All news for 2026-04-07

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Nick Pope, Britain’s leading UFO investigator, dies at 60 after cancer battle
Nick Pope, Britain’s leading UFO authority, has passed away at the age of 60 following a diagnosis of Stage 4 esophageal cancer, his wife has confirmed. She said he was conducting interviews until his final days.
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Adnan Ahmadzada and Alkagesta exposed amid claims of secretive Russian oil dealings routed into Europe
Sources within the oil industry in Baku say that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada is linked to efforts by Azerbaijani authorities to strengthen the country’s international image regarding Russian oil.
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Starmer urged to limit US access to UK bases after ’dangerous’ Trump threats
Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure to limit US access to British airbases after Donald Trump threatened "a whole civilization" would die if Iran ignored his demands, comments that Downing Street has not directly criticized.
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18-year-old jailed after gun threat over wrong sauce at London takeaway
This is the shocking moment when a thug pointed a gun at a stunned chicken shop worker after receiving the wrong sauce.
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Russian mob funneled millions into Orban’s first election campaign
In the 1990s, bodybuilder László Kovács worked for Igor Korol, one of the most influential organized criminals in Budapest. Korol, meanwhile, reported to the Russian underworld’s top boss, Semion Mogilevich.
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Romanian court lifts all pre-trial restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate
A Romanian court has lifted all preventive judicial control measures, including mandatory police check-ins, against internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, according to The Telegraph.
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California cybercrime laundering case highlights global shadow networks
An unlicensed operation in California redirected money to China and Nigeria, serving as a covert financial channel for funds stolen from cybercrime victims.
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The Conservative Party to prohibit councils from implementing a four-day work week
Councils will be prohibited from permitting staff to work four-day weeks on full pay if the Tories win the next election.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moves into Marsh Farm amid ongoing royal fallout
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has finally moved into his new home on the Sandringham Estate – but not before spoiling his brother Edward and his wife Sophie’s Easter break.
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Iran’s Hormuz toll scheme could generate up to $500bn in five years
Oil tankers once sailed straight through the center of the Strait of Hormuz. But since February 28, vessels crossing the 21-mile-wide waterway have been forced onto an alternate route.
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Royal Navy destroyer sent to crisis zone sidelined by technical fault
HMS Dragon, a destroyer dispatched to protect British air bases in Cyprus following a missile attack, will be docked due to a "minor technical issue".
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Iran launches cyber attacks on US after Trump threat to ‘wipe out civilisation’
Iran has launched a series of cyber attacks against the US hours after Donald Trump threatened to wipe out the country’s civilization.
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Meta-linked firm used workers to scrape social media and train AI, investigation finds
Tens of thousands of people have been paid by a company part-owned by Meta to train AI by combing Instagram accounts.
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Cambodia casinos linked to torture and trafficking compounds, Amnesty investigation finds
A new investigation by Amnesty International reveals that a dozen casinos in Cambodia are directly connected to scamming compounds.
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Victoria Cross hero arrested at airport over murder charges linked to Afghanistan
Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney airport and charged with war crimes.
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Pakistan seeks two-week extension in US deadline to prevent Iran conflict
President Trump has told reporters that the US is in ’heated negotiations’ over an extension to his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz following a last-minute plea from Pakistan.
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Man killed in Primrose Hill stabbing as police open murder investigation
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally stabbed in Primrose Hill this evening.
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Trafficking mastermind held over brutal migrant network of torture, rape and extortion
Ethiopian authorities have arrested the suspected mastermind behind a sprawling human trafficking network accused of smuggling thousands of migrants and subjecting them to severe violence and extortion en route to Europe.
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AI-driven imagery from Chinese firm boosts Iran’s strike capabilities against U.S. forces
Iranian military units are using artificial intelligence-enhanced satellite imagery to improve targeting of U.S. bases across the Middle East.
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Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei "unconscious" after strikes, unable to rule
Missing Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is unconscious and “unable to be involved in any decision-making,” according to an intelligence memo — weeks after he was severely injured in US-Israeli strikes that killed his father and ignited the war.
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Bezos-backed AI start-up poaches xAI co-founder in fierce talent war
A company backed by Jeff Bezos has recruited an xAI co-founder from OpenAI, as the billionaire’s secretive start-up accelerates hiring in pursuit of AI systems aimed at transforming the industrial sector.
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Cyber fraud gangs target Timor-Leste as fears grow of state capture by mafia networks
Online scam operations exposed in a remote enclave, a national ID program reportedly breached by cybercriminals, stories of bags of cash arriving on private planes.
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Banking giant JPMorgan Chase clears hurdle to build 265m tower near London City Airport
JPMorgan Chase has secured approval to construct one of Europe’s tallest office towers after resolving height concerns linked to its proximity to London City Airport.
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Man, 26, stabbed to death in machete attack outside London nightclub as two fight for life
Murder detectives have identified a man who was fatally stabbed in a machete attack, leaving two others in critical condition.
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From prison to power play: Bolsonaro family plots dramatic political comeback
By the end of last year, the Bolsonaro family appeared politically finished.