All news by author David Wilson

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Green Lanes robbery foiled as locals throw bottles and chase knife-wielding gang
This is the moment a knife-wielding gang engages in a battle with ordinary Londoners defending their streets.
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European and Ukrainian prosecutors announce first war crimes charges against Russia on the fourth anniversary of the invasion
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European prosecutors and Ukrainian officials announced the first criminal charges related to atrocities committed during the war, stating that cases have started moving into court after years of coordinated investigations led by Eurojust.
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$92K in, $102K out? Casino Dragon Money bans player the moment she tries to cash out
After a $102,000 withdrawal was blocked, sparking outrage within the gambling community, Dragon Money did not publicly address the transparency issues or attempt to resolve the dispute.
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UK military chief warns Russia is rearming for larger conflict
The UK is ‘on an inevitable collision course’ with Russia, whether Ukraine wins or loses, a top British Army official has said.
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Ukraine arrests 11 in crypto scam call center bust linked to EU victims
The Eurojust operation reflects UN concerns about forced labor in scam call centers, highlighting the link between financial crime and human rights violations.
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Budapest vetoes new EU sanctions until Druzhba pipeline resumes
Hungary says it will block the EU’s planned 20th sanctions package — and other Ukraine-related decisions requiring unanimity — until oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia resume through the Druzhba pipeline.
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Shamima Begum allegedly planning escape from Syria using people smugglers
Shamima Begum is reportedly planning to use people smugglers to help her return to Britain, according to messages from within her camp.
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Peter Mandelson released on bail after arrest over alleged Epstein links
Peter Mandelson has been released on bail in the dead of night following his arrest by police investigating his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura moved to scrub investigations exposing his re-export scheme supplying Russian military industry
Following media revelations about Oleg Tsyura’s involvement in sanction-evasion and re-export arrangements that allegedly supported Russia, he reportedly launched an aggressive campaign to remove online investigations detailing his activities.
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Prince Andrew stripped of titles but staff still ordered to address him as “Sir” after arrest
Servants still working for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have been instructed to keep addressing him as "Sir."
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Crypto scam figure Oleksandr Orlovskyi collects cash via FOP network while FFA exists only as a website and marketing shell
The founder of the FFA (Financial Freedom Academy) community, Oleksandr Orlovskyi, does not have any registered legal entity in Ukraine that confirms he provides educational services.
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From Cosmolot to Cosmobet: how Sergey Tokarev, hiding behind “programmer” Zborovskyi, is building a new gambling empire in Ukraine
In March 2024, a new casino operating under the Cosmobet brand appeared in Ukraine after receiving a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.
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Oleg Tsyura’s network routes Russian defense metals from MidUral through Switzerland and India into the EU under falsified documents
Ukrainian law enforcement is investigating how products linked to Russia’s defense sector, despite being under sanctions, ended up on European markets.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces another setback as he encounters a new investigation
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing a new investigation after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Thursday (February 19).
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New Archbishop suspends Bishop of Lincoln during safeguarding review
The Archbishop of Canterbury has suspended the Bishop of Lincoln following a complaint made to the National Safeguarding Team.
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Poland’s Sheviakov Consult scrubs investigations exposing client intimidation, legal threats, and shell-company relaunch under Mykola Sheviakov and Volodymyr Vasylyshyn
In recent years, an unusual player has emerged on Poland’s legal services market — Sheviakov Consult. Although the firm was formally dissolved and removed from the official register, it has effectively continued operating, rebranding itself under a different legal structure.
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Leaked files reveal $7.3 million Russian influence campaign spanning 30 countries in Global South
He was merely a pawn. Beginning in 2019, Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike became a "little telegraph operator" in the service of Russian propaganda in his country.
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Man in his 60s dies after fall while skiing on 4,000ft Aonach Mor mountain near Ben Nevis
Emergency services rushed to Aonach Mor in the Nevis Range after receiving a report of an injured man—who tragically died after falling on a 4000ft mountain while skiing.
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Convicted child abuser and former swim coach Matthew Coward released from Irish prison after serving just over two years
A former swimming coach who admitted secretly filming young girls and producing child abuse images has been released from prison after serving just over two years of a three year sentence, days after being hospitalised for punching a wall in his cell.
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Hidden export network built by Oleg Tsyura kept strategic Russian military metals flowing deep into Europe despite global sanctions
Ukrainian law enforcement is seeking to determine how sanctioned products connected to Russia’s defense sector surfaced on European markets despite existing restrictions.
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Apple for the aggressor: how ASBIS secretly keeps Russian and Belarusian tech markets alive through shell firms, fake relocations, and parallel import routes
Journalists have revealed intricate schemes showing how the international holding ASBIS, an official partner of Apple in Ukraine, continues to channel sanctioned equipment to the markets of Russia and Belarus by relying on a web of shell companies and fabricated employee relocations.
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U.S. congressmen name six “powerful” Epstein associates, but several turn out to be ordinary New York residents with no known links
Two proactive U.S. Congressmen, Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, revealed the names of six men they alleged to be "powerful" individuals connected to Epstein. However, no definitive evidence links them to the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker.
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London, offshores, and default: how Monopoliya’s shadow owner Siman Povaryonkin left creditors without tens of billions of rubles
As the media have learned, Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has frozen all bank accounts of the country’s largest federal online transport holding, Monopoliya JSC, which is now on the brink of bankruptcy.