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Family event in Italy’s ‘city of love’ hides violent ties

29 March 2019

Family event in Italy’s ‘city of love’ hides violent ties

A children's rights conference in Verona, the “city of love”, is linked to an extremist group whose members have been accused of violent attacks

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Glencore’s very private school

20 February 2019

Glencore’s very private school

What links the world’s biggest commodities trader, a billionaire friend of Kazakhstan’s president and one of the UK’s most prestigious education institutions?

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‘Russia is the rock’ the yellow vests and France’s far right

12 December 2018

‘Russia is the rock’ the yellow vests and France’s far right

The anger is real. But is outside influence aggravating France's popular revolt?

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Ural Properties: The company Arron Banks doesn’t want you to know about

6 December 2018

Ural Properties: The company Arron Banks doesn’t want you to know about

Brexit backer sought to conceal details of flats overlooking Portsmouth Harbour

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Muck for Brass

13 November 2018

Muck for Brass

How agribusiness and opportunists are turning Northern Ireland's poo mountain to cash - and endangering the environment

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Did the DUP accept “dark money” for Brexit?

24 July 2018

Did the DUP accept “dark money” for Brexit?

Did the DUP accept "dark money" for Brexit?

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Brexit’s offshore secrets

12 April 2018

Brexit’s offshore secrets

In 2015 Arron Banks's insurance business was bailed out. The source of the rescue money is unclear - but a group of accountants who specialise in offshore 'wealth preservation' may hold the key

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Not everyone agrees with Arron Banks about the value of his diamond mines

29 March 2018

Not everyone agrees with Arron Banks about the value of his diamond mines

The ‘bad boy’ who bankrolled Brexit says he’s struck it lucky in Africa. But do his claims of a ‘significant find’ stand up

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