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Multi-billion-pound Russian money-laundering operation uncovered with ties across the UK
The UK’s NCA has led an international crackdown on the "unprecedented" money-laundering operation which swapped cash from British street-level drug deals for cryto from elite Russian hackers
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International schemes of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko: Russian coal sold as products of other countries
Coal supply is a painful topic for Ukraine. Since 2014, the occupying country has almost completely cut off Ukraine’s ability to extract and supply this resource from Donbas.
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BBC Bargain Hunt’s Charles Hanson appears in court over allegations of assaulting his wife
Charles Hanson has appeared in Derby Crown Court through a video link for a short hearing concerning his upcoming trial for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife
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Innova Holding threatens journalists: how Uzbekistan’s presidential family protects Octobank’s dirty schemes through a front company
Journalists and outlets writing about connections between the family of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the "laundromat" for Russian "dirty" money, Octobank, have started receiving threats.
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Calls to boycott dairy company over use of methane-reducing food additive to tackle burping cows
One the UK’s biggest dairy companies is facing a public backlash after including a new controversial additive in its animal feed in a bid to tackle burping cows.
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Health chief ’shot dead outside Manhattan hotel’ as manhunt for attacker begins
The chief executive of a major US health insurance company has been shot dead in New York.
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British Army could be wiped out within six months in a major war, minister warns
It could take only six months for enemy soldiers to destroy the entire British Army in a major war, a defence minister has warned.
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Russian warship fires at German helicopter in major escalation, sparking WWIII fears
The German military helicopter was targeted by a Russian warship over the Baltic Sea - sparking fears of a new escalation in Europe following Vladimir Putin’s warnings of war
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From fashion to crime: how a former Russian security officer Anton Gormakh turned FashionTV into a shadow business
Former FSB captain Anton Gormakh and his family have been linked to Russian authorities and criminal structures, so it’s unclear where the blow to the former fashion channel owner came from.
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby questioned from prison over deaths of more babies at two hospitals
Lucy Letby has been interviewed from prison over the alleged murder of more babies.
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Pep Guardiola responds to Liverpool boss Arne Slot’s joke about ’115 charges’
Arne Slot made a joke about the 115 charges Manchester City are facing, which could result in relegation, after his Liverpool side moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League
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Ministers consider renationalizing British Steel if rescue plan fails
Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
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Meta plans $10 billion cable to span the entire globe
Facebook’s parent company is planning to lay over 40,000km of cable under the sea at a cost of billions of pounds, it has been reported.
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Turkmens face higher airfares due to monopoly
Turkmenistan’s citizens face exorbitant airfares due to widespread corruption and nepotism in the state-controlled aviation sector.
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King hosts Qatari ruler at state banquet, with David Beckham seated next to Kemi Badenoch
The Queen is at the banquet as she recovers from pneumonia, while the Princess of Wales is not present as she has only partially returned to public duties following cancer treatment.
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US targets crypto firm over alleged $115M investor fraud
U.S. authorities pursue claims of $115 million investor fraud, alleging cryptocurrency mining funds were misused and falsely marketed as low-risk opportunities.
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Nigeria seizes its largest asset tied to government corruption
Nigerian anti-fraud agency makes historic asset recovery, seizing property linked to illegal activities by government officials.
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Undercover ’spy cop’ acted recklessly by fathering a child while on duty, inquiry hears
Bob Lambert accused of failing to consider wellbeing of woman he deceived into sexual relationship
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UK delays full shift to digital immigration system amid eVisa flaws
People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal
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New Covid corruption chief to leave ‘no stone unturned’, Reeves warns
Tom Hayhoe has been appointed to to claw back taxpayers’ money wasted on deals during the pandemic.
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Prolific London fraudsters who dealt with over 5,000 stolen phones jailed
The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million.
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Two arrested on drug charges following Belfast nightclub death
Two men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of drug-related offences following the death of a woman at a Belfast nightclub.
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Bitcoin miner sues over £600m ’lost in tip’ dispute
A man trying to recover a Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill site which he says is now worth about £600m is "seeking to bribe the council", it has been claimed in court.
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Spy ring plotted to extract data from Ukrainians’ phones at a US airbase in Germany, UK court hears
The group planned in late 2022 to gather information and relay anything that could aid Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
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Schoolgirl, 8, stabbed to death while ’trying to protect mum’ pictured for first time
Malika Noor Al Katib is said to have tried to defend her mum from an intruder at their home in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, on Sunday night