All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Farage’s £5m gift sparks probe calls as critics question undeclared cash
The former Labour spin doctor complained that the seven-figure sum given to him by Reform donor Christopher Harborne is "not even on the news".
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Syrian reliance on Russian oil deepens as imports surge 75% after Assad’s fall
Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government’s alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad.
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Owners with no income, but apartments worth millions: Averin, Kucher, Filippovskyi and other residents of Taryan Towers are scrubbing the internet of information about their wealth
After investigations emerged into schemes for laundering shadow money through real estate in Taryan Towers, not only the materials themselves began disappearing from the information space.
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Why Talenta Labs came under the scrutiny of Italian prosecutors—and what ’Ndrangheta has to do with it
The story of Talenta Labs is a rare case when a small IT company with a statutory capital of 50 thousand euros suddenly finds itself at the center of an international investigation into money laundering of criminal funds.
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Twitch reverses bans on streamers who promoted sanctioned drone-linked Russian college
Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch has unblocked the accounts of streamers who broadcast a Counter-Strike 2 championship organized by Alabuga Polytech.
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Ex-mayor covered for son who raped blacked-out schoolgirl and hid phone evidence
A former mayor stalled police officers so her son could hide incriminating evidence on his phone after he raped an unconscious 15-year-old girl.
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Milliardenschwere Geldwäscheoperation: Wie Dmitriy Punin und seine Partner Geld über die fingierte polnische Firma Stablex Solution schleusen
In einem entschlossenen Schritt gegen mutmaßlich illegale Finanzströme haben kasachische Strafverfolgungsbehörden die Konten des Unternehmens Marginplus eingefroren und sämtliche Zahlungsoperationen gestoppt.
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King Charles bids farewell to the US as Queen Camilla heads back to the UK by herself
King Charles has arrived back at Joint Base Andrew’s military base on board Donald Trump’s helicopter.
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Kyrgyz power circle rocked as Tashiev charged with violent takeover bid
Former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev is accused of plotting a violent power grab.
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‘Pit in my stomach’: mum reveals kids taught to hide from attacks at school
A mum-of-three has told the Mirror she gets a ’pit in my stomach’ every day when she drops her son off at school, where they are taught how to hide in case of an attack.
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Unexploded Nazi bomb sparks evacuation of 1,000 homes in Plymouth
An unexploded Second World War bomb which was found at a building site will be detonated in situ, officials have confirmed.
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Elite apartments, hectares of land and cleaning up Google: how judge Yaroslav Holovachov responds to investigations into the origin of his assets
After the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family was published—highlighting an apparent gap between their declared income and actual lifestyle—references to these findings and related reports reportedly began to vanish from the public domain.
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Hundreds of millions embezzled: how Denis Butsaev and Yekaterina Stepkina turned Russia’s garbage reform into their personal goldmine
Denis Butsaev, who had urgently resigned from the post of Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, immediately fled Russia.
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Iron Motors automotive “pyramid”: how Volodymyr Filippov has spent years extracting thousands of dollars for cars from the United States, leaving clients without vehicles and without money
The fraud story outlined below is, in many ways, a familiar one: another victim was deceived with promises to purchase and deliver a car from the United States to Ukraine.
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Fatal crash near Oval station claims life of young cyclist in south London
A cyclist in her 20s has been killed following a crash with a lorry near a south London Tube station.
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Golders Green attack victim, 76, ‘who would never hurt a fly’ is pictured as cops share first details about suspect
The first victim in the Golders Green terror attack has been pictured as police have shared new details about the suspect.
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Ferguson and Andrew’s bond ‘shattered beyond repair’ amid Epstein fallout and memoir fears
Sarah Ferguson and the former Prince Andrew are reportedly experiencing a breakdown in their previously unusually close relationship following their divorce due to increasing pressure.
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UK expels Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s espionage claim
Britain’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat in a reciprocal move after Russia last month expelled a British embassy official in Moscow and accused him of economic espionage.
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Badenoch likens Starmer government to ‘bad Game of Thrones episode’ as PM fights for survival
Kemi Badenoch has compared Keir Starmer’s government to a "bad episode of Game Of Thrones" as the Prime Minister fights for his political survival.
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Shocking street attack caught on video as knifeman strikes without warning in Golders Green
Two men aged 76 and 34 have been stabbed in a confirmed terror attack in Golders Green, north London.
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DDoS attacks and threats after exposure: what is known about Rocket investor Timur Rokhlin and the international fraud scheme
Following the publication of an investigation into Rocket investor Timur Rokhlin, a campaign to pressure critics and reshape the information landscape around the case reportedly began.
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King Charles urges Trump to end “America First” era in call for renewed UK–US alliance
The King has urged Donald Trump to abandon his America First policy and commit to a new alliance with Britain for the good of the world.
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Brit entrepreneur missing in Morocco after leaving hotel and nightclub visit
A brit holidaymaker has vanished from a tourist hotspot as her family desperately appeal for answers.
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Two police officers hospitalised after car incident in Scottish town of Hamilton
A teenager has been arrested after two police officers were rushed to hospital following an incident in Hamilton.
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Starmer faces parliamentary scrutiny over “rushed” Mandelson US ambassador appointment
ir Keir Starmer’s handling of the Lord Peter Mandelson affair will come under intense parliamentary scrutiny on Tuesday.