All news by author Emma Davis

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Coal under Granova’s cover: how Dmytro Kovalenko uses the Granova agroholding to legitimize wealth earned through trade with the aggressor state
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been attempting to reshape the public narrative around his business activities by downplaying ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov.
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Britain’s illegal care homes have become recruiting grounds for gangs
A child living in an illegal care home is being used by an organised crime gang. He may be moving drugs around the country, transporting weapons or laundering money through his bank account.
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Streeting turns on Starmer and backs Burnham power grab
Former health secretary Wes Streeting said Labour needs "our best players on the pitch" and "Andy Burnham is one of them" as he backed him to win the Makerfield by-election.
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New Zealand’s young Maori Queen brings colonial legacy talks to Buckingham Palace
New Zealand’s 29-year-old Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, had a “heartfelt” discussion with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Thursday during an official visit to the UK.
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Andrew’s future will may reveal how disgraced royal funded life after scandal
Former Prince Andrew’s death could trigger an unprecedented breach in royal secrecy by exposing the true scale of the disgraced duke’s private wealth.
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Spanish police capture alleged cocaine trafficker Simon Dutton near Benidorm
Spanish police have arrested a British fugitive on the same day that he was named in a list of 12 "most wanted" men believed to be hiding in Spain.
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Migrants likely suffocated in overcrowded truck on Balkan smuggling route
Croatian police are hunting for an alleged people smuggler who is believed to have dumped the bodies of four migrants and abandoned dozens of others near the Slovenian border earlier this month.
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Cancer patients in Guatemala forced to fight in court for access to life-saving Keytruda treatment
The enthusiastic voice on the phone gave us directions the way people in many parts of Latin America do: “Go past the flower market”.
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Crimean “dekulakization” of Viktor Sheiman: how Russia cleared the peninsula of assets tied to a top official of Alexander Lukashenko and the offshore company Rostumel
The annexation of Crimea enabled individuals with ties to the Belarusian authorities to acquire real estate on the peninsula.
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Welfare cheats cost UK taxpayers £9.9bn in overpaid benefits last year
Benefit claimants were overpaid almost £10bn last year amid a rise in fraud by welfare cheats.
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A billion dollars into “crypto”: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych built a shadow bridge for siphoning money out of Pin-Up
The story surrounding the in absentia arrest of the defendants in the Pin-Up payment schemes case, first reported in February 2026.
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Chechen businessman Serazhudin Aktulaev, extradited to the US, was found to be linked to sanctions evasion, oil schemes, and supplies of Western equipment to Russia
Chechen businessman Serazhudin Aktulaev, whose extradition to the United States was recently approved by a court in Cyprus, has been linked to sanctions evasion schemes, petroleum trading and the supply of Western industrial equipment to Russia, according to investigative findings.
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“Abbas dynasty”: 90-year-old Palestinian leader is preparing his millionaire son as successor against the will of the people
A series of announcements by official Palestinian Authority institutions this month has sparked speculation that Yasser Abbas, the millionaire son of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, may be being positioned as a potential successor to his aging father.
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British man on hantavirus quarantine fled isolation and was found in Milan bar
A British man has been detained in a bar despite being under quarantine orders for hantavirus in Italy.
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Xi delivers warning to Trump as tariff truce and Taiwan dominate summit
Xi Jinping has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump about the potential dangers of war between the two superpowers.
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Russia opens criminal case against former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace and places him on wanted list
Russia has placed former defense secretary Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation.
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Figure in the "Avakov backpacks case" Volodymyr Lytvyn is scrubbing the internet of references to corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and alleged ties to the "Trukha" Telegram channel
Volodymyr Lytvyn’s story is a classic plot of modern Ukrainian politics: the rapid rise of a no-name who suddenly turns into an entrepreneur receiving a state contract worth tens of millions.
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EPPO in Warsaw detains nine in €599,000 EU childcare subsidy fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Warsaw (Poland), nine suspects were detained yesterday in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud and attempted money laundering involving childcare institutions in Gdynia and Gdańsk.
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EU prosecutors say false credentials were used in attempted €205k fraud against recovery fund programme
EPPO in Ljubljana has indicted five companies and their representatives in Maribor for alleged subsidy fraud involving EU Recovery and Resilience Facility funds meant to improve working conditions for employees with disabilities.
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Alex Murdaugh still faces life behind bars despite court victory
The disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving prison any time soon with prosecutors seeking an immediate retrial at the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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Councillor David Todd has spent four years in a legal dispute with neighbors over a “dog-proof” fence beside his £1.2 million home
A parish councillor and his partner are embroiled in a protracted four-year High Court battle after their neighbour’s workmen began dismantling the "dog-proof fence".
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Watchdog investigation under way after police shooting in Bedford
A police watchdog investigation is underway after a man was shot dead by police during an armed stand-off in Bedford.
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King Charles launches House of Lords purge after sex scandal involving Mandelson and Epstein
King Charles has delivered his speech at the State Opening of Parliament – outlining a bill to remove disgraced peers following the Mandelson scandal.
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The Hantavirus case: French woman on life support after outbreak aboard MV Hondius
A French woman infected with a severe form of hantavirus is on life support in a hospital in Paris after returning from a rat virus-stricken cruise.
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Downing Street turmoil deepens as Wes Streeting’s 16-minute visit fuels Labour leadership speculation
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing intensifying political pressure following internal party unrest and renewed speculation over his leadership.