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FOLLOW THE MONEY: Nigel Farage, Reform UK and the Billionaire Donors An investigation into political funding, cryptocurrency wealth, personal gifts, corporate interests and potential conflicts of interest. Investigation date: 2 November 2026 Subject: Nigel Farage, Christopher Harborne, Ben Delo and Reform UK Summary The investigation has uncovered a substantial network of financial relationships involving Nigel Farage, two exceptionally wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and the political organisation he leads. The principal findings are: Christopher Harborne gave Farage a personal £5 million gift in 2024, the circumstances and parliamentary declaration of which remain under investigation. Harborne and Ben Delo announced donations of £36 million each to Reform UK in September 2026. Both donors have substantial connections to the cryptocurrency industry. Harborne has previously funded the Conservative Party, the Brexit Party, Reform UK and Boris Johnson personally. Delo pleaded guilty...

A Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday 1 November 2026, sadly killing all nine people aboard.  The circumstances are particularly disturbing, as preliminary information suggests the aircraft experienced serious difficulties shortly before plunging almost vertically towards the ground. There is a historical pattern of Learjet aircraft experiencing unexpected loss of control at high altitude, followed by extremely rapid descents. What happened? Date: 1 November 2026. Aircraft: Learjet 60, registration N722BD. Location: Near Cresthaven, Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida. People aboard: Nine – all died. Departure: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Texas. Destination: North Eleuthera Airport, Bahamas. Crash time: Approximately 12:50pm local time. The aircraft crashed close to Military Trail and 10th Avenue North, erupting into a huge fireball. It narrowly missed nearby homes and passing vehicles. The final moments – what went wrong? This is perhaps the...

Thousands of metres beneath the ocean surface lies an extraordinary world of ancient geological formations, unusual organisms and ecosystems that scientists are only beginning to understand.  Now, companies and governments are preparing to extract valuable minerals from the seabed. The potential rewards are enormous. So are the risks. Could humanity be about to destroy one of Earth's last great wildernesses in pursuit of the materials needed to power its technological future? An industrial revolution beneath the waves Imagine an industrial mining operation taking place more than four kilometres beneath the ocean surface. There is no sunlight. Temperatures are close to freezing. The pressure is hundreds of times greater than at sea level. Yet, scattered across the vast darkness of the seabed, lie millions of mineral-rich rocks containing metals increasingly important to modern civilisation. These are polymetallic nodules. They can contain manganese, nickel, copper and cobalt, among ...