuse of power to fast-track residence-by-investment proceedings for two Russian oligarchs.
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Google sues China-based phishing network accused of $1.9bn scam operation
A lawsuit filed by Google against an alleged China-based phishing network may help the company seize reachable infrastructure and make fraud harder for criminals, but is unlikely to stop the broader scam ecosystem, a cybersecurity expert told OCCRP on Tuesday.
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Hampshire police face IOPC probe over rape failures before Bruno Sala attacked again
Bruno Sala, 39, was jailed in November 2025 after grooming his victims though online dating apps before raping them and inviting other men to attack the women.
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FBI warns Silent Ransom Group is targeting US law firms with fake IT support scams
A cyber extortion group is targeting U.S. law firms by impersonating IT workers, stealing sensitive files, and threatening to publish the data if the firms do not pay, the FBI warned in a recent alert.
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Bank staff corruption charges dropped in $1.85bn PNB fraud as Nirav Modi case continues
Corruption charges against bank staff in the $1.85 billion PNB fraud have been dropped, after the Central Bureau of Investigation conceded there was no evidence to support them.
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Police treat West Lothian warehouse blaze as wilful after huge fire at industrial estate
Police are treating a huge blaze at a derelict warehouse in West Lothian as deliberate as investigations continue.
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Tesco evacuated after two caravans deliberately set on fire in Glastonbury
A Tesco store was evacuated after two caravans were deliberately set on fire, according to emergency services.