From Russia With Blood: 14 Suspected Hits On British Soil That The Government Ignored
Lavish London mansions. A hand-painted Rolls-Royce. And eight dead friends. For the British fixer Scot Young, working for Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic meant a life of incredible luxury – but also constant danger. His gruesome death is one of 14 that US spy agencies have linked to Russia – but the UK police shut down every last case. A bombshell cache of documents today reveals the full story of a ring of death on British soil that the government has ignored.
Revealed: Explosive Evidence Of A Russian Assassination On British Soil That The Government Doesn’t Want You To Read
When a financier dropped dead in Britain shortly after exposing a vast Russian crime, police said it was not suspicious. But with his inquest now underway, BuzzFeed News has uncovered explosive evidence of a suspected Kremlin assassination plot – and a secret assignation in Paris on the eve of his death – that the British authorities have sidelined.
MPs Demand Proper Compensation For Small Firms Harmed By RBS
The Treasury committee called on the Financial Conduct Authority to force the bank to pay “reasonable compensation” to businesses harmed by the “bad practice” exposed by BuzzFeed News and the BBC.
RBS Found Guilty Of Systematic Mistreatment Of Small Firms – But Regulator Says It Can't Act
The Financial Conduct Authority has sparked fury by saying it lacks the power to take action against the Royal Bank of Scotland, while a £400 million compensation scheme has been branded “wholly inadequate” by victims.
Revealed: Treasury Given Confidential Information About RBS Investigation Ahead Of Share Firesale
"This information is not in the public domain and we would be grateful if you could ensure it is kept confidential."
Meet The People Who Say Their Firms Were Destroyed By RBS
"They are the great white sharks of RBS – they chose to screw over 100-plus families and 30 staff, just to make a profit.”
MP Refers RBS To Serious Fraud Office Over "Dash For Cash" Scandal
Exclusive: MP John Mann has asked the Serious Fraud Office to open an “urgent investigation” into the “outrageous” conduct revealed in the RBS Files.
The Dash For Cash: Leaked Files Reveal RBS Systematically Crushed British Businesses For Profit
The RBS Files expose the bank’s secret scheme to boost revenues during the financial crisis by draining businesses of cash and stripping their assets, blowing apart its previous statements to the public and parliament.
Suspicious Betting Clouds US Open Match
Wagers poured in for a match between a highly ranked Swiss player and a low-ranked Russian player.
Can You Understand Lycamobile's Web Of Financial Mystery?
Lycamobile's business practices are so bizarre that even its own auditors can't understand the movement of hundreds of millions of pounds around its sprawling offshore empire. Can you?
These Are The Ghost Companies Paying Lycamobile Millions
Abandoned offices, PO boxes, building sites, and fake addresses. We visited the ghost companies that French prosecutors suspect funnelled tens of millions of euros into the accounts of the telecoms giant Lycamobile.
Tories’ Biggest Donor Lycamobile Raided In Criminal Money-Laundering Probe
Nineteen people have been arrested and nine of them charged with money laundering after BuzzFeed News revealed Lycamobile’s “deeply suspicious” cash movements.
An Open Letter To The Tennis Integrity Unit
BuzzFeed News has written to the man in charge of tackling match-fixing in tennis in response to a statement from his unit asking for any "hard evidence" to be handed over.
Match-Fixers Targeted Half My Players, Says Tennis Manager
Claims world tennis authorities did not respond to rampant corruption.
Tennis Covered Up For 95 Gamblers, Says Family of Suspended Player
The sport's governing bodies have been accused of burying a list of 100 players caught gambling on tennis and scapegoating only five of them.
Dozens Of Tennis Players Named In Confessed Match Fixer’s Computer Files
Global match-fixing evidence found in crime ring's secret files.
Tennis Match-Fixing Alerts Soared Last Year, Anti-Corruption Chief Reveals
The head of the Tennis Integrity Unit told MPs there were 246 suspicious betting alerts on tennis in 2015 alone — seventeen times more than in 2012.
Map: Which Countries Hosted Suspicious Tennis Matches Last Year?
The sports-betting watchdog ESSA flagged 73 suspicious tennis matches in 2015 — more than all other sports combined. Eight of the matches took place in Turkey, the highest count for any country.
Tennis Authorities Warned About 73 Suspicious Matches Last Year
There were three times as many suspicious match alerts in tennis last year than in all other sports combined, a report obtained by BuzzFeed News has revealed.
Tennis Authorities Ignored "Extremely Damaging Evidence" Over Fixing, Says Detective
New files show the tennis authorities were urged to launch a "vigorous" investigation into match-fixing evidence — but did nothing.
The Tennis Racket
Betting worth billions. Elite players. Violent threats. Covert messages with Sicilian gamblers. And suspicious matches at Wimbledon. Leaked files expose match-fixing evidence that tennis authorities have kept secret for years.
The Conservatives Are Still Taking Cash From "Deeply Suspicious" Donor
David Cameron's party reported fresh donations of £217,500 from Lycamobile weeks after BuzzFeed News revealed the telecoms giant's "deeply suspicious" business practices.
Lycamobile Reported To Cops For "Money Laundering"
Lycamobile's main telecoms rival reported its suspicious money movements to the police after corporate spies were hired to tail its bagmen, BuzzFeed News can reveal.
Lycamobile's Offshore Empire Is Embroiled In Sri Lanka's Hunt For Stolen Assets
A BuzzFeed News investigation uncovers secret details of a "shady" deal between the offshore empire of a major Tory donor and the nephew of the former Sri Lankan president accused of corruption and war crimes.
16 Things You Need To Know About Lycamobile's Links To The Tories
This is how the firm that deposits up to £1 million a week at the Post Office in rucksacks full of cash bought its way into the Tory elite.
Follow This Tory Donor's Crazy Cash Trail In 20 GIFs And Pictures
How Lyca's bagmen ferried rucksacks full of cash all over London.
This Tory Donor Was Secretly Filmed Dropping Cash-Stuffed Rucksacks At Post Offices
BuzzFeed News followed three bagmen from Lycamobile as they made "deeply suspicious" six-figure daily cash deposits at the Post Office.
These Cops Are Suspected Of Taking Bribes While Patrolling Soho
A BuzzFeed News investigation reveals the police duo, known in Soho as “the Sheriff” and “the Gruffalo”, who are suspected of taking bribes from security firms to pressure bars and strip clubs into using their bouncers.
Swiss Attorney General Seizes Data From Sepp Blatter’s Office
A FIFA official confirmed that the Swiss Attorney General’s office seized IT data relating to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups from FIFA’s headquarters.
Blatter’s Resignation Threatens Qatar's 2022 World Cup
FIFA President Sepp Blatter was the tiny Gulf State’s main protector. Now sources say leaders of Qatar’s bid committee have been advised not to set foot in the United States, for fear of being arrested in the largest bribery and corruption investigation in sporting history.
FIFA's Cover-Up Of Its Internal Investigation May Now Lead To Its Downfall
FIFA's decision to award the World Cup to Russia and Qatar — and President Sepp Blatter's refusal to reconsider the move despite a mountain of evidence of corruption — has led soccer to the worst crisis in its history.
Here's Everything South Londoners Want You To Know
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