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Offshore Fund Linked to Prince Andrew Faces Calls for Police Investigation

A Conservative MP has called for police to investigate an offshore company linked to Prince Andrew, amid fresh questions about whether it may have helped fund the royal’s lavish lifestyle during his time as the UK’s trade envoy. The company, Inverness Asset Management (IAM), was jointly owned by Andrew formally known as Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor and […]

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Emails Suggest Investigation Into Media Leaks Concerning Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein

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Newly released emails from documents published by the US Department of Justice appear to show that associates of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein discussed investigating who may have provided information to the press about Andrew’s connections to Virginia Giuffre. The correspondence suggests that Epstein and his associate David Stern suspected a

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Met Officers ‘Guarded’ Epstein Dinner for Andrew During 2010 New York Visit

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Metropolitan Police officers were reportedly instructed to provide security for a celebrity dinner party at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York home, according to newly released emails from the US Department of Justice. The correspondence suggests that two royal protection officers from Metropolitan Police were directed by Epstein’s staff to guard the entrance of his Manhattan townhouse

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Epstein Used Naomi Campbell’s Name to Impress, Files Suggest

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The documents, made public as part of the latest tranche of Epstein-related disclosures, indicate that Epstein was invited to Campbell’s 40th birthday celebration in Cannes in 2010, less than a year after completing a 13-month prison sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor. An email invitation reportedly described the event as a private gathering for

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

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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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