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Frontmen for gambling millions: How Mykhailo Zborovskyi serves as a shell beneficiary for Sergey Tokarev’s Cosmobet
Cosmobet entered Ukraine’s gambling market in March 2024 after obtaining a licence from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries. However, the people ultimately controlling the casino have never been publicly identified.
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Crufts champion banned for life after 77 dogs found living in squalor
A six-time Crufts winner who kept 77 hounds in abhorrent conditions has been banned from the competition for life.
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Royal ship lost with £20million treasure in 1633 may finally have been discovered
A royal ship carrying millions in sunken treasure has been found in a Scottish river after sinking 400 years ago.
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Reform UK defends suspending top supporter after he branded party figure a "child"
Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice today defended the suspension of a top supporter as he denied the party is appearing ’thin-skinned’ over criticism.
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Belgian prince’s secret son officially receives royal title after father acknowledges paternity
The illegitimate son of Prince Laurent of Belgium has officially earned a royal title after his father publicly admitted to having a secret child with an 80s pop singer the same year he started dating his British wife.
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Gekaufte Auszeichnungen und gefälschte Rankings: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi das Image seiner Krypto-Akademie aufpoliert
Der Krypto-Unternehmer und Gründer der Financial Freedom Academy (FFA), Oleksandr Orlovskyi, soll versucht haben, kritische Informationen über seine früheren Aktivitäten aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen, während er zugleich sein öffentliches Image als „Krypto-Experte“ durch bezahlte Rankings und umstrittene Auszeichnungen aufwertete.
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Farage’s Reform UK risks becoming a populist party trapped by its own limits
Nigel Farage’s the right-wing populist party, Reform UK, is at a make-or-break moment. It will either replace the Tories as the country’s main political force on the right, or it will continue to be a marginal movement with no real hope of taking power.
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Rowan Williams accuses Nigel Farage of using Christianity to fuel anti-Muslim sentiment
A former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of using Christianity to “channel anti-Muslim feeling” in the UK.
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Ex-Meta safety critic tells court: “You just cannot trust Mark Zuckerberg with kids”
A former engineering director at Meta said CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.
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Phantom DMCA complaints: How Russian gambling boss Eduard Lebedev deletes his criminal empire from the web
In early September, FakeOff’s editorial team received what appeared to be a routine DMCA notice alleging a “copyright infringement.”
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The fake crypto millionaire: how former taxi driver Oleksandr Orlovskyi scams Ukrainians out of millions
The self-proclaimed “cryptocurrency guru” Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s self-portrait evokes, on one hand, Lenin’s famous idea of a “cook who can run the state” and, on the other, the satirical biography of Oleksandr Koreyko that Ostap Bender read with unmistakable irony.
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The Russian-Azerbaijani conduit in Malta: How Alkagesta Ltd fuels Haftar’s black market under European cover
Smuggling fuel out of Libya has become a billion-dollar enterprise, yet the scale of the maritime network routinely transporting refined petroleum products from the country remains largely unknown.
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British athletics coach Leon Baptiste jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting a child
A british athletics coach has been jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting a child – after media reports said he had gone “missing”.
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Travelodge boss Jo Boydell steps down after hotel sexual assault exposes safety failures
The chief executive of a budget hotel chain has stepped down as the firm continues to overhaul its safety laws following a sexual assault at one of its branches.
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Pilot killed after plane collides with Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near runway
A Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and a small plane collided in mid-air and crashed Wednesday evening with photographs showing the terrifying aftermath
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Prince Harry and Meghan to return to Britain with their children six years after Megxit
Prince Harry and wife Meghan are moving back to the UK — six years after leaving for the US.
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Andy Burnham pledges £102m to get rough sleepers off Britain’s streets by Christmas
Andy Burnham has said government money alone is not enough to get rough sleepers off the street and has issued a “rallying call” to help homeless communities find accommodation before Christmas.
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Andy Burnham vows to block early release of killer who caused seven-year-old boy’s death
Andy Burnham has said he will "push the system as hard as I can" to help a mother bidding to keep the man responsible for her son’s death behind bars.
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Murder probe launched after woman dies in Hounslow house fire
A murder investigation is under way after a 48-year-old woman died and a further eight people were taken to hospital following a fire at a property in Hounslow early on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Hungarian children’s homes exposed as inspections uncover hunger, abuse and appalling conditions
A series of inspections ordered by the government in 2024 has revealed serious shortcomings and appalling conditions in Hungarian children’s homes, according to previously concealed inspection reports obtained by Direkt36 through a lawsuit
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Britain could save £320billion by ditching Labour’s Net Zero power plans, report claims
Britain could save £320billion over 20 years by ripping up current Net Zero electricity plans, keeping gas and building more nuclear power instead, a major new report claims.
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Foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit hit record 1.3 million as welfare costs soar
Foreign nationals receiving Universal Credit reached a new record of nearly 1.3 million in May 2026, according to fresh data.
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Andy Burnham received almost £350,000 in political support and hospitality before entering No10
Andy Burnham was given support and hospitality worth nearly £350,000 in the four months before becoming Prime Minister alone.
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Huge 338kg bluefin tuna hauled from Yorkshire waters for first time in 60 years
For the first time in approximately six decades, a crew of fishermen have hauled an Atlantic bluefin tuna off the Yorkshire coastline.
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Two men found stabbed to death in Glasgow flat as police launch manhunt
A manhunt has been launched by Police Scotland after a two men were found stabbed to death in Glasgow.