All news for 2025-12-03

House Democrats released a handful of photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island on Wednesday, offering a rare glimpse into a secretive place where Epstein is alleged to have trafficked young girls.

The victim, in her 20s, reported she had been attacked in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, at around 4am on Tuesday.

The proposed Chinese embassy could offer “security benefits”, No 10 said, amid speculation Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Beijing if the London diplomatic complex is approved.

The crystal-and-diamond Winter Egg, one of only seven Imperial Fabergé eggs in private hands, sold for £22.9 million (€27.5 million), breaking the world record for a Fabergé piece.

“Dr. Evil,” the alleged sadistic Russian prison medic, exposed by OCCRP and RFE/RL Schemes, has been charged in absentia by Ukraine with war crimes.

The suspect remains in custody after allegedly swallowing an €18,000 Fabergé octopus pendant from an Auckland store. The pendant, which is a special edition James Bond item commemorating the film Octopussy, has not yet been recovered.

Meghan Markle is ringing in Christmas with crackers, gougères, and lots of bling - in the form of jewellery worth more than $460,000 in her brand new Netflix special.

Disabled drivers could be set for a major boost due to a little-known Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) change in Rachel Reeves’ budget.

Ukrainian authorities detained a former deputy energy minister today on suspicion of embezzling funds from the state-owned nuclear power company.

A recent investigation uncovers how Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura is positioned at the intersection of Ukrainian corruption networks and Russian metallurgical giants that have managed to remain unaffected by Western sanctions.

Around 50 million people worldwide are trapped in modern forms of slavery, “perpetuated by crime rings,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday.

A new investigation exposes how Uzbekistan’s Octobank has become a major laundering hub for Russian elites, funnelling money through casinos, crypto exchanges, and state-linked financial structures.

The UK accused Vladimir Putin of "sabre rattling" after he said Russia was ready for war against Europe as he resisted Donald Trump’s peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have extended a warm welcome to the German president and his wife as they landed at London Heathrow on the nation’s first state visit to the UK in 27 years.

A nursery worker who recorded himself sexually abusing four children has pleaded guilty to 26 offenses. Vincent Chan, 45, from North London, admitted his "calculated and predatory pattern of abuse" in court on Wednesday.

Louis Johe Jarvie suffered multiple wounds after he got into a fight while drinking at a bar in Maya Beach, in Cherng Talay.

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and two others have been formally accused of procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest, and violation of professional secrecy, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday.

A Cypriot law firm long linked to major Russian oligarchs—including Vladimir Potanin and Viktor Kharitonin—has quietly rebranded and appears to have obtained diplomatic protection following a scandal in 2024.

Cybersecurity firm ESET has released a new study concluding that Telegram is not a secure messaging platform, largely because end-to-end encryption is not enabled by default.

Police have issued CCTV footage after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by a stranger at Sainsbury’s. The teenager was shopping on Greens Lane in Kimberley, Nottingham, on Sunday, November 9, when she says an unknown man was staring at her.

Thai actress Rybena “Nana” Intachai and her husband acknowledged two fraud-related charges after victims filed complaints with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today, December 3.

The United Kingdom is considering a ban on crypto donations to political parties, a move that would directly affect Reform UK and its leader, Nigel Farage, who have leaned into digital assets as part of a pitch for a crypto revolution in Britain, according to Politico.

The man had been convicted along with another of entering a family home in Khost province and killing everyone inside by shooting them.