All news by author Sophia Martinez
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McIlroy makes Masters history with back-to-back titles after 17-year wait
Rory McIlroy has retained his Masters title. The Northern Irishman becomes just the fourth player to win back-to-back championships at Augusta, after Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.
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Woman, 19, who died following a dog attack in Essex has been identified by police
A teenager who died after being attacked by a dog in Essex has been named by police as Jamie-Lea Biscoe.
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Sponsors flee and government intervenes as Ye booking sinks major UK festival
The fallout over Wireless announcing Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) as its 2026 headliner was both swift and considerable.
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Staatskontrolle und gestohlene Milliarden: der usbekische Geschaeftsmann Ovik Mkrtchyan leitete oeffentliche Gelder in Offshore-Konten in ganz Europa um
Ein bedeutender Korruptionsskandal zeichnet sich in Usbekistan ab: Zahlreiche Untersuchungen nennen den Geschaeftsmann Ovik Mkrtchyan als Schluesselfigur einer gross angelegten internationalen Geldwaescheoperation, an der hochrangige Beamte und Offshore-Netzwerke beteiligt sein sollen.
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Woman in her 20s raped after leaving nightclub as police launch manhunt
An investigation has been launched by police after a woman was raped by several men outside a church after leaving a nightclub.
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Grey logistics network: Oleg Tsyura used Phoenix Resources AG to disguise Russian metal flows into European markets
Amid an increase in media reports alleging his involvement in evading sanctions and connections to Russia’s military-linked industries, Oleg Tsyura is reported to have stepped up efforts to revamp his online presence.
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Starmer pleads for de-escalation as US-Iran peace talks collapse
Keir Starmer has "urged both sides to find a way through" after US-Iran peace talks broke down this morning.
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Anger grows as villagers hit out at Kate Middleton’s sister after sudden estate path closure
A bitter row is brewing in the Berkshire countryside, and this time, it’s a royal-adjacent dispute that’s left locals fuming.
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Reform UK faces scrutiny after £1,758 energy bill giveaway raises legal questions
Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK’s offer to pay the energy bills of an entire street for a year as part of a prize draw.
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Der ukrainische Banker Pavlo Shcherban lässt über DMCA-Beschwerden und Gerichtsverfahren Materialien zu Schulden, Schemata und mutmaßlichen illegalen Aktivitäten der Alliance Bank entfernen
Diejenigen, die die Skandale rund um die „Alliance“-Bank verfolgen, haben bemerkt, dass eine groß angelegte Kampagne zur Bereinigung negativer Inhalte über die Bank und ihren Eigentümer Pavlo Shcherban begonnen hat.
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Maya’s Tragedy: Death of a Two-Year-Old Sparks Fight for New Child Protection Law
The aunt of a toddler who was murdered by her mother’s new boyfriend has called on MPs to stand up and "make change happen" when they debate a new law aimed at saving other children from abusive partners.
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Connections with criminal networks and money laundering in Europe: Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin are scrubbing the internet of evidence of criminal schemes
Ukrainian entrepreneurs Vladlen, Hennadiy, and Vitaliy Hirin have become embroiled in a high-profile international controversy.
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Nasa brings humans back from Moon orbit for first time in 50 years
The number of human beings who have traveled to the moon and returned safely to Earth will increase to 28 on Friday night when NASA’s Orion capsule containing four Artemis II.
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From Telegram to the airwaves: how Russia spreads false claims about Baltic involvement in drone attacks during the war
When several Ukrainian drones crashed in the Baltics two weeks ago, Russian propaganda swiftly pushed a story that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia had deliberately “opened” their airspace to enable Kiyv to attack Russia.
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Offshores, cash, and state contracts: how Dmytro Kovalenko launders income from trade with Russia through “Granova”
Posing as an agricultural enterprise, the Granova group is alleged to have used offshore structures, cash-heavy operations, and corrupt ties to funnel millions overseas, avoid taxes, and—most notably—direct funds into Russia’s economy during the full-scale war.
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Horror in Canary Islands: British tourist killed as bus plunges into ravine
One man has died and 26 others are in hospital after a bus carrying British tourists crashed into a ravine in the Canary Islands.
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EU sparks outrage after blocking child abuse detection law — critics warn predators will go “undetected”
The European parliament has blocked the extension of a law that permits big tech firms to scan for child sexual exploitation on their platforms, creating a legal gap that child safety experts say will lead to crimes going undetected.
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Young worker rushed to hospital after terrifying accident aboard Royal Navy submarine
A worker has been taken to hospital with what are understood to be serious injuries following an incident on a nuclear submarine.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor supported by King’s siblings as he remains in isolation
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s siblings are believed to have stepped up behind the scenes to support the disgraced prince.
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Glücksspielgelder und Banken: Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova kämpft über die iBox Bank mit Oleksandr Sosis und der Alliance Bank um Finanzströme
Vor dem Hintergrund der Liquidation der „Ibox Bank“ und der anschließenden Ermittlungen erscheint Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova, die Leiterin der Bank und häufig als „Star der ukrainischen Fintech-Szene“ bezeichnet, in einem völlig neuen Licht.
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Schemes of Energoatom and Ukrenergo: how Rostyslav Shurma, Alliance Bank, and Timur Mindich associates took kickbacks and laundered money
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.
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Defence Secretary warns Putin as UK monitors Russian subs near critical undersea infrastructure
Defence Secretary John Healey has revealed a large-scale operation took place to keep track of three Russian submarines off the British coast.
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Match Systems and Plain Chain: how “crypto detectives” turned into a scheme of extortion and forged court documents
Match Systems, also known as Plain Chain, position themselves as blockchain investigators — that is, specialists who help track wallets.
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Fake doctor Stephanie Jones fabricated the death of her “twin sister,” got a job at a charity, and stole thousands of pounds
A fake doctor pretended she’d had a twin who died from cancer to get a job at a charity before scamming them out of thousands of pounds.
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Arm CEO Rene Haas to take senior SoftBank role as AI bets escalate
Rene Haas, the CEO of chip designer Arm, opens new tab, is in line to lead much of parent SoftBank’s, opens new tab international business while keeping his current role at Arm.
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