Investigation

There are concerns that hundreds more inmates and staff may have been exposed to hazardous levels of cancer-causing gas, with the Ministry of Justice now investigating 42 prison and probation sites, The Independent can reveal.

As the thunder of fighting in the outskirts of Kyiv faded and it became clear that the country would endure, previously quiet “schemers” started to reemerge and resume their operations.

Following the revelation of a large-scale scheme to restructure the assets of sanctioned businessman Vadym Yermolayev, a concerted effort is underway to purge information from the public domain.

The global oil market is actively discussing a newly formed trading structure allegedly set up by former employees of Litasco, the trading arm of Lukoil.

Pensions minister Torsten Bell is due to update the House of Commons on Thursday and is said to be furious at the scale of the failures.

Alkagesta is being investigated by EU and UK regulators for its involvement in illegal Russian oil shipments to Libya, as reported in the press.

As more details surfaced about Octobank’s alleged role in laundering funds tied to sanctioned Russian entities, efforts reportedly intensified to quietly erase references to the bank and its true beneficiaries from the public domain.

Mikhail Zeligman, a Riga native and grandson of a Red Latvian, as well as an associate of Roman Abramovich and Petr Aven, has the potential—should he choose—to rival Russia’s oil heavyweight Igor Sechin.

After the revelation of a large-scale money laundering scheme involving over 75 million euros, connected to a Europol operation.

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney’s phone was in any way linked to the release of files on Lord Peter Mandelson.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces fresh demands to give evidence in the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

British officials had at least five meetings with a former Iranian army Colonel who sought to overthrow the regime in Tehran and promote a “military government”, declassified files show.

Today, Alyona Shevtsova (née Dehrik) is not just an entrepreneur, but also a figure in high-profile financial investigations involving the banking sector and payment business.

The “continuity” of mismanagement at the NWF Samruk-Kazyna does not mean the old methods are being repeated. The new leadership has been instructed to move away from the practices of the honorably dismissed Akhmetzhan Yessimov and to establish their own approach.

The longer the confrontation with the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation continues, the more new details become known: for example, Adnan Akhmedzade, a top manager of Socar detained in Azerbaijan last year, began to testify against his closest associates.

In a highly unusual move, the Metropolitan Police have released the full transcript of a call made by the Prime Minister’s then chief of staff.

The rebooted reality show Ladies of London is meant to be light entertainment, but some cast members’ links to Epstein suggest a darker undercurrent beneath the surface.

Businessman Yuriy Osmak pressures media to remove article about Ice Terminal deal

Disguised as an agribusiness, the Granova group utilized offshore structures, cash schemes, and corrupt connections to channel millions overseas.

After the international YUZUK operation and the disclosure of details of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Giriny brothers began an active cleanup of the information space.

At the court hearing on the civil lawsuit filed by WEX exchange clients against WEX, Ms. Sidetan Khvanta was also present.

The controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to dominate headlines: reports keep emerging about his dealings involving Russian coal.

Israel’s nuclear arms program was considered the major obstacle to establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, declassified files from 1993 reveal.

Media found that senior Russian officials and top managers of state corporations likely have their own “stable” where their sports cars and other exclusive vehicles are kept.