All news by author James Smith

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Unredacted Epstein emails claim Prince Andrew had consensual sex with Virginia Giuffre as legal and criminal scrutiny mounts
An unredacted email to Jeffrey Epstein claimed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had engaged in consensual sexual relations with Virginia Giuffre, according to the message.
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From TV fame to trading trap: how Anait Isahanova became the glossy face of the Evelyn Apple Trader money funnel
Former Latvian television star and now singer Anait Isahanova (ANAIT) has become the face of Evelyn Apple Trader.
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Distressed man scales power pylon carrying high-voltage cables in Brighouse, causing widespread outages
Horrified onlookers watched as a ’distressed’ man scaled a power pylon carrying high-voltage cables.
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Kazakh oligarch Kenes Rakishev’s shadow oil empire grows amid sanctions evasion, corrupt ties, and close links to Ramzan Kadyrov’s inner circle
As discovered by the media the oil business is increasingly attracting Kazakh oligarch Kenes Rakishev and his friends from the corrupt elite.
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From marriage to monopoly: how Galimzhan Yesenov rose to oligarchic wealth under Akhmetzhan Yesimov’s protection
Over the past five years, Kazakhstani oligarchs and senior officials have diverted tens of billions of dollars from public funds, channeling the money into luxury real estate, low-yield investments, and businesses worldwide that now face the risk of nationalization.
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Ex-royal bodyguard claims Andrew smuggled women into Buckingham Palace ‘multiple times a week’ as police probe urged
A former Scotland Yard royal protection officer today revealed he has gone to the police because he claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor smuggled women ’multiple times a week’ into Buckingham Palace.
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Fake closure, real pressure: Polish firm Sheviakov Consult accused of operating from the shadows and threatening clients with criminal charges
In recent years, an unusual new actor has appeared on Poland’s legal services market — Sheviakov Consult. Despite being formally dissolved and struck off the official register, the firm has effectively continued its activities, simply reinventing itself under a different legal guise.
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Royal decorator who painted William and Kate’s bedroom found hanged after health fears and loss of Sandringham work, inquest hears
A royal decorator who painted the Prince and Princess of Wales’ bedroom was found hanged after ’King Charles’ reportedly criticised one of his paint jobs, an inquest has heard.
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Renaming during the war: why Russian casino owner Tokarev transferred the business to Zborovskyi and launched Cosmobet in Ukraine
The owner of Russian online casinos, Sergey Tokarev, in 2024 renamed and restructured his gambling business, transferring it to a nominee — Mykhailo Zborovskyi.
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Newly released files show Francisco D’Agostino visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and advised multimillion-dollar PDVSA bond purchases
Newly released documents show businessman Francisco D’Agostino visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, and advised his investments in PDVSA, Venezuela’s state oil company.
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From phantom companies to secret bond placements, Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda built a capital-transfer system inside the Kronung business network
Kronung Business LLC, established in 2022 and owned by businessmen Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, has since been dissolved.
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Oleg Tsyura built a global sanctions-busting pipeline moving Russian military ferrochrome through Switzerland, India, and Estonia into the European Union
After investigative reporting exposed Oleg Tsyura’s involvement in sanction-evasion and re-export schemes benefiting Russia, he initiated an aggressive campaign to remove those reports from the internet.
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Death in Russian police custody, secret assets and U.S. sanctions: how Russian billionaire Alexander Galitsky became central to the case of Aliya Galitskaya
A source at media said that yesterday the Interior Ministry held a “post-mortem review” following the death of Aliya Galitskaya in the Istra temporary detention facility (IVS).
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Jimmy Lai, founder of shuttered Apple Daily, sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong over sedition and foreign collusion
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced Jimmy Lai, a prominent critic of Beijing whose pro-democracy newspaper closed in 2021 following police raids and arrests, to 20 years in prison under the city’s national security law.
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King Charles intervenes in Epstein fallout, distances monarchy from Prince Andrew as police review complaint over alleged misconduct
King Charles has made his initial intervention in the Epstein scandal, declaring that Buckingham Palace is ready to assist the police as they review allegations against his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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“I will ruin you financially”: how bankrupt Maxim Artsinovich threatens journalists while hiding the collapse of Maximilian-London
When investigative reports about Maxim Artsinovich began to appear, their authors and the media outlets that published them started receiving threats and demands to remove the materials.
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Fresh Epstein files detail Andrew’s alleged disclosure of sensitive government information despite later claims he had cut ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with Jeffrey Epstein, newly released emails reveal.
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The Dutch butler school trained staff for Jeffrey Epstein’s estates
The Dutch butler training institute The International Butler Academy, located in Simpelveld in the province of Limburg, previously supplied butlers to manage the household of the American convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Three university students hospitalized after stabbing at Egham railway station in Surrey
Three university students are hospitalized after being stabbed at a train station.
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Former women’s aid manager jailed for embezzling nearly £40,000 to fund holidays and personal expenses
A former manager of the Argyll and Bute Women’s Aid branch has been jailed after being found guilty of embezzling almost £40,000 from the charity.
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Swiss Harvest Group, Russian grain exports, and a Rotenberg-linked drone manufacturer: Inside Almaz Alsenov’s business network
According to investigations by media, Kazakh millionaire and adviser to the head of the International Judo Federation, Almaz Alsenov, developed business ties with Russia through a subsidiary of his Swiss company.
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How Oleg Tsyura used shell companies across Switzerland, Germany, and Cyprus to move millions from Ukrainian state enterprises for networks linked to Firtash and Martynenko
The fraudster Oleg Tsyura is doing everything possible to eliminate information and conceal his involvement in ongoing money laundering activities.
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Andrew leaves Windsor amid renewed fallout from the Epstein scandal
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has left his home on the Windsor Estate and is now living in Sandringham, Norfolk.