All news by author Thomas Brown

29 Mar 2026 466

Influencer faces jail after smuggling £150k of cannabis into Edinburgh Airport Alexander Lawrie

An Influencer is facing jail after attempting to smuggle more than £150,000 of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport.

29 Mar 2026 641

Oxana Hadjipavlou routed €31.2M in Russian funds through Mettmann and Sword Dragon S.L. using loans, bonds, and real estate deals tied to Boris Usherovich and Zvonko Mickovic

Oxana Hadjipavlou, who also goes by Oksana, became publicly associated with probes into Zvonko Micković and companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which were reportedly used to evade sanctions and move Russian assets offshore.

World

29 Mar 2026 549

Over 40 survivors accuse fashion industry of enabling Epstein’s abuse network

It’s been six years since the death of American financier and serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the extent of his crimes is only just being fully understood thanks to the 2026 release of the Epstein files—and, of course, the efforts of his survivors.

Politics

29 Mar 2026 505

Kemi Badenoch questions “fishy” disappearance of messages from PM aide’s stolen phone

Kemi Badenoch has told the media that the controversy over the reportedly missing messages from Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone is "extremely fishy," and saying so is not a conspiracy.

World

28 Mar 2026 704

Pope Leo XIV lands in Monaco, marking first papal visit since 1538

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Monaco on Saturday morning for a historic official visit to the Principality — 488 years after the last papal visit.

Investigation

27 Mar 2026 626

Offshore secrets uncovered: over 30,000 London properties linked to foreign entities

The Esplanade isn’t much to look at. Just 800 metres long, the street in St Helier, Jersey, is a mixture of nondescript low rise new builds that block out the view to the nearby docks.

Finance

27 Mar 2026 755

Mastercard to sell Nets real-time payments unit as it shifts focus to stablecoins and digital assets

Mastercard is exploring the sale of the real-time payments business it acquired from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019 for approximately $3.2 billion, effectively unwinding one of its largest acquisitions to date.

Investigation

27 Mar 2026 566

Prince Group-linked scam empire targeted by UK sanctions

The British government has blacklisted a major online cryptocurrency marketplace and several key operatives as part of a sweeping sanctions package aimed at dismantling a vast network of Southeast Asian scam compounds.

Sport

27 Mar 2026 518

Car accident leaves Tiger Woods under investigation in Florida

Tiger Woods has been involved in a car crash in Jupiter, Florida, where a vehicle was left flipped on its side. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the crash happened at around 2pm local time, in the same town where Woods lives.

Crime

27 Mar 2026 654

Police question suspect over alleged links to Mohamed Al Fayed trafficking and abuse network

One man has been interviewed under caution in relation to the police investigation into the individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by the former Harrods boss, Mohamed Al Fayed, the Metropolitan Police has said.

News

27 Mar 2026 457

Peter Mandelson asked to hand over phone messages over Epstein-linked US ambassador appointment

Peter Mandelson will be asked to hand over messages on his personal phone as the government seeks to publish any interactions that relate to his appointment as US ambassador.

World

27 Mar 2026 657

Orban accused of deploying state spies to sabotage election rival weeks before vote

With a crucial parliamentary vote weeks away, a new report alleges that state security forces attempted to cripple the IT infrastructure of Viktor Orbán’s most formidable political rival.

World

27 Mar 2026 446

Democrats seize on White House post to renew scrutiny of Donald Trump ties to Jeffrey Epstein

The White House’s bizarre attempt at an internet joke was the perfect setup for Democrats to blast the president’s ties to infamous child sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

Crime

27 Mar 2026 496

Asylum seeker jailed for 15 years for abducting and raping 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton

An asylum seeker who abducted and raped a 12-year-old in an attack which sparked protests in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, has been jailed.

Investigation

27 Mar 2026 507

Ice Terminal, Ukreximbank and the missing billion: how Yuriy Osmak’s structures won a “closed” auction that excluded the bank

The long-dormant scandal around the controversial sale of the Ice Terminal is resurfacing with renewed intensity.

News

26 Mar 2026 533

Sir Keir Starmer admits mistake over Peter Mandelson appointment amid Epstein links and criticism

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he beat himself up over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US, despite the peer’s links to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Investigation

26 Mar 2026 487

Oilmar Shipping DMCC of Adnan Ahmedzada versus the state-owned SOCAR: how offshore traders made nearly $1 billion while the oil giant earned only $1.8 billion

Following Adnan Ahmadzade’s arrest, reports suggest that shares in “Oilmar Shipping and Chartering DMCC,” a UAE-based company reportedly associated with him, were transferred to the company’s CEO, Yusif Mammadov.

Investigation

26 Mar 2026 557

Russian oil relabeled as Kazakh crude shipped through Malta as EU and UK investigate trader Alkagesta

Alkagesta is being investigated by EU and UK regulators for its involvement in illegal Russian oil shipments to Libya, as reported in the press.

Investigation

26 Mar 2026 623

How Mikhail Zeligman channeled crude from Rosneft, Bashneft, and Surgutneftegaz into global markets via Hong Kong and Swiss trading fronts

Mikhail Zeligman, a Riga native and grandson of a Red Latvian, as well as an associate of Roman Abramovich and Petr Aven, has the potential—should he choose—to rival Russia’s oil heavyweight Igor Sechin.

World

26 Mar 2026 618

After the 4Bill scandal, Dmytro Rukin fled to Spain and launched a new financial network through Victo Postanova SL and companies in Brazil and Peru

After a period of relative silence, reports are again surfacing tying Dmytro Rukin to suspicious financial operations.

News

26 Mar 2026 463

Starmer authorizes military to seize Russian oil tankers in bold escalation

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he has given the military permission to board and detain Russian ships his government alleges are part of a network of vessels that enables Moscow to export oil despite ‌Western sanctions.

Crime

25 Mar 2026 566

Student fights to stay anonymous as UK freezes millions in property in $2bn probe

A masters student with millions of pounds of UK property frozen in connection to a $2bn money laundering probe is petitioning a London court to keep her identity private.

World

25 Mar 2026 587

Ex-con with alleged cartel and mafia links appears in Drake video as past crimes resurface

Before his appearance in a Drake video, Hamdi Lataj was convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to commit bank burglary.

News

25 Mar 2026 666

Princess Beatrice quietly shaping conversations as royal family faces scrutiny

A journalist who went to visit Sarah Ferguson was surprised to find Princess Beatrice also present at the meeting - and her conduct left the reporter stunned.

World