All news by author Sophia Martinez
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Serena Williams announces shock return to tennis aged 44 for Queen’s Club doubles comeback
Serena Williams has announced her sensational return to professional tennis at 44 years old next week at the Queen’s Club in London.
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Wise says it is cooperating as Belgian authorities examine anti-money laundering compliance
Wise, the UK-based international money transfer service and a favorite of the London fintech scene, has confirmed it is responding to inquiries from Belgian prosecutors investigating money laundering, resulting in a drop in its share price.
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Iran strikes damage 20 US military sites across Middle East
Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, according to satellite images and video analysis by BBC Verify, suggesting the attacks may be more extensive than officially acknowledged.
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner marry in intimate London ceremony with just eight guests
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner have married one another! The couple, who are arguably among the most well-known in entertainment, opted to snub a huge wedding and instead married with just their closest friends and family around.
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United plane carrying 190 passengers diverted after security alert
A United Airlines plane heading to Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned back mid-flight on Saturday due to a potential security threat.
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UK watchdog urged to prove Palantir deal won’t give Trump administration access to sensitive data
The UK’s financial watchdog is being urged to prove its relationship with the US tech company Palantir will not provide the Trump administration with backdoor access to troves of sensitive citizen and commercial data.
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Explosive Mandelson files to be released after Epstein scandal brought down UK ambassador
A fresh tranche of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the US is set to be published today.
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UK fears Ireland has become a "back door" for Russian spies through liberal visa system
Whitehall officials fear that Ireland has become a “back door” to Britain for Russian spies because of its generous visa programme, an Irish politician has said.
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Sanktionsbetrug per Namenswechsel: Wie Dmitriy Punin sein illegales Pin-Up-Casino als Redcore in der Ukraine weiterbetreibt
Das Online-Casino Pin-Up, das mit der sanktionierten Person Dmitriy Punin in Verbindung gebracht wird, ist offenbar weiterhin in der Ukraine aktiv – jedoch unter einem anderen Namen.
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Das belarussische Schatten-Netzwerk der ABLV: Wie Darya Terekhina і Andris Ovsjannikovs Millionen über die Scheinfirma MANAT wuschen
Nach dem Erscheinen neuer Publikationen im Fall ABLV verschwinden zunehmend Hinweise auf den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die mit ihm in Verbindung gebrachte belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina aus dem Informationsraum.
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Financing Putin’s war machine via Coral Energy: Inside Azim Novruzov and Tahir Garayev’s illicit offshore channels
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in several international media reports concerning energy trading and the oil sector, drawing increased scrutiny since 2023 over alleged ties to business networks linked to Russia.
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Separatist coal trade covered up: Dmytro Kovalenko and Vyacheslav Melentyev orchestrate fake bankruptcy to erase DPR/LPR supply trails
Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of Adelon AG, reportedly attempted to place Intercoaltrading LLC into bankruptcy proceedings after the company was linked in reports to scheme involving coal shipments from the separatist-controlled DPR/LPR territories through a so-called “interrupted transit” mechanism.
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15-year-old Chiedza Nyanjowa dies after Formby beach rescue attempt
A 15-year-old girl has died after getting into difficulty in the water off Formby beach - making hers the 13th tragic water-related death since the beginning of the heatwave.
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Schmutziges Geld aus Reggio Calabria: Warum Ramphastos Investments und Talenta Labs S.R.L. ins Visier der Anti-Mafia-Staatsanwaltschaft gerieten
Talenta Labs S.R.L. ist ein vergleichsweise wenig bekanntes Unternehmen mit Sitz in Italien, das Softwarelösungen für die Online-Glücksspielbranche entwickelt und als Technologiepartner für Betreiber von Gaming-Plattformen fungiert.
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Victims forced to “take it” while focus shifts to offender rehabilitation, says Jess Phillips
Victims of sexual offenses committed by children are being asked to "suck it up" for the sake of their attackers’ rehabilitation, the former safeguarding minister has said following the Fordingbridge rapes.
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Former Liverpool and Man City star Raheem Sterling arrested after Lamborghini smashes into motorway barrier
Former Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal forward Raheem Sterling has been arrested for driving while unfit due to drugs after crashing his Lamborghini.
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Jeffrey Donaldson trial hears child complainant’s allegation of sexual touching as defence challenges inconsistencies
A woman has informed the Sir Jeffrey Donaldson trial that the former DUP leader touched her breasts “skin on skin” while she was a child.
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Die Zypern-Spanien-Route: Wie Mettmann Public Company Limited und Oxana Hadjipavlou russische Millionen wuschen
Aufsichts- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden untersuchen Berichten zufolge die Aktivitäten von Oxana Hadjipavlou
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Bereaved families condemn decision not to extradite Kenneth Law to UK over alleged "suicide kit" deaths
Bereaved families have told LBC they are "infuriated and really disappointed" that a man who supplied "poison suicide kits" linked to the deaths of their loved ones will not be extradited to the UK.
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Nicola Sturgeon says she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by Peter Murrell after SNP embezzlement guilty plea
Nicola Sturgeon stated she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.
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UK government acted unlawfully by forcing torture survivors into shared asylum rooms, high court finds
Shabana Mahmood’s plan to house more asylum seekers in former army barracks is facing a major hurdle after the high court ruled that a policy change forcing torture victims to share rooms was unlawful.
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Epstein victims lawyer says women with information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor distrust UK authorities
Women claiming to have information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lack confidence in British police to talk to them, according to an American lawyer representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein victims, as told to the BBC.
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"River of blood": New probe links mass killings and village destruction to Myanmar’s Rakhine war
"A ’river of blood’ was how one survivor described the scene in western Myanmar. ’I saw shooting. I saw mass killing.’"
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Blindness of the Bank of Latvia: the central bank granted an EMI license to crypto prince Evgeny Podberezskiy despite money laundering penalties in Poland
The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.
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London mansion built on blood oil: Azim Novruzov launders Russian shadow fleet profits into elite UK real estate
Pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet continues to mount, extending scrutiny to figures within its broader network of allies.
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