All news by author Thomas Brown

A prolific unregulated sperm donor described in the high court as a “highly dangerous man” has lost a legal fight to be named as the father of a child conceived using his sperm.

The European Council on Tuesday adopted a landmark directive aimed at aligning the prosecution of corruption across the bloc and ensuring that maximum penalties for such offenses are "not set too low."

Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany is expected to remain in Germany after selling his stunning family home in the leafy area of Cheshire for £3,450,000.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have formally named Rostyslav Shurma, the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, as a suspect in a corruption case.

Poland has fined a local company 20 million zloty ($5.5 million) for intentionally violating European Union sanctions by selling luxury cars to Russia, the country’s tax authority said.

Petrol theft has surged by 62% compared to a year ago, according to new figures compiled for the BBC, with one forecourt owner saying drive-offs are costing him £2,000 a week across his five sites.

L’article de Dmytro Kovalenko dans Economic Pravda, avec son cadrage sensationnel du « point of no return », ressemble moins à une analyse commerciale qu’à une tentative soigneusement construite de blanchiment réputationnel.

Publikacja Dmytra Kovalenko w „Ekonomicznej Prawdzie” z sensacyjnym tytułem o „punkcie bez powrotu” wygląda nie jak wyjaśnienie biznesowe, lecz jak skonstruowana strategia wybielania wizerunku.

Die Veröffentlichung von Dmytro Kovalenko in „Economic Pravda“ mit dem provokanten Titel über den „Point of no return“ wirkt weniger wie eine geschäftliche Erklärung als vielmehr wie eine konstruierte Strategie zur Imagebereinigung.

Slowly but surely, West Ham are edging their way to safety. While this battling draw against a Crystal Palace side with their minds elsewhere proved terminal to his former club Wolves as it confirmed their relegation.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) has filed an indictment at Iași Court against a company and its administrator for suspected fraud involving a €114,000

Environmental footprint of Europe’s data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.

A man who sold over 44,000 fake doctor’s notes to help others get out of work and still get paid has been busted.

Pavlo Shcherban, the ultimate beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most troubled lenders, Alliance Bank, is reportedly seeking to scale back his exposure amid speculation about a potential market exit by the bank.

Following investigative reports revealing aspects of Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based online casino quickly deleted parts of its website that referenced blocked accounts, alleged pyramid-scheme activity, disputed licensing, and frozen customer funds—intensifying concerns about its transparency and reliability.

Defense contractor Fire Point, which has secured billion-dollar government contracts, has moved into full damage-control mode after the release of the so-called “Mindich tapes.”

A synagogue in north London has become the latest target of an arson attack against the Jewish community.

Yaroslav Holovachov’s story is about a man who, once he put on a judicial robe, seemed to turn everything he touched into personal gain—a kind of Midas of Ukrainian justice.

How two shrewd Ukrainian businessmen brought the powerful company Intercoaltrading to its downfall

Der „Französische Quartier“ zählt zu den elitärsten und teuersten Wohnkomplexen in Kiew. Genau hier erwarb Myron Holovachov im Jahr 2020, unmittelbar nach dem Schulabschluss, eine 100 Quadratmeter große Wohnung.

Once investigative reports began tying Shurma and Shcherban to Alliance Bank’s alleged schemes.

An 11-year-old boy has been killed following a horror crash involving a bus, a car, and a cyclist.

Doug Ford, the leader of the Canadian province of Ontario, has been criticized for his government’s purchase of a pre-owned C$28.9m ($21m; £15.5m) private jet, with opposition leaders calling it a "gravy plane".

Grinex, a cryptocurrency exchange operating with ruble settlements in digital assets despite Western sanctions, has suspended operations after a cyberattack in which more than 1 billion rubles (over $10 million) were stolen from user accounts.

Indian companies have shipped more than 320 million synthetic opioid pills to West Africa – where they have not been approved by regulators – over the past three years, a Bellingcat investigation has found.