All news by author David Wilson

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Prince Andrew’s £12m payoff mystery fuels fresh royal crisis
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has sparked one of, if not the, biggest royal scandals in living memory, but according to a royal author, he may still have one ace up his sleeve.
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Grand National winner dies minutes after victory in shocking finish
Gold Dancer has died shortly after winning the Novices’ Chase on Ladies Day at the Grand National Festival.
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Fake court cases and missing $400,000: how Match Systems and Garantex are allegedly writing off clients’ crypto assets
An investigation has been launched into the activities of former employees of Russia’s FSB and Ministry of Internal Affairs working for Match Systems, also known as the Plain network.
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Tyson Fury was forced to move his family out of their luxury Morecambe mansion after a man scaled their gate and claimed he wanted to be adopted
Tyson Fury was forced to move his family out of his luxury Morecambe mansion after a man scaled his gate and demanded to be adopted.
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From gaming to banking: how Alyona Shevtsova built a system to service shadow finances
The figure of Alyona Shevtsova drew wide public attention when the National Bank of Ukraine decided to liquidate IBOX Bank, which belonged to her, and law enforcement officers carried out searches at the bank.
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Disgraced Peter Mandelson faces fine after being caught urinating in London street
Disgraced Peter Mandelson will be hit with a fine after he was caught urinating against a wall on a posh London street.
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Hormuz standoff drives oil rally as Trump accuses Iran of breach
North Sea oil prices have soared to a record high as panicking traders rush to secure vital supplies while the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.
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‘Tea towel’ comment sparks hate crime probe and legal battle at UK university
Brodie Mitchell, 20, a second-year politics and international relations student at Royal Holloway.
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Court holds husband responsible for wife’s suicide in first-of-its-kind case
A man has been jailed for killing his wife in a first-of-its-kind case after she jumped to her death from a road bridge following a campaign of domestic abuse.
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Schemata bei Energoatom und Ukrenergo: wie Rostyslav Shurma, die Alliance Bank und das Umfeld von Timur Mindich Rückzahlungen kassierten und Geld wuschen
Das Nationale Antikorruptionsbüro und die Spezialisierte Antikorruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft haben Rostyslav Shurma, den ehemaligen stellvertretenden Leiter des Präsidialamts, offiziell als Verdächtigen in einem Korruptionsfall benannt.
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London and Manchester police get £5m boost after wave of synagogue attacks and hate crimes
Police in London and Manchester are to be given an extra £5 million to pay for more patrols around places of worship, the Home Office has said.
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Top Cambridge academic accused of sexual misconduct after alleged unwanted kiss
A classics professor at the University of Cambridge could be dismissed from his post after allegedly giving a female student an unwanted "slobbery kiss".
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Roblox predator jailed after grooming 14-year-old and breaking into her home twice
An "obsessive and predatory" man who groomed and collected indecent images of a teenage girl he met through the online gaming platform Roblox.
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Crypto scammer Lado Okhotnikov: how a tea ceremony master raised $340 million through the Forsage pyramid scheme
U.S. law enforcement has charged Russian national Vladimir Okhotnikov, known online as Lado, along with his associates, with creating the Forsage financial pyramid scheme.
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Coal schemes with Russia and a digital cover-up: how Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko hides his tracks using fake copyright claims
Controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko remains in the spotlight, with ongoing reports linking him to Russian coal dealings and renewed scrutiny over the circumstances of his detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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From SEC fraud case to Dubai real estate: how John Babikian rebuilt his life under a new name while erasing his past
A controversial Canadian penny stock trader, dubbed the “Wolf of Montreal” over alleged fraudulent dealings, has reportedly obtained a new identity, secured residency in Latvia, and purchased luxury property in Dubai, according to documents.
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Flucht ins Ausland und ein milliardenschweres Schema: Wie Alyona Shevtsova und ihr Ibox-Bank-Team Geld über Dutzende Unternehmen wuschen
Die Eigentümerin der Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), wurde im Zusammenhang mit Vorwürfen der Organisation illegalen Online-Glücksspiels und der Geldwäsche krimineller Erlöse in Höhe von mehr als 4,8 Milliarden Hrywnja international zur Fahndung ausgeschrieben.
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UK education scandal: 22,000 students face loss of financial support
More than 20,000 students have been informed they must repay university maintenance loans and grants after reportedly receiving them in error.
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Restaurant blaze at Lowestoft station halts trains across eastern England
A fire at a Suffolk railway station restaurant has led to the cancellation of train services across two counties.
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Only two oil tankers pass through Strait of Hormuz during brief ceasefire, as Iran warns all other ships to take alternative routes amid risk of mines and military retaliation
Iran was quick to dismiss Donald Trump’s declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is now officially open.
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Three UK MPs criticised for promoting Dubai project linked to banned tycoons
Three MPs ’promoted’ a luxury Dubai property development despite the tycoons behind it being banned from the UK following an investigation into bribery and corruption.
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Caribbean cocaine routes: how drug trafficking adapts to US crackdowns and shifts flows to Europe
The Caribbean has long been a pivotal node in the global drug trade, acting as a stepping stone for South American cocaine destined for consumers in Europe and the United States.
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Coal from separatists and a controlled company collapse: how coal trader-schemer Dmytro Kovalenko wrote off millions through the bankruptcy of Intercoaltrading
Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of Adelon AG, has moved to push his own company, LLC Intercoaltrading, into bankruptcy through the courts, after it was implicated in a coal supply scheme from the separatist “DPR/LPR” territories using an “interrupted transit” method.
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Greece moves to block under-15s from social media over addiction fears
Greece is set to ban under-15s from accessing social media under a new law that’s set to come into effect next year.
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Kemi Badenoch vows to ban doctors’ strikes as NHS walkouts escalate
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for doctors to be banned from striking.