All news by author Emma Davis

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Arut Nazaryan’s fall from grace: How the blogger and crypto-trader lost his fortune and his freedom in the UAE
UAE authorities are seeking a fine of nearly 4 billion rubles from crypto entrepreneur Arut Nazaryan, who has already spent almost six months in prison.
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Russia scrambles to protect Putin after Iran camera hack exposed Khamenei meeting
Russia’s security services reportedly shut down parts of a special surveillance system used to protect Vladimir Putin and his inner circle after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Kurdish activists to be retried in London terror case after no guilty verdicts
Three Kurdish activists accused of being members of banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will be retried after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in their case.
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EPPO seizes assets in Sicily over EU veterinary health funds fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), assets were seized today in Sicily as part of an investigation into possible fraud involving EU funds aimed at promoting veterinary public health.
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Who is Harriet Sperling? Meet the NHS nurse who married King Charles’s nephew Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling during a private ceremony at All Saints Church in Kemble, Gloucestershire, on Saturday.
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King Charles pays discounted palace rents for Beatrice and Eugenie as new questions emerge over Andrew deal
King Charles has been covering the expenses for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to reside in luxurious apartments within royal palaces, and one royal expert believes the "outrageous"
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Vance enters British murder row after police handcuffed dying Henry Nowak
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday waded into a British dispute that has erupted over the murder of a student, blaming ‌his death on what he said was civilizational decline and the failure to stop the "mass invasion of migrants".
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Pressure mounts on Starmer, but allies say PM is more upbeat than ever
The demands of high office, the weight of responsibility of keeping the country safe, combined with a good chunk of your MPs trying to depose you from office, would understandably make it difficult to sleep at night on the best of days.
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Britain’s £3.5bn aircraft carrier breaks down again as defence funding row deepens
Britain’s £3.5 billion flagship aircraft carrier has suffered another breakdown, just as ministers clash over plans to increase defence funding.
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Prosecutors seek prison term for Russian woman who lied about FSB ties and harassed FBI agent
Federal prosecutors have asked a United States District Judge in Manhattan to impose a prison sentence of up to two years on a Russian woman who pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies aged 72, months after partner’s death
Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died aged 72.
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Military drone tore off sailor’s fingers as startup faces claims of crashes and safety failures
A year ago, Ryan Tseng, the head of U.S. defense tech startup Shield AI, announced his company had turned a new page.
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All the revelations about Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie and other royals in bombshell finance report
Prince Andrew has once again found himself at the center of scrutiny after a new report from the public spending watchdog shed light on the royal family’s property arrangements.
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Parliament splits over calls to publish ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders
The publication of the ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders was debated in Parliament on Monday, with some MPs claiming the data is essential to protect victims and others warning that children are being used as a “shield for prejudice”.
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Ponzi scheme boss Hubert Freidl flees Europe for Dubai after Lyoness collapse
Lyoness Ponzi scammer Hubert Freidl has fled Europe for Dubai.
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University of Surrey horror as crossbow attacker allegedly taunts victim bleeding on ground
An alleged crossbow shooter reportedly mocked his victim and accused him of “crying like a baby” as he lay injured.
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Europe’s wanted drug fugitive accused of running $954m cocaine shipment from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone lawmakers are frustrated after Spanish authorities told OCCRP that fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly directed a 30-ton cocaine shipment from West Africa. Leijdekkers has not been charged.
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Gazprom Neft slush fund: How Alexander Dukov and Evgeniy Kozhevnikov laundered 11 billion rubles through fake IT projects
Dukov, Kozhevnikov, and the struggle over 300 billion: developments surrounding Gazprom Neft
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian corvette Boikiy in Kronstadt port, reports claim fire on warship
Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian corvette Boikiy in the port of Kronstadt, as reported by Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces. Brovdi stated that the attack, carried out earlier today, resulted in a fire breaking out on the ship.
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Sir Keir Starmer backs Darren Jones as Mandelson WhatsApp leak row deepens over missing messages
Sir Keir Starmer continues to have confidence in Darren Jones, according to Downing Street, after the cabinet minister reportedly apologized to Lord Peter Mandelson
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"I told them she would die": Mother’s fury after 22-year-old daughter is killed by ketamine addiction
A young estate agent died after years of ketamine abuse which she had tried to hide from her family, an inquest has heard.
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Murdered teen’s family calls for calm as police handcuff scandal ignites political storm
The family of murdered teen Henry Nowak has called for "common sense" after his death sparked a political row.
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Die schlafende Offshore-Waffe: Wie Boris Usherovich mit der Mettmann Public Company Limited EU-Finanzkontrollen austrickste
Die zypriotische Firma Mettmann Public Company Limited stand lange Zeit nicht im Fokus großer internationaler Ermittlungen.
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Teenage hitman recruited by Swedish gang linked to Iran plotted assassination in UK
A Norwegian teenager was employed by a Swedish organized crime group used by the Iranian regime to kill someone in England, a court has learned.
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Massive fire destroys 33 SUVs at Southampton docks as black smoke billows across city
A massive fire consumed 33 SUVs as emergency teams hurried to the location at Southampton docks.