Roman Abramovich secretly bankrolled Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest

29/03/2023 11:55 The Guardian

Exclusive: Files reveal €117m in loans for Vitesse Arnhem originated with then owner of Chelsea, despite repeated denialsRoman Abramovich secretly funded the takeover of a Dutch top division football club and bankrolled it for years during the period that he also owned Chelsea, leaked documents appear to show.Two investigations by the Netherlands football association were unable to uncover any financial ties between Abramovich and the club, Vitesse Arnhem, and concluded that the Russian oligarch had no managerial influence on Vitesse. Both Vitesse under its then owners, and Chelsea under Abramovich, repeatedly denied the oligarch was involved in funding the Dutch club. Continue reading...

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Zelenskyy to hold talks with European leaders amid fresh strikes on Kyiv

Attacks leave hundreds of thousands in city without heating as Ukrainian leader prepares for flurry of weekend diplomacyA third of Kyiv is without heating after a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezin...

27/12/2025 19:52 The Guardian

Poland preparing €2bn anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border amid Russian threat

Deputy defence minister says new air defence systems will be completed in 24 monthsPoland plans to complete a new set of anti-drone fortifications along its eastern borders within two years, a top defence official has said, after a massive incursion of unmanned Russian aerial combat vehicles into Po...

27/12/2025 15:55 The Guardian

How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks

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27/12/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy to travel to US for Trump meeting amid push for Ukraine deal

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27/12/2025 01:04 The Guardian

Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor

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26/12/2025 20:00 The Guardian

UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers

Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights lawsUN experts have expressed “grave concern” for the wellbeing of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers and warned their treatment raises questions about the UK’s compliance with in...

26/12/2025 18:03 The Guardian

Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister – as it happened

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26/12/2025 17:16 The Guardian

Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance

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US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’

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California braces for flooding and avalanche risk during strong storms

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Southern separatists in Yemen report Saudi airstrikes near positions

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How an ex-US marine became vital in the fight against Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement

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26/12/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Deep freeze grips Canada as US records warmest Christmas

Temperatures plunge below -50C in the Yukon, while swaths of US experience springlike weatherNorthern Canada has been gripped by an intense and prolonged cold spell, with temperatures hovering between -20C and -40C for weeks. On Tuesday, Braeburn in the Yukon recorded -55.7C, its coldest December te...

26/12/2025 11:52 The Guardian

‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires

Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting itRussia is scrambling to rein in the country’s sprawling illicit market for leaked personal data, a shadowy ecosystem long exploited by investigative journalists, police and criminal grou...

26/12/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Outdated furniture fire safety rules putting people at risk, MP warns

Millions of households are exposed to materials in upholstered furniture that can release dangerous fumes when they burnThe UK is still using extremely outdated furniture fire safety rules, putting people at risk from toxic materials, an MP has warned.Bob Blackman, the chair of the all-party parliam...

26/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Homes threatened as bushfire rages south-east of Perth and storms hit Queensland and Northern Territory

Bushfire that is believed to have started at Boddington goldmine still uncontained, while monsoon trough soaks north-eastern AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians on both sides of the country have been warned to remain vigilant as floods and fires threatened...

26/12/2025 01:42 The Guardian

Southern California sees third death from atmospheric river storm drenching region

Some parts of LA saw more than 11in of rain, with flooding, road closures and debris flows reported across the regionA strong rain and wind storm, carried by an atmospheric river from the Pacific, has been blamed for a third death in southern California as flooding, road closures and debris flows ar...

26/12/2025 00:25 The Guardian

Western Australia faces bushfire threat as cold, wet and bumpy Sydney to Hobart yacht race forecast

WA facing several fire warnings as Perth temperatures exceed 40C while Melbourne on track for coldest Christmas since 2006Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPerth exceeded its Christmas Day forecast of 40C as a heatwave created extreme fire danger for much of south-west Weste...

25/12/2025 20:06 The Guardian

Russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison

Sergei Udaltsov, Putin critic affiliated with the Communist party, convicted of justifying terrorismA court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front m...

25/12/2025 19:31 The Guardian

King Charles calls for reconciliation and unity in Christmas message

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25/12/2025 15:10 The Guardian

The Titanic, Sinclair C5 and Brexit: the Museum of Failure is coming to the UK

Exhibition of design flops should suit British sense of humour, says its founder, but also shows failure is a part of learningBritain has been mismanaging inventions and ideas with impeccable style for centuries. Next spring, we will finally get a museum to celebrate the results: the Museum of Failu...

25/12/2025 15:00 The Guardian

End of shareholder revolt register ‘will help UK firms bury pay controversies’

Fears for transparency and governance after closure of public log meant to curb ‘abuses and excess’ in boardroomsUK-listed companies will be able to bury controversies over executive pay for the first time in eight years, a thinktank has warned, after the Labour government shut down a public tra...

25/12/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Into the void: how Trump killed international law

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25/12/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Met Office warns of cold, windy weather but white Christmas ‘highly unlikely’

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25/12/2025 11:47 The Guardian

Immigration debate ‘dividing us’, incoming archbishop of Canterbury warns in Christmas sermon

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Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique

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25/12/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Security bosses warn of rise in UK building site thefts by organised crime

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25/12/2025 07:00 The Guardian

Australians expected to spend big on Boxing Day as shoppers warned of deceptive sales tricks

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24/12/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities

Anonymous official from Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence says the agency carried out the attackTwo traffic police officers and a third person have been killed in a car explosion in Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee has said.The committee, which investigates major crimes, said in a stat...

24/12/2025 17:21 The Guardian

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