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Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is facing scrutiny over its financial ties to billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, whose extensive business interests span the global arms industry and military contracts. A Guardian investigation has found that the Thailand-based tycoon, who has funded roughly two-thirds of Reform’s donations and gave Farage an undeclared £5m gift now under…
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Cyberleek may have just cashed out on their GTA 6 leak, earning over $200,000 in the most predictable crypto rugpull ever performed
Cyberleek, the anonymous account associated with alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, reportedly withdrew more than $200,000 from the $CYBERLEEK cryptocurrency after promoting it alongside the footage. The withdrawals have intensified claims that the token was a rugpull, using attention around GTA 6 to attract trading before money was removed. A GTAForums investigator’s blockchain analysis…
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Fugitive Showtime star posts photos of himself enjoying private jet Thailand break after failing to turn up to Vegas court hearing
David Oancea, the sports bettor known as ‘Vegas Dave’ and for appearing in Showtime’s Action, has been issued an arrest warrant in Las Vegas after failing to attend a hearing where he was due to be taken into custody. The hearing concerned a contempt order over his alleged failure to hand over assets to satisfy…
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Government under fire as Russia threatens UK factories and gold hits five-month high
Burnham signals more tax rises are possible before October’s Budget as Russia warns of strikes on British drone factories over Ukraine support; Carney readies fresh tariffs against the US, and Druckenmiller attacks Bessent over bond yields.
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Gold hits highest level in three months as traders worry about US inflation and bond market jitters – business live
Gold has climbed to its highest level since mid-May, with spot prices touching almost $4,700 an ounce before settling around $4,649, as investors grow anxious about the outlook for US inflation and turbulence in the bond market. The rally follows last week’s move by the US Treasury to double its purchases of longer-dated debt in…
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Parents’ fears after top fee-paying school teams up with Bitcoin fanatic
Lomond School, a fee-paying private school in Helensburgh charging up to £48,000 a year, has entered a “long-term partnership” with Scholarium, a Swiss-based organisation run by Iranian-Austrian lecturer Rahim Taghizadegan that promotes “Bitcoin citadels”, tax avoidance and “unschooling”. The deal has alarmed parents, who say they were given little transparency about the arrangement and only…
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Revealed: Reform rakes in £20m in donations from crypto investors
Reform UK has received around £20 million in donations from people linked to the cryptocurrency sector since the 2024 general election, according to an Independent analysis of Electoral Commission data. The findings raise questions about the influence of crypto wealth on British politics, particularly as Nigel Farage has supported tax cuts for the industry and…