UK News & Investigations

A MAJOR suspected "timeshare compensation fraud" involving at least 23 limited companies, is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). It is suspected the companies cold called members of the public offering exit and/or compensation from timeshare or holiday clubs they had earlier entered into agreements with for an upfront fee between January 2018 and September 2024. No services are understood to have ever been provided in most cases, according to the SFO. Peopl

AN ILLEGAL migrant, who was booted out back to France under the Labour Government's one-in-one-out pilot scheme, has reportedly returned to the UK on a small boat. The Home Office has refused to confirm it, but said a migrant was under detention with their removal being arranged swiftly. The man was one of just forty two people sent to France under the scheme launched in August which sees the French take illegal migrants in return for another one, sakid to have been vetted. T

A UKRAINIAN MP said to have been "branded a traitor by President Volodymyr Zelensky" for alleged "pro Russian views" was tortured by the country's security services, a British court has been told. Powerlifter Artem Dmytruk, 32, (above and below) is fighting extradition to Ukraine amid allegations he was involved in separate attacks on an officer of Ukraine's SBU in 2022 and another man in 2023. But, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard claims yesterday the request is "politic

UK Border Force fears migrants are trying to enter the UK off the south west coast. As the focus remains on the Channel crossings, there are fears yachts and fishing boats are being used more often to bring illegal immigrants into quieter coastal areas, including the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. Patrolling the south west coast was one of priority target areas during a month of action against people smugglers last month, it was revealed yesterday, October 20 2025. During a na

A CONVICTED sex offender, wanted in Moldova to serve a sentence for a sex attack on a woman, has been arrested in the UK. Maxim Vitalii Cosnicean, 36, of Wanstead Lane, Ilford, east London, was arrested on an international arrest warrant and brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court on October 10 2025. The court heard he has a sentence to serve there in prison after he sexually assaulted a woman on July 12 2014. He was refused bail after the court heard he has a lengthy s

MPs on four key Parliamentary select committees and Justice have again turned the spotlight onto the CPS as they seek answers over why it suddenly dropped the prosecution of two men accused of spying on behalf of China in parliament. Originally the respective chairs of the Home Affairs and Justice committees Dame Karen Bradley and Andy Slaughter called in a letter published on September 30 2025, for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide “a clear explanation” about why it d

A MAN has been accused of a sex attack on a woman on a cruise ship in international waters. Arvie Oporto, 36, a Filipino national, was arrested on an international arrest warrant from Bermuda in the Hampshire area and brought before Westminster Magistrates' extradition court on October 10 2025. The warrant alleges that he sexually assaulted a woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, aboard a Bermuda ship, the Queen Anne (above), on August 13 this year. It is understood t

HOME Secretary Shabana Mahmood will today (October 15 2025) admit that the Government's failure to bring order to our borders is eroding trust in politicians and the credibility of the country. Mahmood is set to make the damning admission as she hosts the Western Balkans Interior Ministers meeting, bringing together partners from across the region and other European allies, at Lancaster House, off St James's Park. The meeting will convene countries from the region to secure a

The outcome of the Tommy Robinson 'phone pin' trial will be on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 10am at Westminster Magistrates' Court. The judge wanted to hand it down on Tuesday, October 21, but was just told Robinson will be a guest of the Israeli Government then and until October 25, so it was rescheduled. read the full report of the trial here .

ALL politicians, including councillors, are being warned they could be spied upon by foreign states. In the wake of the collapse of the China spying trial , MI5 has issued new security guidance to "protect democratic institutions from espionage and foreign interference." An MI5 spokesperson said: "New advice equips politicians and staff to detect and respond to espionage and interference attempts. "Councillors, MPs, peers and candidates are all warned of growing threat from d