All news for 2025-08-02
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The billion-dollar “goose”: how Alexander Mamut funneled money from Russia to offshore havens and stayed in power
The scandalously famous billionaire Alexander Mamut, who flits between Britain, Israel, and France, still manages to skim billions from Russia.
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The BE cult: a glossy wrapper for the Islam brothers’ pyramid scheme
Subscription instead of a product, dreams instead of money, marketing instead of business. Under the banner "Be" unfolds an old trick in a new package and with the same heroes.
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RAF Brize Norton attack: 22-year-old arrested as terrorism investigation continues
The arrest follows charges against four individuals last month related to the incident, during which two Voyager planes were damaged at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, on June 20.
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Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft ramp up AI investments, eclipsing US education spending
Tech giants have invested more in AI than the US government has on education, jobs, and social services in 2025 up to this point.
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Coldplay’s kiss-cam returns for UK shows after viral CEO scandal in the US
Concertgoers should be cautious ahead of Coldplay’s UK gigs, as their infamous kiss-cam, which captured a CEO and his co-worker in an embrace that has since become a viral moment, will be present.
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X warns UK online safety law threatens free speech through excessive censorship
Britain’s online safety law threatens to suppress free speech because of its stringent enforcement, social media site X stated on Friday, noting that substantial changes are necessary.
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Teenage boy stabbed to death in Powerleague car park as police launch murder investigation
A man with a knife is at large after a teenage boy was fatally stabbed in a parking lot at a Powerleague football facility.
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Insufficient client checks cost lawyer £32,500 in offshore property case involving Azerbaijani official’s family
A British solicitor faced penalties for violating anti-money laundering regulations concerning funds from the children of Azerbaijan’s former security minister. This included a transfer designated for the purchase of U.K. property now owned through an offshore structure.
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese terminal operator over involvement in Iran sanctions‑evasion scheme
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on a Chinese oil terminal operator, Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer Ltd, due to its significant role in an Iranian sanctions evasion scheme, which was first uncovered by the OCCRP and involves hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal oil transactions.
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Advertising fake visas and boat routes to become criminal offences in Britain
Change to border security bill will also make it a crime to advertise fake passports, visas and work opportunities
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Photo emerges of pensioner accused in child poisoning case at summer camp
This is the pensioner suspected of poisoning children at a summer camp.
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