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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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A Seawing kite during sea trials. Photo: Seawing
Wind power offers a new golden age for cargo shipping

The world’s 100,000 cargo vessels are increasingly turning to an age-old method of propulsion

WeekendJuly 14, 2023
Beatrice Auty, 26, has been jailed for three and a half years for her role in smuggling laundered money to Dubai. PA
UK money laundering gang sentenced for smuggling millions of pounds to Dubai

Couriers helped smuggle £100 million hidden in suitcases

UKJuly 12, 2023
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel. PA
Migrant arrivals in UK could surge as 1,300 arrive over three days

Figures a blow to Rishi Sunak's 'stop the boats' pledge

UKJuly 10, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 29. AP
Putin met mercenary leader Prigozhin after failed mutiny

Kremlin confirms Wagner Group chief held talks with Russian President five days after uprising

WorldJuly 10, 2023
The Ministry of Defence has begun an investigation after several of its contractors reported they were being denied banking services or being charged higher rates due to the nature of their work. PA
UK banks under fire for closing down defence companies’ accounts

Ministers have begun an investigation amid concerns it could harm national security

BankingJuly 10, 2023
A Libyan Airlines Airbus A320 taking off from Manchester Airport. Alamy
UK couple spent £13m meant for training Libyan pilots on property

Tevfik and Sera Jane Sekerci were called 'dishonest' by a judge, who ordered them to return the money

UKJuly 07, 2023
An eight-year-old girl died on Thursday morning when a car crashed into a primary school in south-west London.
Girl, 8, dies and 15 injured after car crashes into Wimbledon prep school

A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

UKJuly 06, 2023
Migrants are escorted ashore from a UK Border Force vessel in Dover, south-east England, on June 15. AFP
About 40,000 migrants set to cross Channel in blow to Sunak pledge

The Border Force figures are the latest setback after the PM vowed to cut immigration

UKJuly 05, 2023
The British Army has apologised for "both conscious and unconscious" anti-Islamic bias within Mr Bayo's unit. Getty Images
British Army admits soldier was victim of anti-Islamic bias

Ebrima Bayo was mocked for attending prayers and given pork during Ramadan

UKJuly 04, 2023
DIY deathtraps: The ramshackle boats bringing migrants to Britain
ExclusiveDIY deathtraps: The ramshackle boats bringing migrants to Britain

The National is shown the perilous craft, with leaking hulls, Coke bottle lifejackets and plywood floors that those on board hold together on Channel crossings

UKJuly 03, 2023
British troops mentoring the Afghan National Army while conducting security operations in Helmand Province in 2021. Getty Images
ExclusiveAfghan interpreter fears for his life after court blocks entry to UK

'Omar' spoke to The National from his hiding place in Afghanistan

UKJune 30, 2023
Afghans crowd Kabul Airport during the evacuation following the Taliban takeover in 2021. AFP
Afghan interpreter refused permission to enter UK

While working for the US, he had released sensitive information and threatened to kill coalition forces

UKJune 28, 2023
Staff shortages and pay disputes have led to strikes by British health workers. PA
India dominates visas handed to UK doctors and nurses

New report reveals the British health sector's dependency on foreign workers, especially those from India

HealthJune 27, 2023
Mohammed Hossain was sentenced to 10 and a half years in jail on Monday. NCA
UK court jails human trafficking mastermind for 10 years

Mohammed Hossain, 54, is believed to have made £1 million from his criminal activity

UKJune 27, 2023
The Grona Lund amusement park in Stockholm after an incident on the Jetline roller coaster, where one person died AFP
One killed in Swedish roller coaster derailment

Children were among the seven injured at the Grona Lund amusement park in Stockholm

EuropeJune 25, 2023
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