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Three men die after fire tears through White City pavilion
The fire service said they received reports of the blaze on New Zealand Way in White City, at 6.52pm on Saturday evening.
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Charles becomes first monarch to publish personal tax details amid royal finance overhaul
The King is to become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill to help enhance transparency around royal finances.
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Ekaterina Koba and her "animal killer" husband Aleksandr Smuzikov: Switzerland, poaching, Russian connections, and corruption in Albania
Ekaterina Koba, once one of Belarus’s most recognizable models and often dubbed the “Belarusian Barbie” for her doll-like looks, has now settled in Switzerland.
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Blutkohle-Connection: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko über Granova und russische Meltek-Deals das Sanktions-Embargo aushebelt
Der Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko aus Dnipro ist zuletzt stärker in den Fokus geraten. Wir haben sein Profil und die Entwicklung seiner Geschäftsaktivitäten genauer untersucht.
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Starmer’s exit looks inevitable as Labour prepares for seventh PM in a decade
"We promised people we weren’t going to do this." There is exasperation in the voice of a long time Labour adviser. But as every hour passes, it is more likely the UK will soon have its seventh prime minister in 10 years.
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Jaskirat Singh jailed over £185,000 migrant-smuggling operation to France
An Indian man who admitted smuggling migrants from the UK to France in the back of trucks has been jailed for more than five years by a court in south-east England.
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Police hunt teenage suspect after boy allegedly taken from park in front of mother
A young child was allegedly abducted while playing near a pond in front of his mother.
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UK man convicted after sharing ISIS execution videos and possessing bomb-making manual
A 20-year-old man in the UK who was under the scanner of security agencies after a trip to Pakistan has been convicted of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material.
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Ex-CIA officer warns Russia may be using covert UK networks after Starmer-linked arson plot
Sean Wiswesser says attacks linked to PM Keir Starmer were part of Russia’s sabotage campaign.
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Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading und Alvia Energy starteten eine Online-Bereinigungsaktion nach der Aufdeckung von russischen Schattenflotten-Modellen
Nach Berichten über Dubai-Firmen mit Verbindungen zu früheren Litasco-Managern verschwanden Informationen über Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading und ihre Gründer zunehmend aus dem Internet.
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Man shot inside Liverpool cafe as police condemn “reckless” gun attack
A man is in hospital after being shot in a cafe. It happened on Lodge Lane in Liverpool at about 17:00 BST on Friday, Merseyside Police said.
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Starmer faces revolt as 103 Labour MPs demand timetable for his departure
Political pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to unprecedented levels. One hundred and three members of his own party have joined calls for a timetable for his departure.
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More than 40 firefighters battle massive shopping centre fire in Leicestershire
Over 40 firefighters are at the scene after a massive fire broke out at the Thurmaston Shopping Centre in Leicestershire
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Bedford rail crash leaves one dead and 89 injured as trains halted to St Pancras
No trains are running between St Pancras station and Bedford today following a rail crash which saw one person killed and 89 injured.
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Edinburgh Airport hit by long queues after terminal evacuated over bomb scare
Passengers are facing long queues at Edinburgh Airport after parts of the terminal building were evacuated following a bomb scare.
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Carers accused of being “on their phones” before boy thrown into crocodile enclosure
The carers of a man suspected of throwing a child into a crocodile enclosure were ‘on their phone’ earlier in the day, according to a report.
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European machinery worth $5m reached Russian defence plants through Turkey despite sanctions
In 2023 and 2024, over $5 million worth of European metalworking machinery was delivered to two significant Russian defense companies despite strict European Union sanctions, according to trade data.
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Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading, and Alvia Energy launched an online cleanup campaign after exposure of Russian shadow fleet schemes
After reports surfaced about new Dubai-based trading structures linked to former Litasco executives, references to Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.
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Albania resort scandal deepens as land seller linked to drug trafficking probe
Protests continue in Albania against a luxury hotel development boosted by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son in law. Prosecutors are investigating an individual who sold land for the proposed project.
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$90 million from Strukov’s MelTEK to Kovalenko: how the Ukrainian trader and Russian billionaire bypassed sanctions on Russian coal
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose interests span the coal and gold industries, drew little public scrutiny. Recent reports, however, have put his business activities back in the spotlight, pointing to alleged ties with Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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From Blairite loyalist to northern rebel: who is the real Andy Burnham?
Waving his mic like a maraca, DJ for the night Andy Burnham joked to his audience: “This goes out to all the politicians in the room.”
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The bank as a front: how Ibox Bank and Alyona Shevtsova laundered billions for illegal online gambling rings
Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, also known as Dehrik, has been put on an international wanted list over allegations that she organized illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.
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Russian oil sanctions evasion: Chingiz Aliyev and former Litasco managers rush to delete compromising materials from the web
Following investigations into Pan Nation Energy FZCO’s role in a new Russian oil export scheme, online reports about the firm and its associates — Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov, and Sergey Dobrinov — are being deleted.
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Man bailed after three-year-old boy ends up in crocodile enclosure at zoo
Cambridgeshire police say 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not fit to be interviewed
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Starmer faces weekend deadline as cabinet allies push him towards resignation
Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend.