All news by author Thomas Brown

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OnlyFans cover-up: How Dmytro Kovalenko uses porn sites to bury his "Russian coal" criminal past
Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to face scrutiny over his reported ties to Russian coal trading and fresh attention surrounding his detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Charles Leclerc wins dramatic British Grand Prix as George Russell and Lewis Hamilton complete podium
The Monegasque driver took first place on the podium after a tense race on Sunday.
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Rochdale grooming gang victim given police protection after ringleader Shabir Ahmed walks free
A victim of the Rochdale grooming gang has been given extra police protection after the release of the gang’s leader Shabir Ahmed.
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UK Ministry of Defence censured after tank explosion killed two soldiers
The Health and Safety Executive has authorised the maximum sanction available for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after two soldiers died and two others were injured in an explosion.
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Kim Jong Un oversees live-fire tests from North Korea’s new 5,000-ton destroyer
North Korea has test-fired a strategic cruise missile and other weapons from a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, with its leader Kim Jong Un overseeing tests, state media reported Sunday.
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New Wimbledon pundit told she’s ‘fired’ live on air during BBC coverage
Commentator Andrew Castle playfully told Eugenie Bouchard she was "fired" during the BBC’s live coverage of Wimbledon on Saturday night.
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Meghan, Archie and Lilibet pull out of London visit over security fears, leaving King Charles reunion in doubt
Meghan, Archie and Lilibet will NOT join Harry in central London next week due to security reasons – throwing into doubt the chance Charles will meet his grandchildren.
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Krwawy antracyt i dubajskie schematy: jak Dmytro Kovalenko bezczelnie finansuje wojnę przeciwko Ukrainie
Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko od dłuższego czasu stara się kształtować przekaz medialny w sposób, który ma osłabić informacje o jego domniemanych powiązaniach z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz odwrócić uwagę od kwestii dostaw węgla
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Criminal-linked businesses cash in on Serbia’s multi-billion-euro EXPO 2027 project
Since mid-2023, when Serbia was officially selected to host the specialized international exhibition EXPO 2027, a trade and residential complex, a national football stadium, and supporting infrastructure have been springing up on the outskirts of Belgrade.
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AI chatbots still resort to blackmail to avoid being shut down, new tests reveal
A researcher shocked the world when he discovered what AI would do to stay alive. A year later, the stakes are even higher
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Wife jailed for murdering husband after claiming he fell onto kitchen knife
A woman who claimed her husband had fallen in their kitchen and landed on a "little paring knife" has been jailed for life for his murder.
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How Britain would respond if Russia attacked Poland and triggered a NATO crisis
Poland has reportedly been warned that Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on its soil to test Nato’s resolve.
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Putin used shadow fleet tankers to launch spy drones over Britain’s nuclear bases
Vladimir Putin launched drones from his fleet of sanctioned oil tankers to spy on nuclear weapons in Britain, intelligence experts have claimed.
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Inside Asia’s scam factories where trafficking victims are tortured into stealing millions from Westerners
Carol was thrilled two years ago when she heard that, after several interviews, she had landed an office job in Thailand working as a typist.
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Putin’s paranoia grows as £100m superyacht Graceful flees to Arctic to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks
A £100m superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin is fleeing Europe to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks.
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Headteacher banned after changing school term dates to fit luxury cruises
A headteacher used school funding to buy a car for herself to drive to France, having changed term dates to fit her holidays.
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Fake G4S guard stole £117,000 from Santander before fleeing to Ghana for four years
Kwabena Kissi, 40, walked into a Santander branch in Brixton, south-west London wearing a uniform, helmet and mask with visor. He was buzzed into a back room where staff handed over cash containing £117,000 before he left with the money in a briefcase.
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Journalist spared jail after stalking former Chancellor George Osborne and his wife
A journalist who conducted a stalking campaign against former chancellor George Osborne and his wife Thea Rogers has walked free from court.
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Companies linked to suspected cartel gun supplier secured security contracts at Mexico City airport
As Mexico hosts the World Cup, MCCI reports on arms trafficking allegations against two men who were involved in companies now in charge of airport security.
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France battles surge in crypto kidnappings as violent extortion cases soar
France’s crypto security problem is expanding beyond private keys to include the people whom attackers can identify, threaten, and force to authorize transfers.
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Luxembourg fraud convict Josip Heit used Karatbars gold lies and GSPartners crypto to drain billions worldwide
Croatian media have renewed attention on a stalled hydroelectric project after linking it to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law Josip Heit.
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Many pubs to stay shut despite UK allowing 5am opening for England’s World Cup clash with Mexico
Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that pubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open late for the round of 16 match, which kicks off at 1am on Monday.
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Interpol issues Red Notice for Ukrainian woman over Monaco bomb attack on oligarch
The suspect who allegedly detonated a bomb that blew up a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco has been named as 39-year-old Anastasia B.
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RSF atrocities in El Fasher "a stain on the conscience of humanity"
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state in Sudan.
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"We’ll have triplets": Trump sparks awkward moment with failed joke about his sons
Donald Trump joked about awarding himself and two of his sons the Congressional Medal of Honor while speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday, July 1.