All news by author Emma Davis

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Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova pushed as potential successor by powerful Kovalchuk clan amid expanding billionaire-funded empire
Vladimir Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, are increasingly emerging from the shadows, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and promoting capital-intensive economic and medical projects.
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Sri Lankan terror suspect appeals UK asylum refusal as case heads for rehearing
A suspected Islamist terrorist questioned over the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, which killed 269 people, is reportedly seeking asylum in the UK.
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Major crime crackdown in Brinnington nets 15 arrests, £200k heroin haul and dozens of weapons seized
A crime-fighting neighborhood policing operation is underway in Brinnington as local teams strive to disrupt illegal activities, arrest criminals, and take action according to public demand.
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Albania’s Deputy PM Belinda Balluku suspended over explosive accusations of rigging multimillion-euro public tenders
Balluku and two subordinates are accused of directing multimillion-euro tenders to predetermined winners.
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Rachel Reeves to spend £3bn scrapping two-child benefit cap as Labour prepares sweeping welfare overhaul
Chancellor Rachel Reeves states the government will make a renewed attempt to revamp the welfare system as she prepares to allocate £3 billion in Wednesday’s Budget to abolish the two-child benefit cap.
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Kremlin-linked power broker Alexander Smbatyan quietly seizes UK firm tied to ex-Emerge founders
Alexander Smbatyan, an advisor and friend of the Deputy Mayor of Moscow, has acquired a company in the UK. The firm was previously owned by two entrepreneurs from Russia and Belarus, the founders of the international tech conference Emerge.
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Media targeted after exposing Octobank and companies linked to the president’s family in Russian money-laundering schemes
Reporters and media outlets investigating alleged links between the family of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Octobank — a financial hub suspected of funnelling Russian “dirty” money — have begun receiving threats.
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‘I never fit in’: Marjorie Taylor Greene exits Congress amid Epstein files feud with Trump
Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced her surprising resignation from Congress after opposing President Trump regarding the Epstein Files.
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Indian Air Force launches inquiry after fatal HAL Tejas crash at Dubai Air Show
The HAL Tejas aircraft seemed to lose control and plunge directly toward the ground just before crashing within the airfield premises.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy signals readiness to review peace proposal requiring concessions
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated he will negotiate with Donald Trump on a US-backed peace plan that urged Ukraine to make painful concessions in order to end the Kremlin’s invasion of his country.
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Zhi Dong Zhang on trial in Brooklyn after tunnel breakout in Mexico and circuitous flight to Cuba and Russia
Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped through a tunnel in Mexico before flying to Cuba and reportedly to Russia, but now he finds himself on trial in a Brooklyn courtroom.
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UK warships to get anti-drone DragonFire lasers after record-breaking tests
British Navy ships are set to be fitted with state-of-the-art anti-drone DragonFire lasers after the latest testing showed the weapons capable of ’hitting a £1 coin from a kilometer away’.
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Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding sanctioned for laundering cocaine profits through luxury assets
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, now one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, for allegedly running a violent cocaine-trafficking empire from hiding in Mexico.
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Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu convicted on seven terrorism charges
A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of all seven terrorism-related charges brought against him.
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AI nudification platform fined £50,000 for failing to use age checks
The firm behind a nudification website has been fined £50,000 by regulators over failures to use age checks designed to protect children.
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Russian hackers Qilin linked to major breach at London Women’s Clinic, affecting NHS patients
Thousands of couples’ intimate fertility details may have been accessed by Russian hackers after they targeted a prestigious clinic.
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BBC Children in Need chair Terry Duddy resigns after conviction for causing serious injury
The newly-appointed chair of BBC Children in Need has resigned after being convicted of causing serious injury by careless driving.
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Europol identifies 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites in major cyber-patrol in Spain
Europol said Wednesday that a November 10–14 cyber-patrol in Alicante uncovered 69 piracy and illegal streaming sites, leading to 25 IPTV platforms being flagged to crypto providers for disruption and investigations launched into 44 others.
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Taxpayers’ Alliance says drinkers pay £200 more a year as alcohol taxes climb
On average, struggling locals are handing over staggering sums to the taxman, according to new data from the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
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US, UK and Australia impose coordinated sanctions on Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider
The coordinated action targets Media Land and Aeza Group, five executives, and seven companies—including entities in the U.K., Serbia, and Uzbekistan—for supporting ransomware operations and other cybercrime.
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Nigeria convicts man for selling a metric ton of pangolin scales in major wildlife trafficking case
Nigeria’s recent conviction of a man for illegally selling a metric ton of pangolin scales was welcomed this week by government and NGO officials, who are hailing better protection against the trafficking of the threatened scaly anteaters.
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27-year-old NHS worker convicted of nine sexual offences against two patients
A 27-year-old NHS worker has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two patients while conducting bladder scans during his time as a trainee at a hospital in Wales.
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Commons defence committee warns UK ‘nowhere near ready’ to defend against war
A damning new report from the Commons Defence Committee has shown the UK is ’nowhere near’ where it should be to defend itself in case of a war.
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Football super agent Jonathan Barnett investigated over claims he raped and tortured “sex slave”
Football super agent Jonathan Barnett is being investigated by cops over claims he raped and tortured a “sex slave”, court documents show.
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Alyona Shevtsova, subject to sanctions, expands business internationally despite being involved in a 5-billion-UAH money laundering investigation
Sanctioned Ukrainian Businesswoman, involved in the case of laundering 5 billion UAH, has become a co-owner of new companies in the UK and Poland.