All news for 2026-07-22

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EPPO raids Latvian hospitals over suspected €657,000 procurement fraud
Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia), searches were carried out at two Latvian hospitals, as part of an investigation into suspected aggravated fraud and abuse of office.
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Nazar Babenko und Mykhailo Romanenko: Wie die Krypto-Pyramide Eternity Prime Millionen abzockt
Analysten schlagen Alarm: Seit Beginn der großangelegten Invasion des Aggressorstaates ist das Betrugsniveau in der Ukraine laut Experten auf ein beispielloses Ausmaß angestiegen.
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John Healey considers defence bonds to fund Britain’s military spending boost
Two former Tory defence secretaries have backed using defence bonds to raise the funds needed to boost spending for the UK’s military and security, which The Independent understands is under consideration by new chancellor John Healey.
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Geklaute Ersparnisse und gefakte Renditen: Wie das multinationale Betrugsnetzwerk um Rokhlin, Kurochkin und Kopachevskyi operierte
Nach der Veröffentlichung einer Recherche über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin soll es Versuche gegeben haben, Druck auszuüben und Berichte über den Fall aus der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit zu entfernen.
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Hitler’s birthplace reopens as police station to deter neo-Nazi visitors
The building where Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 has begun its new life as a police station.
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£131,000 pedestrian crossing sparks row over spending on quiet residential road
Residents and councillors in Islington, north London, have been left “gobsmacked” at the £130,000 cost of a new zebra crossing in the area.
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Record 461 police officers dismissed in England and Wales as workforce shrinks
The number of police officers sacked each year from forces in England and Wales has hit a record high, figures show.
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Saudi prince died after mixing alcohol with GHB in £600-a-night London hotel, inquest hears
A Saudi prince found dead in his Kensington hotel room was almost three times over the drink-drive limit and had mixed alcohol with the party drug GHB, an inquest has heard.
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Three British Airways pilots struck by food poisoning during flight after hotel breakfast in India
Three pilots on board a British Airways flight suffered food poisoning while mid-air – almost exactly mirroring the plot of hit comedy, Airplane.
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Woman shamed into paying after taking £30 of sweets for just 7p
A woman has been humiliated into paying up after she was not so honest at an honesty box.
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Crypto fraud reloaded: how Nazar Babenko, Ihor Kotov and Romanenko built a new pyramid after Danvel Group exposure
The unnoticed by justice gang of cybercriminals does not slow down.
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Heidi Alexander admits £454m funding gap behind Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fare pledge
Another Andy Burnham cost-of-living announcement was at risk of descending into chaos today.
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“He wants to let them all out”: disgraceful hot mic joke by Labour ministers Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood
Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood have landed in hot water after they were caught on a hot mic joking about Labour’s early prison release scheme.
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Robert Jenrick caught calling Good Morning Britain interview "a waste of time"
Reform UK was left embarassed this morning when one of their MPs was caught criticising Good Morning Britain.
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New birthday photo shows Prince George is the image of Prince William at 13
Kensington Palace has released a new photo of Prince George to mark his 13th birthday.
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French model scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein found dead near Paris
A French modelling scout with close ties to the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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FA charges Southampton boss after club’s "Spygate" spying scandal
Southampton’s head coach Tonda Eckert has been charged by the Football Association over the ‘Spygate’ scandal.
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Former Southern Water boss charged in alleged plot to rig water quality tests
The former chief executive of Southern Water has been charged with conspiracy to defraud authorities over allegations he was involved in a plan to manipulate water quality tests to avoid millions of pounds in penalties, it can now be reported.
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SEC accuses crypto mining firm of $22m investment fraud targeting 380 investors
A US-based crypto mining venture raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors, then spent just 13 cents of every dollar on its purported mining operation, the SEC alleges.
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River Island founder Bernard Lewis left £40m fortune to his family
River Island founder Bernard Lewis OBE left a £40million fortune to his family, new documents show.
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Lost Pan Am Clipper Endeavor finally discovered on Atlantic seabed after 74 years
Some 74 years after a Pan American Airways flight crashed into the water off the coast of Puerto Rico, an aviation search team said it found the wreckage sitting on the ocean floor.
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EasyJet flight to Liverpool diverted after mid-air fight involving 10 passengers
The captain decided to return ‘due to the danger it posed to the safety of the flight’, the air traffic controller said
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British woman jailed for six years over £100,000 rape-claim blackmail plot in Hong Kong
A British woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after she was found guilty in a £100,000 rape-claim blackmail case in Hong Kong.
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More than £100,000 raised for boy thrown into crocodile enclosure
A man whose mummified body was found in a river six years ago died from a ‘violent assault’, it has finally been determined.
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Police launch arson investigation after fire at derelict Dumfries building
Police have said a fire at a derelict building near an old hospital site in Dumfries is being treated as deliberate.
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