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As May’s midnight deadline for Moscow to ‘explain’ itself over the Salisbury attack approaches, the UK newspapers have gone into overdrive. Nearly every front page is asking: What next for the UK-Russia relationship? Every paper from the Financial Times to the Daily Express had Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face emblazoned across its front page. While […]
Matt Cardy/Getty Images Appleby, the firm at the center of last year’s massive Paradise Papers leak, allegedly provided services to a bank accused of facilitating global terror and crime, according to a Guardian report. Appleby had represented the Federal Bank of the Middle East (FBME) since 2004, the report said. FBME was described as “a […]
Published time: 26 Dec, 2017 15:19 A massive trove of government papers detailing some dark episodes of British history, including the Falklands War and the notorious Northern Irish Troubles, have vanished from the National Archives. Almost 1,000 files, each thought to contain dozens of British government papers, have disappeared from the National Archives in London […]
Published time: 17 Nov, 2017 10:24 Edited time: 17 Nov, 2017 10:40 Theresa May’s husband has been linked to the Paradise Papers after his company was accused of arranging investments in tax havens. Thousands of documents have exposed how Britain’s mega rich invest their money abroad to legally avoid paying hefty tax bills. Although not […]
THIS week was uncomfortable for a host of well-heeled figures. In the frame were U2’s Bono, America’s commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, as well as some of the world’s most valuable companies, including Apple and Nike. All these, and many more, feature in the “Paradise Papers”, a trove of more than 13m […]
The Prince of Wales’ private estate appears to have secretly invested in an offshore company which may have benefited from his campaigning. The Duchy of Cornwall bought shares in a Bermuda-registered business, the leaked ‘Paradise papers’ have revealed. The Duchy of Cornwall is the name of Charles’ private estate, the revenue from which is awarded […]
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross rejected claims that he acted improperly following reports of business ties with Russia, based on the Paradise Papers leak. The Russian company involved said media interpretations of the report were “politically charged.” According to financial papers released on Sunday, detailing the dealings of a number of wealthy individuals and institutions, […]
Reuters Images/Suzanne Plunkett The Paradise Papers are the largest collection of leaked documents in history, with over 13.4 million documents released. The leak follows 2015’s Panama Papers, which revealed prominent politicians, billionaires and celebrities allegedly using offshore bank accounts. Queen Elizabeth II, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and billion-dollar companies like Apple and Nike were […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Wilbur Ross, President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, has financial ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s son-in-law. The revelation was included in a massive trove of leaked documents, dubbed the “Paradise Papers,” published by the International Consortium of Journalists Sunday. Ross failed to disclose his business ties to a member of Putin’s inner circle […]
Published time: 5 Nov, 2017 19:34 The organisation behind the Panama Papers investigation, has published its latest series of offshore leaks. Among those mentioned are Queen Elizabeth, members of Donald Trump’s government and Vladimir Putin’s “son-in-law”. The files dubbed the Paradise Papers reveal “offshore interests and activities of more than 120 politicians and world leaders, […]
