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UK BASE ‘PAID NUCLEAR BILLS’

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A NORTH Korean insurance firm based at a house in London is believed to have raised tens of millions of pounds for Kim Jongun’s nuclear weapons programme.

The 1960s detached house in Blackheath was bought by state-controlled Korea National Insurance Corporatio­n in 2006.

Investigat­ors suspect the business has earned millions through insurance fraud.

The UK branch of the business was allowed to operate until April 2016 before being sanctioned by the EU and the UK.

The Treasury said: “The UK has fully implemente­d the UN sanctions regime in relation to North Korea.” freed up cash to develop his nuclear weapons.

The figures compiled by Trade Map, which logs imports and exports across the globe, found that he imported just £900k of spirits and liqueurs in 2016, compared with a bar tab of £1.2m the previous year.

Spending on lobsters fell from £2m to £996k.

A UN report said North Korea is one of 34 nations in the world needing external aid to feed its people. CODE ROSR17-17PW1 ROSR17-17PW3 ROSR17-17PP1 ROSR17-17PP3 ROSR17-17PL1 ROSR17-17PL3 ROSR17-17PM3 ROSR17-17PM6 ITEM Dwarf Wisteria Amethyst Falls x 1 Dwarf Wisteria Amethyst Falls x 3 – SAVE £16 Dwarf Philadelph­us Snowbelle x 1 Dwarf Philadelph­us Snowbelle x 3 – Dwarf Loropetalu­m Firedance x 1 HALF PRICE Dwarf Loropetalu­m Firedance x 3 – SAVE £19.50 Dwarf Patio Mix of 3 (1 of each) – SAVE £22 Dwarf Patio Mix of 6 (2 of each) – SAVE EXTRA £5 POST AND PACKING

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®Ê LUXURY LIFESTYLE: Kim splurges millions as his people starve ARMS NUT: Kim Jong-un inspects a military unit
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DANGER: Kim missile

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