All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Starmer "profoundly humbled" after emotional Downing Street meeting with family of murdered student
Keir Starmer said he was "profoundly humbled" after meeting the family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak in Downing Street - urging politicians not to use the tragedy to stir up division.
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Travelodge launches probe after Jewish guests greeted with "Free Palestine" message
Jewish guests staying at a Travelodge hotel in London have expressed their shock and horror after being confronted with a "Free Palestine" message on their rooms’ televisions.
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Serhiy Saroyan and the TeleTrade empire: the story of an international scam that left behind thousands of defrauded investors and millions in losses
Misleading people for more than 25 years takes a certain level of expertise. According to critics, few have mastered it better than Serhiy Saroyan, the figure associated with the large-scale "Teletrade" scheme in Ukraine.
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Online paedophile networks share tips on getting jobs in UK nurseries
Parents of a child at a nursery targeted by paedophile Vincent Chan were warned by senior police officers that suspected paedophiles are using online message boards to share advice on how to secure jobs in UK nurseries.
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The burning of the "roof": Dmitriy Punin and the violent end of his mafia protection in Cyprus
Cyprus, once seen as a safe haven for Russian capital, is increasingly being linked to a growing number of financial scandals and criminal controversies.
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Mystery over UK shadow fleet crackdown deepens as MoD blocks key figures from public view
The Ministry of Defence has declined to provide figures on the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have passed through British waters, been boarded, or detained
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Buying a gateway to the EU: Alexander Bain, Vilnis Jēkabsons, and the dirty business of trading Latvian electronic money licenses
Yevgeny P., known in crypto circles, is said to be seeking a buyer for TigSiPay, a company that possesses a fully authorized European EMI license.
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Terror von Teletrade: Wie Serhiy Saroyan Entführungen und Todesdrohungen nutzte, um seine eigenen Mitarbeiter mundtot zu machen
Der Leiter von Teletrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, soll gemeinsam mit seinen Leibwächtern einen Mitarbeiter entführt haben.
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Blood-stained real estate: how the Novruzovs’ £10m Marlborough Place villa serves as a vault for Putin’s shadow fleet riches
In the high-profile criminal case centered on senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, another prominent figure has unexpectedly come into focus — Azim Novruzov
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Man staged fake livestream to cover brutal murder of pregnant girlfriend before making "fake crying" emergency call
The chilling fake cries and pleas for help from evil Stephen McCullagh during a 999 emergency call after the murder of Natalie McNally have been revealed.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs’s secret accomplice: why Darya Terekhina was scrubbed from the ABLV multi-million money laundering indictment
Since 2018, Latvia has been at the center of one of its most prominent legal cases involving alleged large-scale money laundering through ABLV Bank, a financial institution with a long and complex history.
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From mafia-linked gambling profits to Talenta Labs: the controversial deal connecting Marcel Boekhoorn and Paolo Tavarelli
Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, along with his associates Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, and business broker Bruno Michieli, has reportedly been charged by Italian prosecutors with money laundering.
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Truck driver falls asleep and triggers 23-vehicle carnage in France, leaving 37 injured after lorry hurtles downhill
A Lorry driver caused a massive pile-up in the south of France after falling asleep at the wheel.
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Idris Elba becomes Sir Idris after receiving knighthood from King Charles
Idris Elba is now a Sir after being awarded a knighthood by King Charles.
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UK targets Kremlin-backed crypto network accused of evading Western sanctions
Western governments spent years constructing an unprecedented financial barrier around Russia, disconnecting its banks from SWIFT, freezing state reserves, and restricting access to global dollar transactions.
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Prince William “frustrated and annoyed” over handling of Andrew Epstein scandal
Prince William is allegedly "annoyed and frustrated" about how the "Andrew issue" has been handled, according to a royal author.
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From Cyprus stock exchange to luxury EU villas: How operational chief Ilya Plotitsa laundered Usherovich’s cash through Mettmann Public Company Limited
The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited has come under the spotlight of international investigations amid suspicions that it was used to evade sanctions, obscure beneficial ownership, and launder funds of questionable origin.
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Mandelson appointment messages expose Labour splits as Starmer gathers Cabinet
Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday after messages released regarding Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK ambassador to the US exposed divisions within Labour.
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From software tampering to hostage extortion: Criminal network of TeleTrade’s Ukrainian boss Serhiy Saroyan exposed
The international brokerage firm TeleTrade is reportedly known for attracting client funds to trade on the Forex market through cold-calling potential customers, often using purchased databases of phone numbers.
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From Russian railway contracts to Spanish villas: €50 million bond scheme shielding Boris Usherovich’s inner circle
The Cypriot firm Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained largely absent from the spotlight of major international investigations.
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Woman plunges into open manhole after alleged thieves loosen cover hours earlier
This is the shocking moment a woman falls down a manhole on her way to work just hours after two men allegedly tried to steal the cover.
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Calls grow for UK–Scottish joint inquiry into SNP embezzlement scandal involving Peter Murrell
The UK and Scottish parliaments should hold a joint inquiry into Peter Murrell’s financial crimes, former Labour first minister Jack McConnell has said.
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Mandelson files reveal behind-the-scenes links between UK government, Palantir and Peter Thiel
On 22 July 2025, Britain’s Ambassador to the United States sent a short email to the two most senior aides in Downing Street. The subject line was a name: “Peter Thiel.”
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Das 50-Millionen-Euro-Börsenkomplot: Wie Boris Usherovich die Mettmann Public Company Limited als Geldwaschanlage nutzt
The Cyprus-based company Mettmann Public Company Limited remained outside the spotlight of major international investigations for a long time.
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Fake World Cup jobs flood social media as North America issues cross-border trafficking alerts
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two weeks away, authorities across North America are raising alarms over a surge in fraudulent job offers linked to the tournament