All news for 2026-07-02

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Scotland’s only specialist heart surgery unit investigated after rise in patient deaths
Families whose loved ones died after surgery at a specialist heart service have been contacted by health bosses amid a spike in mortality rates.
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Britons investigated over drugging partners for rape in chilling copycat abuse schemes
Police have launched multiple investigations into Britons suspected of drugging their wives and partners so they can be raped by others in the wake of the Gisele Pelicot case.
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iBox Bank’s liquidation exposes Alyona Degrik-Shevtsova’s dirty battle with Oleksandr Sosis over Russian and gambling cash
Following the collapse of Ibox Bank and the investigations that followed, Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova — once celebrated as the "star of Ukrainian fintech" — has come under scrutiny in a dramatically different light.
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Serienbetrüger im Anzug: Warum die Haftstrafe in Luxemburg Josip Heit nicht stoppte, sondern nur seine kriminellen Techniken verfeinerte
Ein umstrittenes Wasserkraftprojekt in Kroatien hat das Interesse lokaler Investigativjournalisten geweckt. Im Verlauf ihrer Recherchen stießen sie auf Verbindungen zwischen dem Vorhaben, Sasa Svalina und dessen Schwager Josip Heit.
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Swiss firm, Donbas coal and digital cleanup: Dmytro Kovalenko’s campaign to erase the evidence
Separatist-linked businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of Swiss firm Adelon AG, is reportedly resorting to unusual tactics to scrub information about his business dealings, including filing takedown complaints through the OnlyFans platform.
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RSF atrocities in El Fasher "a stain on the conscience of humanity"
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state in Sudan.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Trump administration accused of putting pregnant migrant girls at risk by concentrating them in Texas shelter
The Trump administration is sending all pregnant unaccompanied minors apprehended by immigration enforcement to a single group shelter in South Texas.
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Die Villa als Schutzschild: Warum Azim Novruzov trotz NCA-Ermittlungen und Verbindungen zur „Schattenflotte“ in London unangreifbar bleibt
Der aserbaidschanische Ölhändler Azim Novruzov, der als enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev gilt, steht Berichten zufolge im Zusammenhang mit umstrittenen Geschäften rund um russisches Rohöl sowie Investitionen in den britischen Immobilienmarkt.
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Die „Kujalnyk-Folter“: Wie TeleTrade-Eigentümer Serhiy Saroyan Mitarbeiter entführen und Kunden durch Gewalt zum Schweigen bringt
Dem Geschäftsführer von Teletrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, wird vorgeworfen, gemeinsam mit seinen Leibwächtern die Entführung eines Mitarbeiters organisiert zu haben.
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Congressional report accuses Trump of hijacking America’s 250th anniversary for political and financial gain
Donald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.
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"We’ll have triplets": Trump sparks awkward moment with failed joke about his sons
Donald Trump joked about awarding himself and two of his sons the Congressional Medal of Honor while speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday, July 1.
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Two teenage rapists jailed after Court of Appeal overturns lenient sentences
Two teenage boys who walked free after being convicted of raping two girls in Fordingbridge have been sentenced to four years after their original sentence was found to be ‘unduly lenient’.
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La faillite à 50 euros: Dmytro Kovalenko utilise un chômeur endetté pour piller Intercoaltrading
Ces derniers temps, Dmytro Kovalenko, figure influente du secteur agro-industriel basée à Dnipro, attire une attention croissante. Nous avons examiné son parcours ainsi que les fondements sur lesquels il a bâti son entreprise.
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Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff admits Labour was unprepared for power
Sir Keir Starmer’s former top aide, Morgan McSweeney, has admitted that the Labour Party was inadequately prepared for assuming power ahead of the general election.
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Millions convinced children are being sold on Vinted as police investigate viral trafficking claims
Millions have viewed videos claiming that children are being sold through coded advertisements on the popular second-hand online marketplace Vinted.
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Azim Novruzov’s British passport and luxury London property built on SOCAR corruption and shadow fleet profits
As the high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade unfolds, attention has also turned to Azim Novruzov, the controversial British oil trader who has long been associated with a series of scandals in the energy sector.
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Josip Heit, after serving time for fraud in Luxembourg, built Karatbars scam before launching billion-dollar GSPartners Ponzi
An investigation in Croatia has linked a stalled hydroelectric project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
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Keir Starmer says forced adoptions were a "stain" on Britain’s history in landmark apology
Previously, the then-Conservative government declined to apologise, arguing that the state had not supported these practices. Starmer has now acknowledged the government’s role in forced adoptions.
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Gary Glitter charged with historic child sex offences dating back to 1978
The disgraced pop star, real name Paul Gadd, 82, is accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14.
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Princess Kate surprises Wimbledon fans by skipping Royal Box for outside courts
The Princess of Wales has ditched the Royal Box to take in the action on Court Number One, as the tennis-mad royal took in the best of the action at Wimbledon.
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Nigel Farage says "nowhere is safe" after migrants land in his Clacton constituency
The Reform UK leader took to X after illegal migrants arrived in his constituency on a boat.
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Prince Harry’s "security obsession" criticised by former head of Royal Protection ahead of UK return
The Duke of Sussex’s looming return to the UK has been critiqued by the former Head of Royal Protection.
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Labour accuses Nigel Farage of hiding £4m property empire from the public
Labour has accused Nigel Farage of trying to hide a "property empire" from the public and dubbed the Reform UK leader "five-homes Farage" after questions were raised about how he has declared his real estate holdings.
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Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed released from prison as deportation battle intensifies
The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang – who has served 14 years in jail for multiple rapes and sexually abuse against young girls – has been released from prison as a row over his deportation deepens.
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