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Man dies after broad daylight collision with car in Willesden, London
A man in his 30s has tragically died after he was in collision with a car in broad daylight on a London street.
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Prince Andrew set to lose £500,000 compensation over extensive Royal lodge repair costs
Sarah Ferguson is reported to be planning her next move as the deadline approaches for her and former husband Andrew to leave their Royal Lodge home.
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Two polish men arrested on suspicion of having explosive materials in Derby
Two Polish men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing explosive materials, prompting the evacuation of 200 homes in Derby.
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’Generating Mayhem’: British Citizen Dylan Earl recruited via Telegram for Arson Attack on aid warehouse for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has moved on from ‘revenge hits’ to pursuing his war aims on the streets of the UK, according to a seasoned intelligence expert.
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Counter terrorism police detain three men and a woman in planned operation
Four people have been arrested in Eastbourne and Brighton as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.
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Ofgem Approves £28 Billion Energy network investment, pushing bills up £108
Britain’s energy watchdog has given the green light to an initial £28 billion of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure, but revealed the move will push up network charges on household bills by £108.
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Mohammad Bashir to face court over four terrorism offences
A 31-year-old man has been charged with allegedly assisting Manchester synagogue terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie by driving him to a UK defense facility to carry out reconnaissance.
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Ukraine’s UMCC corruption scheme tied to Swiss trader Oleg Tsyura, who exports Russian ferrochrome for Putin-linked MidUral
A new wave of revelations shows how Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) became a profit machine for insiders during 2020–2021, despite public claims of anti-corruption reforms.
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Tony Bloom and George Cottrell accused of running ‘secret exotic accounts’ in high-stakes betting scheme
Cottrell acted as a stalking horse for a syndicate that included one of the world’s most successful gamblers, Tony Bloom, according to public documents filed at the high court.
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Rachel Kyte’s £100,000 travel bill prompts scrutiny as climate official flies six times around the globe
Rachel Kyte has accumulated over 150,000 air miles in a year with trips to conferences such as COP30, Africa Energy Indaba Week in South Africa, and Clean Cooking Dialogue in Riyadh, at a cost of over £100,000.
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“Pay or I’ll destroy your reputation”: clients accuse realtor Ekaterina Vernigora of extortion in Bali
Bali is a dream island — but not for everyone. What began as a fairytale of a fresh start for Ekaterina quickly turned into a web of conflicts, data leaks, and legal battles.
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Six heirs to Asian paint tycoon join growing class of inherited billionaires
Swiss bank reports that inheritances have made 91 individuals billionaires, while the overall number surged from 2,682 in 2024 to 9,919 this year.
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Uzbek officials Dmitry Lee and Oybek Tursunov accused of enabling Russia’s sanctioned capital flows through Octobank
A new set of investigative leaks suggests that the Uzbek Octobank may be operating as a major hub for laundering Russian capital, including sanctioned funds and proceeds from illegal online casinos.
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Drug traffickers boasted of ‘exclusive rights’ to smuggle cocaine in containers tied to Ecuador’s presidential family
Shipping containers sent by Noboa Trading Co. have been caught up in huge drug shipments sent from Ecuador to the Balkans.
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Twenty-four rescuers face up to 20 years in prison for saving migrants at sea
More than 20 humanitarian workers are set to stand trial in Greece on migrant-smuggling and money-laundering charges, seven years after authorities arrested them for their work rescuing migrants and refugees at sea. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.
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Ukrainian orphans promised safety find neglect and exploitation in Turkey
Documents and first-person accounts reveal how a quickly organized evacuation by a private charity left hundreds of Ukrainian children in a Turkish seaside town with little supervision.
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Europeans fear rising risk of war with Russia as majority doubt their countries could defend themselves
Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
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Steve Cropper, Booker T & the MG’s co-founder and Grammy winner, dies in Nashville
Legendary guitarist for Booker T and the MG’s Steve Cropper, who also played with the Blues Brothers, has died aged 84.
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UK court hears how Jon Ruben drugged children with sedatives during summer camp “sweet game”
Summer camp leader Jon Ruben, 76, will be sentenced next year for drugging and abusing boys.
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Markus Campbell-Savours rebels on Budget vote to defend farmers from tax changes
Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell-Savours voted against the plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers on Tuesday night during a series of votes on the Budget.
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UK sees spike in seismic activity after latest quake hits Lancashire coast
The tremor struck shortly after 11:23 pm and was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District, including the towns of Kendal and Ulverston, within 12 miles of the epicenter.
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U.S. court orders detention of Russian citizen Nomma Zarubina over alleged attempts to influence FBI case agent
Nomma Zarubina, who is charged with lying about her alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, was jailed after failing to heed warnings against drunk texting an FBI agent.
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Italian man in EU subsidy scandal convicted of cocaine trafficking in ’Ndrangheta-linked group
OCCRP member centers found that an Italian man with business in Slovakia has been convicted on drug charges involving a group linked to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia. But the alleged ‘Ndrangheta links to Slovakia don’t end with him.
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Tragic Gold Coast crash: Pilot seen taking cocaine and drinking heavily days before take-off
The pilot had been seen taking cocaine at a party two days before the tragic crash which claimed the lives of four people, an inquest heard.
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Russian labor minister linked to ex-con Yakov Babchenko in scheme supplying prisons with kickback-fuelled contracts
The media have identified a previously unknown business partner of Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov — Yakov Babchenko, a former convict, poker and billiards enthusiast, and participant in budget-related schemes.