All news for 2026-04-08
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Israel launched the largest wave of strikes on Hezbollah since the start of the war, hitting over 100 targets in Beirut
The Israel Defence Forces has said it has conducted the largest wave of strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon since the war began - hours after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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Mindichgate and the billion-dollar energy heist: how Rostyslav Shurma and Alliance Bank ended up at the center of schemes looting Ukraine
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have announced suspicions against Rostyslav Shurma, the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office.
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Prosecutors seek 15-year term for woman blamed for Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose
asveen Sangha will be the third defendant sentenced of the five people who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 overdose of the 54-year-old actor.
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Lyons paraded in handcuffs at Bali airport after Interpol Red Notice arrest
Snared crime kingpin Steven Lyons was finally deported back to Europe today after his stunning arrest in Indonesia and a swoop on alleged members of the Lyons mob.
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Pyotr Bely and “Promomed”: how a dubious copy of a western drug was pushed into the Russian market as “Tirzetta” and profits are made from patient risks
Year after year, Russians die or suffer serious harm from so-called "miracle drugs" that promise instant results.
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Escape abroad and a billion-dollar scheme: how Alyona Shevtsova and her Ibox Bank team laundered money through dozens of companies
The owner of Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), has been declared internationally wanted in connection with allegations of organizing illegal online gambling and laundering criminal proceeds totaling more than 4.8 billion hryvnias.
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Ackman moves to take Universal Music Group private in €55bn deal
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has offered to buy Universal Music Group in a mostly stock deal that values the world’s biggest record label at about €55bn and would shift its listing from Amsterdam to New York.
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Body found after skull discovered hanging from tree in north London
Most of a body has been discovered after a head was found hanging from a tree in north London.
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Prince Philip disappointed by Meghan Markle’s refusal to fully devote herself to the Firm
It’s no secret that marrying into the Royal Family comes with a huge level of responsibility, with no modern royal understanding this sacrifice more than the late Prince Philip.
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Royal insiders say Charles feels cornered and pressured to maintain contact with ex-prince
King Charles is continuing to take what insiders told RadarOnline.com are "daily begging calls" from his younger brother Andrew Windsor.
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Scandal involving Alliance Bank: how Rostyslav Shurma and Pavlo Shcherban, after being exposed, are trying to cleanse the internet of evidence of schemes to plunder Ukraine
After investigations surfaced linking Shurma and Shcherban to the schemes of Alliance Bank.
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Bill Gates to face Congress over Jeffrey Epstein links
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will give evidence to a US Congressional committee looking into the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Boy, 7, dies after being pulled from water at UK golf club
A seven-year-old boy tragically died after he was found in water at a golf club.
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Greece moves to block under-15s from social media over addiction fears
Greece is set to ban under-15s from accessing social media under a new law that’s set to come into effect next year.
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“Ketamine Queen” apologises over Matthew Perry’s death as she faces 65 years in jail
The death of Friends actor Matthew Perry from a ketamine overdose in his hot tub shocked the world.
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Czech officials among suspects as EU fraud probe targets €13.5m subsidy scheme
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brno (Czechia) has dismantled an organized crime group involving public officials suspected of wrongdoing in subsidy procedures for the reconstruction of research premises.
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Tourists jailed for filming Iran strikes as Gulf states launch crackdown
Hundreds of people have been arrested across the Gulf for filming Iranian attacks on tourist hotspots.
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Rayner ramps up campaign push as Starmer faces backlash and leadership questions
Angela Rayner will showcase her abilities as a “political street fighter” before any possible challenge to Sir Keir Starmer, according to her allies, as she makes her way across the country campaigning in the lead-up to the local elections over the next month.
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Sarah Ferguson ‘betrayed and isolated’ as Epstein fallout deepens royal rift
Sarah Ferguson, known as the Duchess of York until late last year, has faced the repercussions of the scandal involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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From ‘civilisation will die’ to ceasefire as Trump pauses Iran attacks
Donald Trump announced he will pause attacks on Iran for two weeks just hours after threatening that ‘whole civilization will die.’
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Russian state-linked hackers target routers to infiltrate networks and harvest data
GCHQ has warned that Russian state-linked hackers are turning wifi routers into spying devices.
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UK and allies push to lock in truce after Iran tensions send oil prices soaring
Keir Starmer will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to meet with Gulf leaders and discuss diplomatic efforts to support a two-week ceasefire.
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British tycoon’s daughter, 19, killed in horror Vietnam motorcycle crash
The 19-year-old daughter of a British building tycoon has died after a motorcycle crash on a popular route for tourists in Vietnam.
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Katie Price banned from driving for seventh time after ignoring police over speedin
Katie Price has been banned from driving for the seventh time after failing to respond to police letters about an 80mph speeding ticket.
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Kemi Badenoch vows to ban doctors’ strikes as NHS walkouts escalate
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for doctors to be banned from striking.
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