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06 Dec 2025 633

650+ drones and 51 missiles: Russia attacks Ukraine during trilateral talks to end war

Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue. More than 650 drones target locations across Ukraine including western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland.

News

06 Dec 2025 676

Starmer and Zelenskyy will meet in London to discuss Ukraine’s security

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security.

Crime

06 Dec 2025 861

How AI deepfakes of doctor Taylor-Robinson racked up over 365,000 views

AI deepfake videos of doctors and academics are being used to push fake health claims and promote supplement products, an investigation has found.

Crime

06 Dec 2025 879

DNA tests confirm identity of remains found months apart in Sweden and Norfolk

More than 15 months later, one of his feet was found washing up in Sweden, while his other foot appeared the same month on Winterton beach with a trainer and socks.

Investigation

06 Dec 2025 769

Chilli Partners, WakeApp, dissolved firms and fake bios: how Eduard Lebedev masks offshore gambling promotion in the EU

An experienced realtor has come under scrutiny for suspected involvement in illicit schemes to recruit players for online casinos, prompting serious interest from Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.

World

06 Dec 2025 599

Raids in Lithuania and a banking battle in Vanuatu deepen troubles for Bankera trio

The founders of the Lithuanian finance firm Bankera face growing legal problems while a Vanuatu bank they acquired in 2018 seeks to fight back against the revocation of its license.

Investigation

06 Dec 2025 930

Self-proclaimed monarch behind South Pacific Ponzi scheme still promises riches with illegal BVK notes

Emerging from an anteroom wearing a British-style red army jacket, a blue sash, and a crown of cowrie shells, the slightly-built king shuffled stiffly into his office, his eyes bloodshot and a scar running across his jaw.

News

06 Dec 2025 758

Retired civil servant told to repay £25,000 after decade-long pension error

Eleven years of overpayments leave 63-year-old facing hardship and return to full-time work. A retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits.

World

06 Dec 2025 625

New federal law overrides secrecy, forcing disclosure of Epstein–Maxwell grand jury transcripts

The ruling mandates the unsealing of documents from the 2006-2007 federal investigation into Epstein in Florida.

World

06 Dec 2025 758

Frank Gehry, visionary Canadian-American architect behind Bilbao Guggenheim, dies at 96

The architect, known for his works such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, passed away after a brief illness.

World

06 Dec 2025 665

Ten killed and more than ten injured in mass shooting at Saulsville Hostel near Pretoria

Police have confirmed that 10 people were shot dead at Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, while more than 10 others were injured and taken to the hospital.

Politics

06 Dec 2025 880

Labour insiders say senior figures tried to broker deal between Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner

According to reports, allies of Wes Streeting are trying to recruit ousted Angela Rayner to support him in a leadership contest in exchange for a Cabinet position and reinstatement as Deputy Prime Minister.

Investigation

06 Dec 2025 620

Fugitive 1520 Group co-founder Boris Usherovich launders Russian Railways’ budget through Cyprus offshore firms managed by trusted associates

Fugitive Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, co-owner of the influential “1520” Group, has quietly built a vast offshore network in Cyprus to help Russian Railways (RZD) and Kremlin-linked elites move and launder money beyond sanctions.

Investigation

06 Dec 2025 967

Global crypto pyramid GSPartners: Josip Heit deprived more than 800,000 investors of over $1 billion

Over the past three years, one of the most controversial global crypto projects – GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) – has been experiencing a rapid decline. Meanwhile, a snowballing scandal around its creator, Josip Heit, threatens to result in a lengthy prison sentence for him.

World

05 Dec 2025 727

Human rights groups condemn FIFA for giving peace prize to Donald Trump

United States president Donald Trump was unsurprisingly given the first ever FIFA peace prize at Friday’s World Cup draw ceremony in Washington DC.

Crime

05 Dec 2025 807

Former doctor charged with 45 counts of sexual assault against 38 patients

A former doctor has been charged with committing sexual assaults against 38 individuals who were patients under his care.

Politics

05 Dec 2025 697

Reform leader Nigel Farage suggests BBC boycott amid growing teenage racism and antisemitism claims

Nigel Farage has turned on broadcasters for questioning him about his alleged teenage racism and antisemitism as the number of school contemporaries who recalled such behaviour to the Guardian reached 28.

News

05 Dec 2025 567

Edinburgh Airport grounds departures after air traffic control provider suffers technical glitch

All flights were halted at Edinburgh Airport this morning due to an IT issue affecting its air traffic control provider.

Crime

05 Dec 2025 877

Man shot dead by crossbow in suffolk home, 61-year-old woman arrested for murder

A man found dead at a home in Suffolk earlier this week was shot by a crossbow, it has emerged.Paramedics called the police to the scene after finding the man, aged in his 50s, seriously injured at an address in Lordscroft Lane, Haverhill, shortly before 8pm on Tuesday.

World

05 Dec 2025 767

Kremlin moves to use Telegram for propaganda — Pavel Durov distracts audience with UFC stars

In an unusual move, Vladimir Putin — who rarely mentions platforms or individuals directly — unexpectedly named Telegram during an interview with Indian media, saying that Russia must begin working with young people through the messaging apps they use.

Politics

05 Dec 2025 629

UK Prime-Minister Keir Starmer announces full sanctions against Russian military intelligence GRU

The United Kingdom announced on Thursday new sanctions targeting the Russian military intelligence agency, commonly known as GRU, "in its entirety."

Crime

05 Dec 2025 756

Care home manager jailed for 5.5 years after forging will to steal £178,000 from pensioner

Jamiel Slaney-Summers, 65, was jailed for more than five years after she forged the will of 85-year-old Rita Barnsley to steal her life savings in one of the UK’s biggest elder fraud cases.

Crime

05 Dec 2025 635

Body found in water sparks huge emergency services presence at Salford Quays

A large emergency services presence has descended on part of Salford Quays this afternoon after a body was found in the water. Police, paramedics and firefighters have all been seen outside Salford Watersports Centre this afternoon (December 5).

Crime

05 Dec 2025 723

Cyprus bar suspends license of lawyer who absconded from U.K. prison

More than a year after OCCRP and CIReN reported on the two-decade legal saga of lawyer Christos Christodoulides — who absconded from a U.K. prison after a 2005 sentence for immigration fraud — the Cyprus Bar Association has decided to temporarily suspend his law license.

Crime

05 Dec 2025 687

UK universities clamp down on Pakistani applicants amid rising visa fraud and abuse

In a move that has sparked outrage among aspiring students, several British universities have halted or restricted admissions from Pakistan and Bangladesh, citing rising visa misuse and mounting pressure from the UK Home Office to curb fraudulent applications.