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Tariq Tahir

Tariq Tahir

Senior Correspondent Investigations & News
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Tariq Tahir joined The National as a senior reporter covering investigations in May 2023. Previously he has worked as a senior foreign news reporter for The Sun, senior reporter for Metro, senior reporter for the Evening Standard and Political Correspondent for The Press Association. He has also worked freelance for UK national titles including The Times and Telegraph.
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UK-based start-up Space Solar is hoping to have a pioneering system up and running, delivering a set-up capable of beaming back 30 megawatts of energy to Earth by 2030. Photo: Space Solar
Why the solar power stations of the future could be based in space

A breakthrough in how to reliably send electricity back to Earth could prove revolutionary for renewable energy growth

UKJanuary 03, 2025
Migrants picked up in the English Channel arrive at Dover, in Kent, south-east England, on December 26. PA
Small boat crossings up 20% in 2024 despite UK pledge to smash gangs

Almost 35,500 asylum seekers have made the journey this year, with a late surge as weather improved

UKDecember 27, 2024
London police say about two in three of all thefts in the city are related to mobiles and about 185,000 phones were stolen this year. Getty Images / The National
London's phone theft hotspots revealed as crime hits 'epidemic' level

Thieves on electric bikes often silently swoop on unsuspecting victims

UKDecember 27, 2024
Indians buy vegetables at a market near Mumbai. India's growing middle class, structural reforms and investments are supporting growth. EPA
Asian countries set to propel world economy to double in size to $221 trillion by 2039

India will become third-largest economy but China will not overtake the US as world's largest in the forecast period, Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts

EconomyDecember 26, 2024
Finnish Border Guard vessel Turva and the tanker Eagle S near the Porkkalanniemi, in the Gulf of Finland. Reuters
Finns suspect Russian shadow fleet tanker sabotaged power cable

Police say they boarded the Eagle S after it sailed near the cable, which was shared by Finland and Estonia

EuropeDecember 26, 2024
King Charles III records his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in London. Getty Images
King Charles says his thoughts are with those suffering 'devastating' effects of war in Middle East

Monarch also spoke of 'pride' at how communities responded to riots where mosques were targeted

UKDecember 25, 2024
Pope Francis on the balcony at St Peter's to deliver his traditional Christmas Day speech. Reuters
Pope Francis calls for aid to Gaza where humanitarian situation is 'extremely grave'

The pontiff made the plea in his Christmas Day address at St Peter's Basilica

MENADecember 25, 2024
Violence erupted in Amsterdam after Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax in the city. Reuters
Five men convicted for attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

Court finds them guilty of crimes including kicking fans and inciting violence

EuropeDecember 24, 2024
Racing driver Charles Leclerc wearing a Richard Mille RM 72-01. Getty Images
Ultra-rare Richard Mille watches the most stolen in UK

The scarcity of the luxury watches makes them a target for thieves as London struggles with high-value crime

UKDecember 23, 2024
The radio frequency-directed energy weapon (RFDEW) can take out drones for only 10 pence a shot. PA
‘Game-changing’ new weapon that costs pennies to fire can take out enemy drones

Radio-wave weapon has been trialled successfully by the British Army

UKDecember 23, 2024
The moment Houthi rebels swooped down on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. Getty Images
Gunpoint talks and diplomacy to rescue Red Sea hostages from Houthis

Negotiator who worked to free hostages from Somali pirates says dealing with the Houthis could be more difficult

MENADecember 19, 2024
The Marlin Luanda after it was struck by a Houthi missile. Photo: @FFEAU_ALINDIEN / X
'Bridge on fire': Tanker captain's Red Sea missile ordeal

Giant hole opened in ship as its volatile cargo threatened to erupt, endangering lives of crew

MENADecember 18, 2024
The Houthis said they began their attacks on shipping in solidarity with the Palestinians and in retaliation on for Israel’s military action against Hamas in Gaza. Getty Images / The National
How the Red Sea threat has surged despite US-led naval patrols

Houthi attacks on shipping have persisted for more than a year, with no end in sight

MENADecember 17, 2024
Landmine clearances being carried out by Halo in Syria. Photo: Halo Trust
Syrians face death and injury from mines as they return home

Landmines charity tells The National the scale of the problem facing Syria is 'unique'

UKDecember 15, 2024
A woman washes a child at a camp for displaced people near Sarmada in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
UN warns Syrians face 'dire' humanitarian situation

Unicef says Idlib province, which has struggled since last year's earthquake, is particularly vulnerable

MENADecember 14, 2024
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