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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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      Kylie Moore-Gilbert warned that the release from prison of four Americans by Iran in return for the unfreezing of funds could 'incentivise' Tehran. Photo: Ultimo
      ExclusiveIran 'incentivised' to take hostages after US prisoners freed, fears Kylie Moore-Gilbert

      Australian-British academic was held captive for 804 days in Tehran's notorious Evin prison

      UKAugust 13, 2023
      Paramedics attend to migrants picked up at sea in Dover on August 12, 2023. Six Afghan males died when a migrant boat heading to Britain sank in the Channel. AFP
      Warning of more Channel deaths unless urgent action taken

      MPs and campaigners are calling for robust action to tackle criminal gangs and safe routes for migrants

      UKAugust 13, 2023
      Former finance minister Ali Allawi holds British citizenship and has been named in the Iraq corruption scandal. EPA
      Iraq corruption scandal: How does an Interpol Red Notice work?

      Baghdad wants former officials accused of corruption to be extradited

      UKAugust 08, 2023
      The entrance hall of Interpol's headquarters in Lyon, France. British MP Alicia Kearns raised questions on Monday about the possible abuse of the agency's red notices. AP
      Interpol red notices systematically abused, says British MP

      Alicia Kearns, the chairwoman of parliament's foreign affairs committee, called for the agency to provide more information on those being targeted for arrest

      UKAugust 07, 2023
      People watch waves crashing against the cliffs in Portland, Dorset, as Storm Antoni hit parts of the UK. PA
      'Danger to life' warning as Storm Antoni batters UK

      Met Office issues alert over 'very unusual' August weather

      UKAugust 05, 2023
      A Covid-19 ward at King's College Hospital, south-east London. Health experts fear a new wave of the disease in autumn. PA
      UK 'in the dark over future Covid outbreak' as cases rise

      New variant of the virus has emerged in recent days

      UKAugust 05, 2023
      Footage shows the sea drone approaching the oil tanker in the Kerch Strait on Friday night. Photo: Dimko Zhluktenko @dim0kq
      Ukrainian kamikaze sea drone damages Russian tanker in new attack

      The strike closed the bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea

      UKAugust 05, 2023
      A Border Force vessel in Dover after rescuing suspected illegal migrants from the English Channel last month. PA
      New migration law could cost UK billions

      The Illegal Migration Act could lead to thousands being detained in legal limbo

      UKAugust 04, 2023
      The former US airfield may have been used to store nuclear and chemical weapons, including mustard gas, a study found. Photo: Wethersfield Action Group
      ExclusiveUK asylum seekers 'at high risk after being housed at ex-nuclear weapons base'

      Former US Air Force site exposes them to hazardous and radioactive material, says report

      UKJuly 31, 2023
      Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attend a rally in Tehran in April last year. Reuters
      UK MPs launch inquiry into challenges of relations with Mena region

      Foreign Affairs Committee will look at how the UK can curb Iran's nuclear programme

      UKJuly 31, 2023
      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in the north-east of Scotland to visit businesses and projects supporting the UK's oil industry. PA
      Rishi Sunak visits Scotland to outline energy security plans

      Hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences approved by UK for net-zero transition

      UKJuly 30, 2023
      President Vladimir Putin talks to journalists after the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg on Friday. AFP
      Putin says African proposals could be basis for Ukraine peace

      Moscow airport closes temporarily after drone attack Russia blamed on Kyiv

      UKJuly 30, 2023
      The migrant camp, surrounded by a barbed-wire fence, has been compared by some to a stalag. The National
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      Special ReportAnger and empathy in English village chosen to house nearby asylum seekers

      About 1,700 young men are due to move into a former military base next to picture-perfect Wethersfield. But while most villagers are opposed, there is also sympathy for the migrants

      UKJuly 28, 2023
      British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Sadiq Khan, mayor of London. Getty Images
      Rishi Sunak and Sadiq Khan clash over London housing plans

      The pair were involved in a Twitter spat, with Khan saying claims are 'desperate nonsense'

      UKJuly 27, 2023
      Russian officers from the wagner group are seen around Central African president Faustin-Archange Touadera, as they are part of the presidential security system during the referendum campaign to change the constitution and remove term limits, in Bangui, Central African Republic July 16, 2023. REUTERS / Leger Kokpakpa
      UK has failed dismally to grasp power of Wagner, say MPs

      Foreign Affairs Committee calls for the group to be designated terrorist

      UKJuly 25, 2023
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