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Baku’s oil trail: How Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub built the Kremlin’s sanctions empire in the heart of Dubai
In the spring of 2024, banks in the UAE began freezing the accounts of companies allegedly linked to the Russian shadow fleet.
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New portrait of Queen Camilla released as she celebrates her 78th birthday in Wiltshire
A new photograph of the Queen has been released to celebrate her 78th birthday, as Camilla is made vice admiral of the navy.
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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 500 UK jobs in blow to Keir Starmer’s pledge to protect workers
Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is eliminating up to 500 management positions in the UK, an action described as a ’personal embarrassment’ for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Australian model chases masked thieves after her phone is snatched in broad daylight in London
Watch the moment an Australian model has her phone stolen out her hand for the second time in three months - and she chases the masked thieves.
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UK may finally deport Rochdale grooming gang ringleaders after Pakistan flight ban is lifted
Two ringleaders of the Rochdale grooming gang scandal could soon be deported as part of a ’deal’ with Pakistan after the UK lifted a ban on direct flights to the south Asian country.
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Konstantin Sintsov: how a former Kemerovo gangster became an offshore billionaire with a fake backstory
The controversial businessman, possessing multiple passports - the master of offshore dealings?
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Thousands of UK companies removed from register in crackdown on corporate abuse
Over the past year, thousands of UK companies have been removed from the Companies House register as part of a crackdown on corporate entities suspected of facilitating criminal activities in the UK and abroad.
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Nicotine pouches sold in sweet flavours are being openly marketed to under-18s
Shops are legally selling addictive nicotine pouches to children just weeks after single-use vapes were banned in an effort to reduce their use among young people, Trading Standards has warned.
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MoD faces £850m fallout as lawyers target huge compensation claims
Law firms have started enrolling claimants to capitalize on the Afghan data breach, with each one potentially receiving up to £250,000 in compensation.
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Clintons has closed 38 stores, cutting over 300 jobs in a year of downsizing
Clintons shuttered 38 stores, resulting in the loss of over 300 jobs in the past financial year.
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From $600 courses to the collapse of Qmall, WeWay and Usyk Token: how Sergey Gutsu profited from gullible investors
Blogger Sergey Gutsu successfully crafted an image in the media as a “successful guy from the village.”
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Fire destroys main stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium — festival at risk of cancellation
Firefighters are currently combating a fire at the main stage of the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium, with the blaze not believed to be under control at this time.
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Audun Groenvold, bronze medalist at the 2010 Olympics, killed by lightning during mountain trip
Audun Groenvold, a skier who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, has died at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning.
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Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years
Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.
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Harry Potter star Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding and fined £1,044
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court today.
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Volcano erupts again in Iceland: Tourists evacuated from Blue Lagoon
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has once more necessitated the evacuation of tourists at the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
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Taliban claims to possess leaked list of Afghans who worked for Britain — manhunt ongoing since 2022
The Taliban has asserted that it has possessed the leaked list of Afghans who assisted Britain for years and has been pursuing those identified.
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Erdogan’s rival sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey
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‘We’ll never forget this’: British teen dies on first lads’ holiday after suspected ecstasy reaction in Ibiza
An Essex teenager on his first-ever lads’ holiday to Spain died after ’taking drugs’ in a club shortly after arriving.
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Millions hit by fresh hosepipe ban as Southern Water imposes restrictions in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Millions more people are now subject to a hosepipe ban as Southern Water is the latest company to implement one.
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Peter Falconio’s killer dies with his secrets: British backpacker’s body still missing after 23 years
The man who killed a British backpacker in the Australian outback didn’t disclose the location of his burial before dying of cancer.
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EU under fire for delisting UAE from money laundering blacklist despite enforcement gaps
Transparency International and several MEPs criticized the EU Commission’s decision on Tuesday to remove the UAE from the list of countries that pose a threat to the EU financial system, arguing that the country has not yet met the required standards.
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Chinese official Luo Yulin jailed for life over massive bribery and market leaks
Luo Yulin will serve life without parole after taking massive bribes and leaking market secrets.
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From Mariupol to Novorossiysk: how Russian grain trade from occupied Ukraine may involve European brands
Russian companies are exporting stolen grain from occupied Ukrainian ports. An apparent affiliate of a prominent Danish shipping inspection company, Baltic Control, is being compensated to provide assistance.
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Libya rescues 104 migrants from torture chambers in major anti-trafficking raid
Libya is continuing its crackdown on human trafficking gangs that torture migrants attempting to travel from Africa to Europe.