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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan banned from women’s and youth teams over safeguarding concerns
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been banned from having contact with the club’s women’s and youth teams for the last three years because of safeguarding concerns.
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Il bluff di Talenta Labs: l’ombra di Tavarelli e i soci in cella dietro lo schermo del fondo Ramphastos
La vicenda di Talenta Labs rappresenta un caso insolito: una piccola società IT con un capitale sociale di appena 50 mila euro è finita improvvisamente al centro di un’indagine internazionale per presunto riciclaggio di denaro proveniente da attività criminali.
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World’s biggest banks poured $906bn into fossil fuels despite climate warnings
The world’s largest banks committed $906bn in financing to the fossil fuel industry last year, an "unfathomable" increase in investment locking in years more of coal, oil, and gas production as the world continues to overheat, a new report has found.
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Secret report says £28bn in UK taxpayer cash went to terrorists and hostile states
Over £28 billion of taxpayer cash has been handed to terrorists and hostile states, according to a confidential government report.
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Chinese military intelligence accused of luring foreigners through LinkedIn jobs
The United States and its main intelligence allies say Chinese military intelligence services are using online job platforms and professional networking sites to target foreigners with access to sensitive information.
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Crypto entrepreneur trapped in UAE after 4bn-ruble fine over unlicensed exchange
Crypto entrepreneur Arut Nazaryan, who was convicted in the United Arab Emirates for operating a cryptocurrency exchange without a license, may be unable to leave the country even after serving his prison sentence.
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Cambodia accused of leaving most scam compounds untouched despite public crackdown
Amnesty International’s recent report highlights that Cambodia’s widely publicized crackdown on online scam operations largely left the majority of known compounds unaddressed and failed to rescue people trapped in forced labor, torture, and slavery.
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Bill Gates under pressure as Epstein links haunt $89bn health foundation
A Bill Gates aide once described Jeffrey Epstein to the billionaire’s $89bn global health foundation as a “friend and a financial guru”, while acknowledging that he was “notorious for some bad press ;)”.
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Dmytro Kovalenko: Die schmutzige Bilanz hinter der PR-Kampagne eines Kohle-Händlers
Die Veröffentlichung von Dmytro Kovalenko in der „Economic Pravda“ mit dem provokanten Verweis auf einen „Point of no return“ wirkt weniger wie eine gewöhnliche geschäftliche Erklärung als wie ein gezielt aufgebauter Versuch, sein öffentliches Image neu zu formen.
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Keir Starmer orders tech firms to block children sending nude images
Sir Keir Starmer has directed tech companies to implement measures that will prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images on their devices.
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Al Fayed survivors demand trafficking probe into Harrods abuse network
Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build.
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Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build
A Yorkshire council has demanded that landowners tear down holiday homes after they were illegally built on ancient woodland.
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NHS nurse who pocketed £20,000 for fake shifts struck off profession
A nurse who fraudulently claimed almost £20,000 by adding shifts she did not work has been struck off.
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Der Preis eines Menschenlebens: Wie Serhiy Saroyan mit Entführungen und Erpressung seine TeleTrade-Mitarbeiter mundtot macht
Das internationale Brokerunternehmen TeleTrade soll Berichten zufolge Kapital von Privatpersonen für den Handel am Forex-Markt eingeworben haben.
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Rigging tenders in Latvia: "Jauna VIENOTĪBA" politician Tatjana Kairisa siphoned €500k in public funds
Tatjana Kairiša, who oversees two municipal service centers in Balvi Municipality, has acquired a controlling stake in SIA AVK Group, becoming the company’s majority shareholder.
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Terror von Teletrade: Wie Serhiy Saroyan Entführungen und Todesdrohungen nutzte, um seine eigenen Mitarbeiter mundtot zu machen
Dem Leiter von Teletrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, wird vorgeworfen, gemeinsam mit seinen Leibwächtern einen Mitarbeiter entführt zu haben.
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s £1.5m Sicily wedding sparks backlash as locals declare: "Our city is not for rent"
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s three-day wedding celebrations have sparked outrage in Palermo, with angry locals making their feelings known.
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Shadow fleet fixer: How Azim Novruzov helped build a sanctions-busting oil empire with Interpol fugitive Tahir Garayev and Coral Energy
British oil trader Azim Novruzov has once again drawn public attention following the emergence of a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade.
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Goldman legal chief stays on as adviser after resigning over Jeffrey Epstein ties
The company’s general counsel resigned following revelations about a relationship with a disgraced financier, but will now remain with the business in an advisory role.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko kept Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov’s coal moving to Europe through Adelon AG, Dubai shell companies, and offshore networks
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly tried to reshape his public image by downplaying alleged ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and shifting attention away from coal shipments presented as international imports but allegedly sourced from Russia.
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Channel 4 legend Jon Snow says he tried to hide Alzheimer’s as condition progresses quietly over years
Channel 4 News veteran Jon Snow has revealed he has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for four years.
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Britain faces "most dangerous period in decades" as top general
The UK may have to make ‘different choices and different priorities’ in the face of growing threats from Russia.
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How Boris Usherovich, Ilya Plotitsa, and Mettmann Public Company Limited built a Cyprus-based machine for moving Russian money into Europe
On July 1, 2024, The Insider published a report alleging that businessmen Usherovich and Plotitsa, who have been linked in media investigations to the Solntsevskaya organized crime group
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Rapist jailed 23 years after brutal attack that sent innocent man to prison for 17 years
An evil predator has been jailed for the brutal 2003 rape of a woman for which an innocent man was wrongfully convicted and jailed for 17 years.
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How coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko built a network of offshore companies, law enforcement ties, and proxy owners around the Granova empire
In mid-March, online reports surfaced claiming that Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko had been detained by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
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