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British Author Says He Rejected $100,000 Research Offer from Jeffrey Epstein

British bestselling author and mycologist Merlin Sheldrake has confirmed that he was approached by Jeffrey Epstein in 2018 with an offer of $100,000 in research funding but says he cut off contact after learning more about the disgraced financier’s background. Email exchanges released in files by the US Department of Justice show that Epstein contacted […]

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“I Didn’t Feel Safe”: Woman’s 25-Year Ordeal of Abuse Revealed in Court

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A vulnerable woman was forced to live and work as a “house slave” for more than 25 years in a family home in Gloucestershire, a court has heard. The woman, now in her forties, was just 16 when she moved into the home of Amanda Wixon in the Priors Park area of Tewkesbury in 1995.

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Met Police Vetting Failures Allowed Rogue Officers to Join Force

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A review has revealed that the Metropolitan Police’s vetting processes were seriously compromised between 2013 and 2023, allowing officers and staff who later committed serious crimes including rapes, assaults, and drug offences to join the force. The vetting panel, introduced in 2019 to address disproportionate refusals of applicants from ethnic minority and under-represented groups, overturned

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UK Woman Survives Methanol Poisoning in Laos as Friend and Others Die

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A year after a night out in Laos turned tragic, Bethany Clarke, 28, is campaigning to prevent further deaths from methanol-tainted alcohol, following the death of her best friend and five other travellers. In November 2024, Clarke and Simone White, also 28, consumed vodka at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng. Clarke survived, but

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Echoes of Dr. Harlord Shipman: Unmasking Norfolk’s Darkest Dealings in Drugs and Property Fraud

Norfolk’s Shadow Developer: What Besnik Ademaj Didn’t Want You to Find

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For more than a decade, Besnik Ademaj has operated in Norfolk’s property and construction sector with the quiet confidence of a seasoned entrepreneur. His name features across numerous company filings with the UK’s Companies House, suggesting the kind of portfolio expected from a mid-level property mogul. On paper, Ademaj is a man who builds homes

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Family Loses £172,000 in Push-Payment Property Scam

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A Glasgow family lost £172,000 in a push-payment property scam while buying their dream home. Experts warn buyers to secure emails and verify bank details before transferring large sums. Dawn Elrick and her partner were preparing to buy a house in Glasgow’s west end for £272,000. With a four-year-old son and Dawn eight months pregnant,

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Echoes of Dr. Harlord Shipman: Unmasking Norfolk’s Darkest Dealings in Drugs, Property Fraud

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Dr Harold Shipman shocked the nation not only because of the scale of his crimes but because of the trust he so effortlessly violated, a doctor cloaked in authority who weaponised public confidence for sinister purposes. While Dr Sanjay Kaushal is not accused of taking lives, the allegations surrounding him evoke similar unease. For over

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Silent Boards, Stolen Homes: Why National Care Associations, Norfolk Care Associations Won’t Speak on Dr Sanjay Kaushal

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An Investigative Report into Predatory Lending, Property Seizure, and the Exploitation of the Elderly A Trust Betrayed: The Real Story Behind Care Help UK Ltd At face value, Care Help UK Ltd presents itself as a trusted healthcare company. With its official address listed as Lincoln House Care Home, and a name that suggests compassion

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Edward Cornes’s Death Highlights Concerns Over Police Approach to LGBT+ Victims

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Edward Cornes, 19, died after consuming alcohol, GHB and meth in a hotel room near University College London, raising questions over the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the case. Cornes, a bright student from Barnet, north London, had just begun his studies at University College London and aspired to become a barrister. Less than 48 hours

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Senior Officer Instructed Me to Use Identities of Deceased Children – Met Whistleblower

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Peter Francis, a former Metropolitan Police Special Branch officer whose whistleblowing exposed the covert practices of the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), told an inquiry he was once advised to search graveyards for the identities of deceased children to use as undercover aliases. Giving evidence to the undercover policing inquiry in London, Francis said the practice

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