David Pegg

London

Correspondent at The Guardian

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Articles

The prince and the spy - Full Story podcast

Dec 18, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg

Prince Andrew is in trouble again, this time for meeting a businessman who has denied spying for China. In parliament, it has sparked fears about how far the British establishment has been infiltrated by spies. In Beijing, there has been outrage. For Prince Andrew, it has led to him missing Christmas dinner at Sandringham with the rest of the royal family. It is fair to say the accusation that the Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo has been spying for China has caused a serious stir.
The prince and the ‘spy’ - podcast

Dec 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg

In parliament, it has sparked fears about how far the British establishment has been infiltrated by spies. In Beijing, there has been outrage. For Prince Andrew, it has led to him missing Christmas dinner at Sandringham with the rest of the royal family. It is fair to say the accusation that the Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo has been spying for China has caused a serious stir.
The rise of Yang Tengbo: what were his UK businesses?

Dec 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg

During his time in the UK, Yang Tengbo created and operated a range of entities, interests and trade associations. The most intriguing is a company with a direct connection with one of Prince Andrew’s closest advisers. In 2005, three years after he moved to the UK, Yang set up his principal company, Hampton Group International. Originally called Newland UK, its earliest accounts describe it as a tour operator rather than any form of consultancy.
Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth

Dec 16, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg |Ed Siddons |Rob Byrne |Meriem Mahdhi

An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad used an adviser in Guernsey to secretly manage his wealth, which includeda vast European property empire worth hundreds of millions of euros that prosecutors claim wasacquired with funds looted from the wartorn state. Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of Hama” for overseeing the violent suppression of a rebellion in the 1980s, has been accused of war crimes by Swiss prosecutors.
Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss | Race | The Guardian

Nov 9, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg |Hannah Devlin |Tom Burgis |Jason Wilson

Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with rightwing extremist, recordings reveal
Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims

Oct 25, 2024 | msn.com | David Pegg |Hannah Devlin |Tom Burgis

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Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims

Oct 25, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg |Hannah Devlin |Tom Burgis

Concerns have been raised about access to a scientific trove containing the genetic data and medical records of more than 500,000 people, after an investigation revealed that “race scientists” appeared to claimto have obtained the data. A senior scientist has warned that the leadership responsible for the data held by UK Biobank “have to be very careful with ensuring that correct processes are followed” around access to the information in order to maintain public confidence.
US startup charging couples to ‘screen embryos for IQ’

Oct 18, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hannah Devlin |Tom Burgis |David Pegg

A US startup company is offering to help wealthy couples screen their embryos for IQ using controversial technology that raises questions about the ethics of genetic enhancement. The company, Heliospect Genomics, has worked with more than a dozen couples undergoing IVF, according to undercover video footage.
Firm disclosed phone data of shot Tanzanian politician, UK tribunal hears

Sep 24, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Pegg

Gunmen tried to assassinate a Tanzanian opposition politician after a telecoms company secretly passed his mobile phone data to the government, according to evidence heard in a London tribunal. The mobile phone company Tigo provided 24/7 phone call and location data belonging to Tundu Lissu to Tanzanian authorities in the weeks prior to the attempt on his life in September 2017.
European court rejects Paterson appeal over report into improper lobbying

Sep 19, 2024 | msn.com | David Pegg |Felicity Lawrence |Rob Evans

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