"Roman Abramovich may owe as much as a billion pounds in #UK #tax and potential penalties on profits made through a vast offshore hedge fund operation, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal after an analysis of leaked documents."

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-01-29/roman-abramovich-may-owe-uk-1bn-in-unpaid-tax/

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Roman Abramovich may owe UK £1bn in unpaid tax

Leaked documents suggest oligarch's billions were managed from UK, undermining offshore tax avoidance plan

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From the Bureau Of Investigative Journalism (#TBIJ) Published January 28 2025

By Simon Lock , Eleanor Rose , Harriet Agerholm , William Dahlgreen , James Oliver , Rob Davies

#Abramovich evaded millions in VAT with fake yacht hire scheme

#Billionaire’s agents designed elaborate scheme to fool authorities – then wrote it all out in emails

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-01-28/roman-abramovich-evaded-millions-in-vat-with-fake-yacht-hire-scheme/?utm_source=tbij-uncovered.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=new-abramovich-evaded-millions-in-vat-with-fake-yacht-hire-scheme&_bhlid=12035aad13371c80bca9056e38996a71aca2b76f

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Roman Abramovich evaded millions in VAT with fake yacht hire scheme

Billionaire’s agents designed elaborate scheme to fool authorities – then wrote it all out in emails

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https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-11-21/slapps-thwarted-attempts-to-stop-mohamed-al-fayed-says-mp/

#MohamedAlFayed ’s #sexualAbuse could have been stopped were it not for legal threats against #journalists who investigated allegations against him, an #MP has told the #Commons…speaking in a parliamentary debate into an aggressive form of #legalAction known as #SLAPPs – strategic lawsuits against public participation. The debate was prompted by the Silenced Stories project, led by https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/ #TBIJ , which uncovered stories suppressed by legal threats.

SLAPPs thwarted attempts to stop Al-Fayed, says MP

Reporting on alleged assaults – including against a 15-year-old – were suppressed by legal threats, Parliament heard

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#IllegaleParteispenden #UK
#Tories, #SNP, #Reformpartei, #LibDems & #Greens nahmen vom #TBIJ arrangierte #Parteispenden von nicht eingetragenen Spendern an.
Nur Labour blieb sauber.

5 parties accept illegal donations, exposing flaws in foreign-influence rules
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-07-02/five-parties-accept-illegal-donations-exposing-flaws-in-foreign-influence-rules/

Five parties accept illegal donations, exposing flaws in…

Conservatives, SNP, Reform, Lib Dems and Greens took payments from donor not on electoral register

TBIJ
What does the UK election mean for gender policies?

TBIJ’s Trans+ Voices project sets out what the vote could mean for policy on healthcare, education and more

TBIJ
The #Dutch #football association has deducted 18 points from #VitesseArnhem, officially confirming the club’s relegation, in the wake of an investigation by the #Guardian and the #BureauOfInvestigativeJournalism (#TBIJ) that uncovered apparent financial ties between the club and the #Russian #oligarch and former #Chelsea owner #RomanAbramovich.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/19/vitesse-arnhem-relegated-from-eredivisie-after-18-point-deduction
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Vitesse Arnhem relegated from Eredivisie after 18-point deduction

The Dutch football association has deducted 18 points from Vitesse Arnhem, officially confirming the club’s relegation

The Guardian
‘All that is missing is a whip’: How Home Office ignored migrant worker abuses on farms

Foreign workers on British farms suffered racism, wage theft, threats and appalling conditions, according to evidence heard by inspectors — but nothing was done. Emiliano Mellino and Matthew Chapman tell the whole story

The Independent
Exposed: Secret report on UK modern slavery the Home Office didn’t want you to see

Foreign workers on British farms were allegedly starved, abused, denied medical care and financially exploited — so why did the Home Office try to cover up damning evidence from its own inspections?

The Independent