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Platinum Gaming hit with £10 million penalty after players lost thousands within hours of joining
Platinum Gaming, the operator of unibet.co.uk and uk.bingo.com, has been fined £10 million for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings, the Gambling Commission has said.
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London court ruling casts new doubts on Monobank co-founder Oleg Gorokhovsky’s role in facilitating fraud at PrivatBank
When in December 2016 the government announced the nationalization of PrivatBank, Ukraine once again experienced a "banking Chernobyl."
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European lawmakers condemn crackdown in Serbia, call for human rights sanctions
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a sharply worded resolution condemning what it called an “escalating wave of repression” in Serbia, urging targeted sanctions against senior officials accused of violence and human rights abuses amid mass anti-government protests.
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Cheesemaker suspends milk supplies from Cornish farm after animal abuse claims
A British cheesemaker says it has suspended milk collections from a Cornish farm following allegations of animal abuse.
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Trump-pardoned Senate hopeful calls for Proud Boys to ‘bounty hunt’ migrants
A Republican Senate hopeful who received a pardon from Donald Trump for alleged involvement in the January 6 riots suggests that a far-right group should ’bounty hunt’ migrants.
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Mohammed ‘Umar’ Khan, 15, faces life sentence for murdering Sheffield schoolboy
A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a fellow pupil to death during their school lunch break can now be named as he faces a life sentence today.
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Prince Andrew ‘entertained himself in exotic ways’ during official Thailand trips
Prince Andrew used official trips to Thailand to meet women who were drawn to his royal status, a retired UK official has said.
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Rachel Reeves eyes £2bn levy on professionals as debt hits £2.9 trillion
Rachel Reeves was planning another tax raid on the middle classes last night – despite warnings she needs to cut state spending to prevent the economy from ’spiraling out of control’.
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Greece arrests 37 in €19.6m EU farm subsidy fraud crackdown
Greek authorities arrested 37 people across the country on Wednesday in a major crackdown on an organized criminal group accused of defrauding the EU’s agricultural subsidy system of more than 19.6 million euros ($22.7 million).
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Singer Rosalia may be fined after surprise TikTok stunt shuts down Madrid square
Singer Rosalia is facing a €600k fine after failing to seek permission to promote her new album in Madrid.
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One dead, several children injured as car slams into birthday celebration near DC
A child’s birthday party ended in devastation when a car sped off the road and slammed into a group of guests, killing one woman and leaving more than a dozen injured.
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Louvre jewel heist valued at €88 million as manhunt intensifies
The jewellery taken from the Louvre Museum in Paris is estimated to be worth 88 million euros ($102 million), according to a French prosecutor, as the search continues for the stolen treasures.
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North Korea launches first ballistic missiles in five months ahead of Trump’s Asia trip
North Korea carried out its first ballistic missile tests in five months on Wednesday, just days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea.
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63 individuals killed in a crash involving two buses in Uganda
At least 63 people have died after two buses collided in Uganda.
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Scotland hits out at UK over £26m Trump visit costs
The Scottish Government is urging the UK Government to cover the £26 million cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, stating it has so far declined.
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LR cyberattack causes £1.9bn hit to UK economy
The cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is estimated to have been the most economically damaging hack in UK history and cost the country around £1.9 billion, according to a new report.
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Six arrested after violent anti-immigrant riot outside Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers
Six people have been arrested after Irish police clashed with hundreds of protesters outside a Dublin hotel that is used to accommodate asylum seekers following an alleged sexual assault on a young girl.
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Mafia suspects accused of terrorizing shopkeepers with threats and bomb attack
Italian police have arrested three alleged members of the Pesce-Pistillo clan in Andria, accusing them of carrying out a string of extortion and violent intimidation against local shopkeepers as part of a mafia-style protection racket.
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UK deploys officers to Israel as part of US-led mission overseeing Gaza truce
British troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor a fragile ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US.
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Epstein’s circle tied to Kremlin-linked tech investors as Russian bank transfers come to light
New evidence suggests Jeffrey Epstein channelled millions of dollars through Russian-linked banks – as Byline Times reveals fresh details of the Kremlin-connected tech figures at the heart of his circle.
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Warner Bros Discovery may sell entire company after receiving multiple takeover offers
Warner Bros Discovery is considering putting the entire company up for sale, a move that could result in significant restructuring in an industry that has experienced waves of changes since Donald Trump took office.
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Royal sisters absent from London’s glittering Pink Ball after Prince Andrew’s title move
Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, were expected to make a glamorous appearance at one of London’s most high-profile social events - but the royal sisters were notably absent.
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Myanmar junta raids scam hub powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink
Myanmar’s junta conducted a raid on one of the country’s most infamous internet scam centres and confiscated Starlink devices, it announced on Monday, following an investigation that uncovered a surge in their usage in the multibillion-dollar illegal industry.
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Estimated value of ’priceless’ jewels stolen in Louvre heist revealed
Multiple masked men broke into the museum on Sunday morning and plucked jewels from display cases during a seven-minute raid.
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Judge drops terrorism charges against accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione
Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione caught a big break when a judge issued a shocking ruling – dropping terrorism charges in his case involving the cold-blooded sidewalk gun-down of UnitedHealthcare exec Brian Thompson.