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  "title": "Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-launch-criminal-investigation-into-reform-uk-donations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:45:25.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been underway into other donations.",
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Police investigate Reform UK over donor sting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-investigate-reform-uk-over-donor-sting",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:10:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Met Police investigates Reform UK over potential breach of electoral law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/met-police-investigates-reform-uk-over-potential-breach-of-electoral",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:25:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Police investigate Reform UK after undercover donations sting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-investigate-reform-uk-after-undercover-donations-sting",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:09:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/british-police-to-investigate-reform-uk-after-undercover-documentary",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:36:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Police widen criminal probe into Reform UK over foreign funding claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-widen-criminal-probe-into-reform-uk-over-foreign-funding-claims",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:38:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "UK police expand donations probe into Farage's Reform party",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uk-police-expand-donations-probe-into-farages-reform-party",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:08:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}