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London wealth exodus accelerates as billionaires flee to Dubai, Monaco and Switzerland
Revolut chief executive Nik Storonsky and quant house luminary Alex Gerko both appeared in the top 10 of The Sunday Times Rich List for the first time, in a year when its author highlighted the extent of Britain’s wealth exodus.
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Beckham wealth surge puts him ahead of King Charles in UK rich list ranking
Superstar David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman - after a doubling of his mega-wealth in the past year.
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Turkey’s rare earth bonanza turns rural Beylikova into US–China geopolitical battleground
The farmers watch their sheep grazing in the rolling fields of north-west Turkey. It’s a quiet existence here in Beylikova, where livestock and shepherds outnumber cars.
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UK rich list reveals record billionaire wealth as elite class pulls further ahead
The Sunday Times Rich List has revealed the wealthiest individuals and families in the UK, and their net worth.
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New Zealand’s young Maori Queen brings colonial legacy talks to Buckingham Palace
New Zealand’s 29-year-old Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, had a “heartfelt” discussion with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Thursday during an official visit to the UK.
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Andrew’s future will may reveal how disgraced royal funded life after scandal
Former Prince Andrew’s death could trigger an unprecedented breach in royal secrecy by exposing the true scale of the disgraced duke’s private wealth.
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Sanctioned Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin sues President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the NSDC from Cyprus through offshore casino structures
Russian oligarch Dmitriy Punin, who was placed under sanctions and is the owner of Pin-Up, and who is reportedly hiding in Cyprus from law enforcement authorities, is attempting to challenge the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the NSDC.
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Farage’s £5m donor rockets into UK rich list with £18bn crypto fortune
The crypto tycoon whose £5million donation to Nigel Farage is at the centre of a row is sitting on a staggering £18.2billion fortune.
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German pediatrician charged with raping child patients in 130 abuse cases
German prosecutors have charged a pediatrician with 130 counts of sexual abuse, including the rape of children, most of them in his care, in a case that has caused shock and prompted clinics to increase safeguards.
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Valie Export, feminist provocateur who shattered the male gaze, dies aged 85
Valie Export, the Austrian performance artist and filmmaker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, shocking, and often outrageously fun, has died aged 85.
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Five tourists die 160ft underwater during Maldives diving trip as mum and daughter named among victims
Five tourists have died 160ft underwater during a diving trip in the Maldives – as the victims including a mum and daughter are pictured.
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Spanish police capture alleged cocaine trafficker Simon Dutton near Benidorm
Spanish police have arrested a British fugitive on the same day that he was named in a list of 12 "most wanted" men believed to be hiding in Spain.
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Former Russian deputy minister charged with large-scale fraud after fleeing abroad
A former Russian deputy minister who fled the country in April has been charged with large-scale fraud, becoming the latest target in a widening dragnet aimed at senior officials and state-linked executives in Moscow.
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Leaked contract reveals planned €30 million takeover of critical Balkan TV networks
A sprawling Balkan media empire known for its independent journalism is being quietly prepared for sale to an investment fund with deep ties to the political orbit of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Health officials investigate meningitis cases among young people in Reading
One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.
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UK health authorities say risk to general public from hantavirus remains very low
People in Wales are self-isolating due to links with the ongoing hantavirus outbreak, it has been confirmed.
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Migrants likely suffocated in overcrowded truck on Balkan smuggling route
Croatian police are hunting for an alleged people smuggler who is believed to have dumped the bodies of four migrants and abandoned dozens of others near the Slovenian border earlier this month.
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Former boxing champion may have been killed instead of underworld target in Edinburgh hit
The fatal stabbing of Neil McCann prompted one of the biggest police investigations Scotland had seen and more than 50 years later the baffling gangland related murder remains unsolved.
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US food giant Ingredion weighs £2.7bn takeover bid for Tate & Lyle
Sweetener and ingredients firm Tate & Lyle has revealed talks over a possible £2.7 billion takeover by US rival Ingredion Incorporated in the latest swoop on a UK company.
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Cancer patients in Guatemala forced to fight in court for access to life-saving Keytruda treatment
The enthusiastic voice on the phone gave us directions the way people in many parts of Latin America do: “Go past the flower market”.
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Britain’s most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding across Spain revealed by NCA
These are the 12 most wanted crooks thought to be hiding in Spain according to Britain’s FBI.
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Lithuanian prosecutors accuse ex-prime minister of acquiring assets with unexplained income
Law enforcement on Thursday charged former Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas with illicit enrichment.
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Nigel Farage bought £1.4m house after receiving £5m gift from billionaire donor
Nigel Farage purchased a £1.4 million house in cash shortly after receiving a £5 million gift from a billionaire donor.
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Ronald Lauder donates Neue Galerie and $135m Klimt masterpiece to the Met in landmark gift
Ronald Lauder, billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder cosmetics fortune, has agreed to donate an entire gallery, including a $135mn painting by Gustav Klimt.
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King Charles welcomed warmly during visit to Golders Green following antisemitic violence
Charles visited a Jewish Care charity centre to meet victims Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, also known as Norman Shine.