All news by author Thomas Brown

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Woman who was sexually assaulted by a postman took her own life while on the phone with Royal Mail
A woman who was sexually assaulted by a postman killed herself while she was on the phone to Royal Mail staff, a court has heard.
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Police release CCTV in search for man who assaulted 14-year-old girl in train station toilets
Police have shared a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a 14-year-old girl was raped at an Essex train station a year ago.
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Residents of the ’caravan city’ arm themselves with axes and bats following an ’arson attack’
An apparent arson attack has sparked chaos between feuding homeowners and van-dwellers who live nearby.
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Cosa Nostra prefers encrypted platform Number 1BC
The Number 1BC platform gained popularity following the law enforcement crackdown on SkyECC. Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor told OCCRP: “IT experts ensure that organized crime’s digital footprint remains concealed from investigators.”
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‘Monster’ who fatally beat top chef near Notting Hill Carnival before going clubbing found guilty of murder
A self-proclaimed "monster" has been convicted of assaulting a top chef near Notting Hill Carnival, abandoning him to die in the street while going clubbing.
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Ukraine ’blinds 8 Russian drone operators using goggles booby-trapped with explosives in a plot similar to a pager bomb’
Ukraine has reportedly blinded eight Russian drone operators in a sophisticated operation using explosive military goggles.
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Angry easyJet passenger who directed racist abuse at the police claims in court that he hadn’t eaten all day
An easyJet passenger said he was ’frothing at the mouth’ and shouting racist abuse at police forced to drag him off the plane because he ’hadn’t eaten all day’.
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US is against labeling Russia as an aggressor in the G7 joint statement on the anniversary of the invasion
The US opposes calling Russia an aggressor in a G7 statement marking the third anniversary of Russiaʼs full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Teen soldier was subjected to sexual assault and harassment by male superiors before committing suicide
The mum of a teenage soldier who killed herself after being sexually assaulted and harassed by male bosses has said she ‘won’t stop fighting until meaningful action is taken’ to address the abuse of women in the Army.
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Homeowner, 86, who shot a Black teenager who knocked on the wrong door, dies days after pleading guilty
Ralph Yarl was shot in the head by Andrew Lester after he accidentally knocked on the door of Lester’s home in Missouri in 2023. Lester, who was 86, died just days after pleading guilty to the attack.
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Police disclose new lead in hunt for missing British journalist Charlotte Peet
Detectives searching for a missing British journalist in Brazil have revealed her phone is still switched on as her family urges police to ramp up their search efforts.
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Isis-supporting boy, 14, ’who planned attack at railway station’ detained by Austrian police
Austrian investigators have arrested a 14-year-old who was allegedly planning an attack at a railway station in Vienna and discovered materials suggesting he supported the so-called Islamic State group, authorities reported.
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Woman, 74, first to be charged in Scotland under law establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics
The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.
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Trump refers to Zelenskyy as a ’dictator without elections’
We have more detail on Donald Trump’s Truth Social post...
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Glitch in the Tesco app and website prevents customers from completing their orders
Hundreds of Tesco customers are unable to complete their orders through the app or website thanks to a glitch.
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Boris Johnson enthusiasts offered a £121 handshake and photo opportunity
Tickets to hear the former prime minister speak at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160, not including the meet-and-greet.
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UK is experiencing rise in luxury watch thefts, with stolen timepieces exceeding £1.6 billion, and £60 million worth taken in Britain alone last year
The UK has experienced a significant increase in luxury watch theft, with the total value of lost and stolen timepieces now totaling £1.6 billion, according to new figures.
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Female prison officer imprisoned after sending 4,000 suggestive messages to inmate behind bars
Toni Cole, 29, was sentenced to 12 months in jail after it was discovered that she had been involved in a series of intimate encounters with a prisoner at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire.
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According to the court, a United Nations judge compelled a woman to work as a slave after deceiving her into coming to the UK
A judge from a United Nations criminal tribunal tricked a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she pursued a PhD in law at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.
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Thousands of tourists gather to witness the Etna eruption, obstructing rescue services
Tourists obstructing streets and engaging in ’dangerous’ behavior, say Sicilian officials.
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Godstone sinkhole: Buildings evacuated as a massive 62ft hole opens in the middle of the high street
A cordon has been established along the high street, and several buildings have been evacuated after the massive 62-foot-long, 10-foot-wide sinkhole appeared following reports of a burst water pipe.
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British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been charged with espionage in Iran while traveling around the world
A British couple has been arrested in Iran on accusations of spying.
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New sighting of New Zealand ’bushman’ on the run with his children
A fugitive father has been spotted with his children for the second time in the three years since he went on the run.
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Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats ’Brexit was a mistake’ arguing strengthened ties would offset Trump tariffs
Sadiq Khan is expected to tell EU diplomats that "Brexit was a mistake" as he contends that strengthening ties with the trading bloc would help counteract Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
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Meghan Markle changes direction and renames her brand after the initial one was a major failure
Less than a year after launching her lifestyle brand ‘American Riviera Orchard’, Meghan Markle has renamed it.