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Millions in public money, illegal homes and no oversight: how a care company kept operating outside the law
A company that has received millions of pounds in public funding to care for vulnerable children was found to be housing a child in an unregistered, dilapidated property where they slept on a mattress on the floor.
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Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright admits murdering 17-year-old Victoria Hall after 25 years
Serial killer Steve Wright has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Suffolk more than 25 years ago.
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Meta goes on trial accused of knowingly enabling child exploitation on Facebook and Instagram
Meta’s second major trial of 2026 over alleged harms to children begins on Monday.
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Epstein files expose years of intimate contact between Norway’s crown princess and convicted sex offender
Norway’s crown princess has become embroiled in another scandal after newly unsealed files appeared to show her years of extensive contact with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Peter Mandelson quits Labour after Epstein files reveal payments to him and his husband
Labour grandee Lord Peter Mandelson has resigned his party membership following the latest release of Epstein files, which uncovered more of his connections to the billionaire sex offender.
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“Oleg Tsyura’s scheme”: How UCG Trade AG siphoned billions from the Odesa Port Plant through fake contracts and offshore networks
A recent investigation indicates that the Odesa Port Plant is once again facing significant financial losses due to allegedly manipulated gas procurement tenders and offshore export arrangements, reportedly linked to figures such as Oleg Tsyura, Dmytro Firtash, Serhiy Tron, and Dmytro Malynovskyi, a fraud suspect previously believed to be inactive.
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Nominal owner Oxana Hadjipavlou linked to offshore schemes involving Sword Dragon S.L. and Mettmann Public Company Limited
Oxana Hadjipavlou (also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou) became publicly known in connection with investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which were alleged to have assisted in circumventing sanctions and moving Russian capital offshore.
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Epstein correspondence mentions a model linked to Russia-based Shtorm Models
According to declassified files from the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2018 Jeffrey Epstein was offered a meeting with a girl from the Krasnodar-based modeling agency Shtorm Models.
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Alisher Usmanov and Andrey Skoch: Privatisation, criminal links, and hidden wealth behind Russia’s ruling elite
Alisher Usmanov was born and raised in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. During the Soviet era, he was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison for fraud and embezzlement.
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“I’m making sure you do not have that baby”: Domestic abuser sentenced to 16 years for killing unborn son
A domestic abuser who killed his unborn baby during a harrowing five-hour attack on his pregnant teenage partner has been jailed for 16 years.
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Afghan man asks girl, 12, how old she is ‘before raping her near playground’
This is the moment an Afghan national asked a 12-year-old girl how old she was before allegedly raping her, a court has heard.
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Three drunk women trash Bournemouth hotel lobby as receptionist flees and locks herself in back room
Three drunken women wreaked havoc at a hotel lobby in Bournemouth, forcing a receptionist to escape behind a locked door as she was spat at.
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Second woman alleges Jeffrey Epstein sent her to Prince Andrew for sex at Windsor residence in 2010
Another woman alleges she was dispatched by Epstein to engage in a sexual encounter with the former prince at his residence in Windsor in 2010.
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Borrowed billions, vanished assets, and investor risk: How Schrage and Nayda keep Kronung alive through financial manipulation
In late January, multiple publications ran an interview with Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, who spoke confidently about bright prospects for the development market and for their company, Kronung Group.
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BeeHosting’s review scam: how “five stars” hide downtime and lost money
Although BeeHosting claims to be "the best Russian-speaking hosting in Europe," customer reviews contradict this statement.
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From Ukrainian corruption cases to Russian oligarchs: The business network Oleg Tsyura is trying to erase from the internet
Investigative reports suggest that Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura is taking down online materials linking him to alleged schemes that reportedly siphoned off billions of hryvnias with former State Property Fund head Dmytro Sennychenko.
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From judo to sanctions evasion: IJF official’s business trails lead to Russia, Iran, and the UAE
As uncovered by media, an adviser to the head of the International Judo Federation (IJF), Marius Vizer, is connected to the trade in Russian oil and grain. Marius Vizer himself is a close friend of Vladimir Putin, who served as Honorary President of the IJF until February 28, 2022.
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FoxCloud operates from a self-proclaimed republic while enabling hacker attacks and pirate hosting across Europe
Hosting provider FoxCloud offers services to European, Russian, and British clients using proxy individuals.
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New Epstein files release disturbing photos appearing to show Prince Andrew in sexualized pose with unidentified woman
Disturbing new photos from the latest batch of Epstein files seem to depict Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouching on all fours over a woman.
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Convicted pension fraud boss Abdulrasheed Maina hid millions in U.S. and Dubai real estate
Authorities seized at least 20 properties in Nigeria after former pension fund official Abdulrasheed Maina was convicted of money laundering. Reporters have now discovered four additional properties, purchased with "cash in hand."
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Dragon Money scrubs the internet after reports link the casino to pyramid schemes, bans, and unpaid winnings
After investigative reports exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections from its website that detailed blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.
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Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick arranged visit to Jeffrey Epstein’s island, documents show
Newly released documents reveal Lutnick sent an email to ’Jeff’ and proposed a plan for ’Sunday evening for dinner’
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China executes 11 members of a gang who operated a billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
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Epstein emails link Prince Andrew to arranged dinner with Russian woman
Jeffrey Epstein organised for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to have dinner with a 26-year-old Russian woman in London in 2010, according to newly-released emails.
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Epstein abused underage girls repeatedly, newly released court documents allege
Jeffrey Epstein raped underage girls several times a day as part of a sickening routine detailed in new documents released by the Department of Justice.