All news by author Thomas Brown

05 Aug 2024 674

Team GB win first track cycling gold and break three world records

Team GB have more chances to boost their medal haul on day ten of the 2024 Olympics, but it was disappointment for Simone Biles in Paris.

05 Aug 2024 677

Prince Harry and Prince William’s strained relationship ’bad’ yet ’repairable’

Prince Harry’s calls to Prince William going ’unanswered,’ sources reveal

Finance

05 Aug 2024 731

UK carmakers warn they may miss government targets on EV sales

Industry downgrades forecast for sales of battery vehicles after 18.8% rise in July on a year earlier

Finance

03 Aug 2024 891

Major mobile and broadband firm reveals exact amount your bills will increase next April

A major mobile and broadband network has revealed the exact amount your bills will rise by next April.

Finance

03 Aug 2024 898

Full list of banks that have cut mortgages after Bank of England interest rates update

The Bank of England finally cut its base rate from 5.25% to 5% - the first time there has been a reduction since March 2020 and this is good news for those with a variable mortgage

News

03 Aug 2024 755

Two men charged in connection with alleged Russia-linked arson plot

Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven.

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03 Aug 2024 800

Irish police question man over woman’s death in County Cork

Woman named locally as Daena Walsh died shortly after being found with serious injuries in Midleton flat

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03 Aug 2024 900

Inside the UK riots: Right-wing groups fueled by misinformation

Reporters investigating the dissemination of information that sparked the riots on Tuesday have tracked them to a number of far-right groups active on social media

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02 Aug 2024 734

Police release images of seven individuals following Aldershot migrant hotel protest

Hampshire Police are investigating after protests outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday night.

Investigation

02 Aug 2024 985

A lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville, but some call it a cash grab

The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.

World

01 Aug 2024 873

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in major prisoner exchange

Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US

World

01 Aug 2024 739

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 terror attacks reach plea deal

The three men accused of plotting the terror attacks on September 11 2001 have been given a plea deal after years in Guantánamo Bay, according to Pentagon officials

Crime

31 Jul 2024 693

Shocking moment man shoves Tube passenger onto tracks at Oxford Circus station

A postman was just inches from death from electrocution and seconds from being hit by a train after being pushed from a Tube platform.

News

31 Jul 2024 723

Far-right march through London and clash with police over Southport stabbings

Far-right protesters have clashed with police in central London during a protest over the Southport stabbings.

Politics

31 Jul 2024 1152

Sources claim Kemi Badenoch asked to use taxpayers’ money to pay for holiday flight

MP also allegedly used her ministerial car for gym trips and ordered advisers to run personal errands

Crime

31 Jul 2024 932

Baby’s skeleton found under floorboards by construction workers

Police are investigating after construction workers made a horrific discovery at a house in Bishop Auckland.

News

31 Jul 2024 875

Southport: Police officers injured in disorder outside mosque following deadly stabbing attack

The disorder comes after the home secretary urged people not to spread "false information" about Monday’s attack or the suspect - with a 17-year-old who was born in the UK having been arrested over the stabbings.

Crime

30 Jul 2024 658

Chef who strangled wife in front of children and TikTok lover sentenced to 22 years in prison

A chef who strangled his wife to death in front of their young children and her TikTok lover before stuffing her body inside a suitcase has been jailed for 22 years.

Finance

30 Jul 2024 870

Europe’s €10 trillion gamble

From Athens to Berlin, governments are coalescing around an idea to turbocharge the economy. If successful, it could be transformative ― but it’s a big if.

Finance

30 Jul 2024 731

Charity shop chain closes changing rooms to deter callous shoplifters

Guild Care, a charity based in Sussex, has closed all but two of its changing rooms due to the increase in shoplifting in the UK. Levels of the crime are at a new 20-year high

Crime

30 Jul 2024 958

Montenegrin ’Pirate of the Unknown’ arraigned in the US for cocaine trafficking

A Montenegrin dubbed the ‘Pirate of the Unknown’ is set to be arraigned Monday in U.S. federal court for allegedly trafficking several tons of Latin American cocaine all over the world onboard container vessels.

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