MARY ELLEN SYNON: EU’s vaccine catastrophe lie in Merkel’s shadowy past in Communist East Germany

Just imagine Angela Merkel’s teenage years in the German Democratic Republic. The Berlin Wall was dividing the city, and dozens of her fellow citizens were shot dead when they tried to climb it and escape. Across East Germany, every second German was informing on neighbours and work colleagues to the Stasi secret police. Soviet KGB … Read more

The shadowy Islamic State cell looking to free Western jihadi brides

A shadowy Islamic State fundraising cell seeking to free Western jihadi brides from Kurdish refugee camps in Syria has been exposed by The Mail on Sunday. Undercover reporters spent weeks communicating with a ‘fixer’ in Turkey before catching a ‘courier’ on camera in London last Friday picking up what he thought was a £4,500 donation … Read more

Shadowy Russian owner of Beirut’s ‘floating bomb ship’ breaks cover

This is the mysterious Russian businessman who owned the ‘floating bomb’ ship that ripped through Beirut, killing more than 180 people and leaving 300,000 homeless. MailOnline tracked down reclusive shipping tycoon Igor Grechushkin to Cyprus, where he lives with his glamorous wife Irina and their three sons. Mr Grechushkin either owned or leased the Moldovan-registered … Read more

STOCK WATCH: Is shadowy billionaire set to ring changes at Openreach?

STOCK WATCH: Is shadowy billionaire set to ring changes at Openreach? By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 1 August 2020 Could a French telecoms billionaire be circling BT‘s Openreach arm? The mutter from the City gutter is that the secretive Patrick Drahi … Read more

Harry Cole: Shadowy assassins trying to ‘strangle at birth’ Boris Johnson’s civil service reforms

HARRY COLE: Shadowy assassins are trying to ‘strangle at birth’ Boris Johnson’s civil service reforms By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 5 July 2020 Boris Johnson’s closest aides are paranoid that dark forces in Whitehall are trying to ‘strangle at birth’ sweeping civil … Read more