The Metro Front Page 5/12/2024
The front page of Metro this morning leads on news that UK street gangs used multi-billion dollar Russian crime ring to launder money.
An international sting has brought down a multibillion-dollar Russian money laundering network used by UK drug dealers to hide criminal cash. Russian-speaking hackers who had millions in cryptocurrency used the network to turn it into cash and assets – as well as street gangs in Britain.
An Irish cartel are also accused of using the system as well, along with the Russian state, who are believed to have used it to fund spies in other countries and move funds from Kremlin network RT to journalists in the UK.
Friday’s news briefing – Starmer pledges, travel chaos, Rare red warning ahead of Storm Darragh
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his six priorities for government in a key “plan for change” speech. The targets include building 1.5 million homes, fixing the NHS and delivering clean power by 2030. He also pledges higher living standards, safer streets and ensuring a record number of five-year-olds enter school “ready to learn”
Friday morning travel was a misery for many UK travellers after a major disruption on the rail network. At least nine lines were affected. National Rail said the issue was due to a “nationwide fault” with the radio system used between train drivers and signallers that has now been fixed.
The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for wind as Storm Darragh approaches. The warning is in place from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday, covering western and southern coastal regions of Wales as well as the Bristol Channel in England.
