Accountancy firm Deloitte Cyprus among those that appear to have backdated records outlining the Russian billionaire’s assets Aides of Roman Abramovich – including staff at the global accountancy firm Deloitte – falsified paperwork mapping the oligarch’s sprawling offshore business empire, records suggest, helping his businesses dodge tax and disguise assets. New analysis of leaked corporate records uncovers what appears to have been a long-running and carefully orchestrated strategy of backdating documents. Continue reading...

The defence secretary says the US and its allies need to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.

MPs are calling on the UK’s commercial watchdog’s treatment of whistleblowers to be investigated after Simon Andriesz was found dead.

The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide

The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August

Andy Burnham has condemned Russia for an "insidious campaign" of misinformation attacks against the UK.

Prime Minister Mark Carney now holds the highest recorded approval rating in Canadian history, achieved earlier this month in a study by Spark Insights.

RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore

RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel

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Brothers, arrested in Miami in July on UK rape and sex trafficking charges, to remain in custody in Florida A US judge denied the bail request of the controversial social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate on Wednesday, ordering the brothers to remain behind bars as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom. The Tate brothers, prominent figures in the so-called “manosphere”, were arrested in Miami on 18 July after British prosecutors filed new charges against them and sought their extradition to the UK. Those charges included criminal charges of rape and sex trafficking. British prosecutors previously charged the brothers with rape, human trafficking and sexual assault. The Tates, who are dual British-US citizens, have repeatedly denied the accusations against them. Continue reading...

The EU General Court rejected the former Chelsea owner’s latest attempt to overturn sanctions imposed over Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The warnings come amid a push by some AI executives for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.

Our allies once trusted America to safeguard their reserves. Now they worry the president might freeze them.

Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’ The Dutch central bank says it has moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa. Continue reading...

The extraordinary footage echoes concerns raised by Byline Times over the sources and beneficiaries of money flowing into Farage’s party.

"We have clear indications from our intelligence services and partner agencies, as well as from investigations in Germany and in our European partner countries, of Russian involvement," German Interio...

"Today we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, everyone who still uses key Russian airports — Russian skies are becoming completely dangerous," Zelensky said.

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Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

Brexit is costing the United Kingdom around £11.7 billion in export revenues every year, according to new estimates by Logistics UK, one of the country’s largest trade associations.

Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds Households in Great Britain’s cloudiest regions could still save more than £400 a year on their energy bills by installing rooftop solar panels, research has found. Rising wholesale energy prices mean the potential savings from a home solar panel system have climbed in recent years, as the cost of installation has continued to fall, leading to increased demand. Continue reading...

Russia continued its attacks on Kyiv for another consecutive night as air defenses in Ukraine's capital shot down Russian drones into Sept. 1, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.

Canada announced the multi-billion dollar deal with company TKMS just as PM Mark Carney headed to a major Nato summit.

The Pentagon's dwindling stockpile of weapons is worrying Asian allies that face threats from China and North Korea.

The drone's structure and explosives were "typical" of those used by Russia's GRU, U.S. intelligence officials told ABC News.

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A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it