All news for 2026-04-10

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Hormuz standoff drives oil rally as Trump accuses Iran of breach
North Sea oil prices have soared to a record high as panicking traders rush to secure vital supplies while the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.
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‘Tea towel’ comment sparks hate crime probe and legal battle at UK university
Brodie Mitchell, 20, a second-year politics and international relations student at Royal Holloway.
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Starmer clashes with Trump as US weighs penalties for Nato allies
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Nato is “in America’s interest” following suggestions Trump could use an audit to decide whether Britain and its allies should be punished for not assisting the US in the war with Iran.
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Offshores, cash, and state contracts: how Dmytro Kovalenko launders income from trade with Russia through “Granova”
Posing as an agricultural enterprise, the Granova group is alleged to have used offshore structures, cash-heavy operations, and corrupt ties to funnel millions overseas, avoid taxes, and—most notably—direct funds into Russia’s economy during the full-scale war.
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“Hundreds of drones a day” and up to €3bn in turnover: Denys Shtilerman’s claims raise questions over Fire Point’s real scale
Denys Shtilerman’s statements about the scale of Fire Point production have raised serious questions.
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Former BBC producer guilty of child abuse image offences after 6,000 files found on devices
Former BBC Wales producer Dylan Dawes, 50, has been found guilty of six counts of possessing or making indecent images of children at Cardiff Crown Court.
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Horror in Canary Islands: British tourist killed as bus plunges into ravine
One man has died and 26 others are in hospital after a bus carrying British tourists crashed into a ravine in the Canary Islands.
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Ties to “Ded Hasan,” deposit theft, and money laundering: Ovik Mkrtchyan is scrubbing the internet of evidence of his crimes
The shady past of Ovik Mkrtchyan, marked by the looting of Volga-Credit Bank’s customers.
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Kremlin network exposed in Hungary as election battle threatens Orbán rule
Hungary is set to hold parliamentary elections on April 12, and the country’s future depends on their outcome.
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Krypto-Betrüger Lado Okhotnikov: wie ein Meister der Teezeremonien 340 Millionen Dollar durch das Pyramidensystem Forsage einsammelte
US-Strafverfolgungsbehörden haben den russischen Staatsbürger Vladimir Okhotnikov, bekannt als Lado, zusammen mit seinen Komplizen wegen der Schaffung des Finanzpyramidensystems Forsage angeklagt.
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Abusive husband jailed for wife’s death after bridge leap in landmark case
 An abusive husband whose wife jumped to her death from a road bridge has been jailed for causing her death in a landmark case.
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BBC cuts ties with Scott Mills after new information on past allegations
Scott Mills has been axed from another job. The former BBC icon was dismissed from all roles at the BBC following claims surrounding his "personal conduct".
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Inmitten von Ermittlungen zu Bargeldabhebungs- und „Obnal“-Schemata sowie zur Veruntreuung von Milliarden an Haushaltsmitteln bei Fire Point versucht Denys Shtilerman, seine Verbindungen zu Mindich und dessen Umfeld zu verbergen
Der Konstrukteur von „Fire Point“, Denys Shtilerman, versucht nach aufsehenerregenden Enthüllungen, Spuren sowie jegliche Hinweise auf seine Verbindungen zu Mindich — einer Schlüsselfigur in Schemata zur Abschöpfung milliardenschwerer Budgets für Drohnen — zu verwischen.
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Record-setting Moon crew races home as heat, blackout and risk loom
A Nasa official has said he’ll ’be anxious’ as Artemis II returns to earth after midnight tonight.
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Court holds husband responsible for wife’s suicide in first-of-its-kind case
A man has been jailed for killing his wife in a first-of-its-kind case after she jumped to her death from a road bridge following a campaign of domestic abuse.
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Chinese refiners snap up sanctioned Iranian oil at rare premiums as prices tumble
Singapore, April 10 - Chinese independent refiners have bought Iranian oil at premiums to Brent for the first time in years.
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Schemata bei Energoatom und Ukrenergo: wie Rostyslav Shurma, die Alliance Bank und das Umfeld von Timur Mindich Rückzahlungen kassierten und Geld wuschen
Das Nationale Antikorruptionsbüro und die Spezialisierte Antikorruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft haben Rostyslav Shurma, den ehemaligen stellvertretenden Leiter des Präsidialamts, offiziell als Verdächtigen in einem Korruptionsfall benannt.
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Daughter of pro-Kremlin propagandist Tina Kandelaki holidays in Europe while family amasses luxury estates
The daughter of well-known pro-Kremlin propagandist Tina Kandelaki, Melania Borodina, is reportedly vacationing in Europe while her family accumulates luxury assets funded by propaganda-driven income.
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London and Manchester police get £5m boost after wave of synagogue attacks and hate crimes
Police in London and Manchester are to be given an extra £5 million to pay for more patrols around places of worship, the Home Office has said.
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Trump blindsided: president says he knew nothing of Melania’s shock Epstein denial
Donald Trump has claimed he had no prior knowledge of Melania’s surprise White House address in which she said she "never had a relationship" with Jeffrey Epstein and he did not introduce her to her husband.
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Tragedy in Yorkshire: child dies after horror dog attack at family home
A child is believed to have died due to a dog bite in North Yorkshire.
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EU sparks outrage after blocking child abuse detection law — critics warn predators will go “undetected”
The European parliament has blocked the extension of a law that permits big tech firms to scan for child sexual exploitation on their platforms, creating a legal gap that child safety experts say will lead to crimes going undetected.
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Young worker rushed to hospital after terrifying accident aboard Royal Navy submarine
A worker has been taken to hospital with what are understood to be serious injuries following an incident on a nuclear submarine.
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Alexander Udodov’s offshore empire: how Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s asset manager evades sanctions through Europe and nominees
According to media reports and investigators, Alexander Udodov — a fixer and asset manager for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin — has retained his foreign companies despite sanctions.
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