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Ransom payments put victims in the pocket of cybercriminals
The multibillion-dollar racket in ransomware is being fuelled by corporate victims willing to pay the penalties
UK scrambles to put people smugglers behind bars
Home Secretary Priti Patel aims to increase prison terms for people smugglers behind surge in small boat crossings
One man's prison ordeal as Turkey hunted for enemies
Ozgur Tanis suffered a stroke during his detention in a top-security UK jail
Smugglers run top-price ‘first-class’ boat service for migrants heading to UK
About 6,000 people intercepted in 2021 during small boat crossings from northern Europe
Last Arctic refuge for polar bears faces climate change crisis
Study suggests strong summer winds were responsible for melting in the ‘Last Ice Area’
Scout's honour: lucky break bounced Ahmad Alhendawi into the line of duty
Jordanian who substituted basketball for public service now proudly puts the global scout movement's 54 million young people first as leader of the packs
British MPs say police broke rules during break-up of vigil for Sarah Everard
Sarah Everard was kidnapped and raped by an off-duty officer from the London force
State-backed hackers 'should learn lessons of Cold War arms race'
Deals must be struck to limit deadly effects of destructive cyber operations, experts say
Iran halts execution of man arrested for murder as a teenager
Hossein Shahbazi was to be hanged but it is unclear if punishment was delayed or cancelled
MPs told security camera that led to UK health secretary’s downfall was an 'outlier'
Matt Hancock quit his job after being caught on camera kissing an aide
Campaigners demand end to suffering of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari’s jailed brothers
Iran responsible for a “torture epidemic” in its jails, says Amnesty International
UK considers sharing immigration centre in Africa with Denmark
British government 'will not rule out' any option to ease pressure on 'broken asylum system'
How criminal gangs have strengthened their hand during Covid pandemic
Organised criminals exploiting power vacuums at the heart of government to establish control
Iran steps up campaign of violent threats against BBC Persian journalists
Staff leaving London office 'looking over their shoulders' and living in fear
'Criminal' Ebrahim Raisi must be investigated over 1988 massacre, says prominent barrister
Prominent barrister describes Iran’s new leader as an orchestrator of the worst crimes against humanity since the Second World War
