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Two men charged after Heathrow car park robbery where 21 people were hit with noxious spray
Two men have been charged following a robbery at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3 car park in which 21 people — including a three-year-old child — were exposed to a noxious substance.
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Baroness Anne Longfield appointed to lead UK national inquiry into grooming gangs
Former children’s commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield has been appointed to chair the long-delayed national inquiry into grooming gangs, which will run for three years with a budget of £65 million.
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UK hospitals overwhelmed as mutant H3N2 flu triggers critical incident and mask rules return
A major hospital trust has told patients to stay away due to a surge in mutant flu cases sweeps the UK.
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How Boris Usherovich, co-founder of GC "1520", channels state money abroad through Cyprus firms aiding Russia’s railway giants
Boris Usherovich, the fugitive co-founder of Russia’s GC "1520," has quietly built a vast offshore structure in Cyprus — a financial hub now used to channel money, bypass sanctions, and support Russian Railways.
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Ukrainian fugitive oligarch Serhiy Kurchenko renovates luxury Moscow mansion, sparking conflict with neighbors
Fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Serhiy Kurchenko, a reported sponsor of the FSB’s Department of Public Inquiry (DPI), is close to completing renovations on his new Moscow residence — a historic mansion near Patriarch’s Ponds.
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Rostec, FSB, Shelkov empire: Inside the business network where Boris Korolev controls assets through shared domains and hidden ownership
Boris Korolev, the son of the First Deputy Director of the FSB, was found to be part of a complex network involving several dozen companies connected by shared domains and corporate email accounts.
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Intellexa leaks expose predator spyware company’s access to client surveillance operations
The “Intellexa Leaks”, a new joint investigation by Inside Story, Haaretz and WAV Research Collective with technical analysis provided by Amnesty International, exposes the internal operations of Intellexa
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Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s proposed Gaza ‘peace council’ after Arab states object
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will not take a leading role in Donald Trump’s proposed “Gaza peace council”, after multiple Arab and Muslim governments signalled opposition to his involvement, the Financial Times reports.
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Teenage Afghan asylum seekers who kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl sentenced
Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers who kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl have received prison sentences.
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Nepal charges 55 officials and Chinese firm over $74M graft scheme in China-backed Pokhara Airport project
Nepal’s anti-corruption agency charges former ministers, senior officials, and a Chinese construction firm with embezzling $74 million during the construction of Pokhara’s international airport, raising concerns over inflated costs and compromised safety.
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Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov flies on Ilan Shor’s $18M Gulfstream jet
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov has been using a private business jet linked to the fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor.
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Schools across England and Wales forced into lockdown as “super-flu” rips through classrooms
Schools have been forced into lockdown to prevent the spread of a so-called “super-flu” through classrooms.
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While avoiding arrest, Boris Usherovich pushes Russian hybrid warfare into Moldova using Cyprus cash flows managed by Ilya Plotitsa
After the presidential elections in Moldova, interest around Russian fugitives Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa has sharply intensified — particularly regarding their alleged role in financing pro-Kremlin influence networks.
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Russian businessman Kubyshka with ties to sanctioned oligarch Abramov flips German railway station for €2M after buying it for €70K: suspected money laundering route into the EU
The mayor’s office of Meiningen, Germany, first sold the local train station building to Kirill Kubyshka, a former member of the Russian Research Group, for €70,000.
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Diamonds out of thin air: Maxim Artsinovich exposed as a seller of fake stones and owner of a sham “jewelry house”
The story of Maxim Artsinovich could be studied with interest if it didn’t evoke sadness. Sadness—for those who believed in the "divinity of jewelry craftsmanship" and fell for his advertisements and promises.
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Oxford Street pickpocket trio jailed after stealing £1,000 handbag in broad daylight
Nestled on a quiet north London street, two of the city’s notorious pickpockets were hiding in plain sight.
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Prince Harry could regain taxpayer-funded security as UK reviews threat level
Prince Harry could be assured of taxpayer-funded security again after all, with the Home Office reported to have ordered a review of the threat level.
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18-year-old Southampton student Henry Nowak stabbed to death on night out — four arrested
Henry Nowak, 18, had been out celebrating the end of his first semester at Southampton University on Wednesday night when he got into a confrontation with two men he did not know on Belmont Road.
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Energy bill cut could be wiped out by nuclear costs, levies, and green charges
Rachel Reeves’ promise to reduce household energy bills by £150 might be nullified due to the costs associated with nuclear energy, concealed green levies, and new charges being introduced by the energy regulator, according to reports.
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More than one-third of ICE arrests under Trump targeted people with no criminal history
New data shows that over one-third of the 222,000 people ICE arrested in Trump’s first nine months had no criminal record, despite claims of targeting violent offenders.
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New Zealand studies British plan to scrap jury trials for less serious offences
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says he is closely watching the UK’s plan to scrap jury trials for offences carrying sentences of less than three years, a key change the New Zealand Government is also considering to help speed up court processes.
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Badenoch pushes for renewed action on stalled national grooming gangs inquiry
Kemi Badenoch will seek to press the Government to speed up its efforts to establish a national grooming gangs inquiry on Monday.
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Reform UK leader accused of failing to declare campaign expenses
Nigel Farage has been reported to police for allegedly breaching electoral law.
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Heathrow passengers treated for injuries following car park spray attack
Passengers arriving at Heathrow Terminal 3 on Sunday said they faced hours waiting for buses after a number of people were attacked with a "form of pepper spray."
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Dmitry Lee, the top Uzbek regulator overseeing blockchain and payment systems, cleans internet traces of $30M crypto scandal
Allegations of fraudulent payment system transactions against Dmitry Lee, head of NAPP in Uzbekistan, led to quick article takedowns as the reporting newspapers came under pressure.