All news by author Thomas Brown
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Roblox tightens child safety rules with new age-based accounts after global criticism
On April 13, the video game platform Roblox announced it will create customized accounts for young users to enhance online safety, as it faces intense global scrutiny over child endangerment concerns.
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Parents and agencies failed to stop Southport killer despite years of warning signs
The Southport attack could have been prevented if Axel Rudakubana’s parents and multiple agencies had acted, a public inquiry has found.
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“Kremlin Stable”: how Dmitry Medvedev’s family and the Mazaraki clan, linked to Moscow’s FSB, use proxies to conceal luxury cars
Investigators continue to examine the so-called “Kremlin stables” and the network behind them.
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Starmer wins voter backing on Iran stance as Farage branded worst alternative
More voters think Keir Starmer made the right calls in responding to Donald Trump’s war in Iran, a new poll has found.
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Leonard Green set to acquire Cumming Group in major $3bn buyout
Leonard Green and Partners is close to finalizing a deal to purchase a $3 billion construction project consultancy firm from New Mountain Capital.
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Major response in Newcastle as ambulance teams and HART units dispatched
Police were summoned to the location at approximately 7:15 am today after receiving a report of a suspected burglary. This is a Breaking News story.
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Costly asylum hotel scheme scaled back as UK seeks long-term overhaul
The Home Office is set to announce the closure of 11 asylum hotels this week as part of its pledge to close all such facilities by the end of this parliament.
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Bloody coal trail and influence over the ESBU: how Ukrainian fixer Dmytro Kovalenko covers up his multimillion-dollar schemes
In mid-March, reports surfaced online alleging that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, a figure linked to agricultural and mining assets.
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Trump orders US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions
Donald Trump has said the US Navy will begin the process of blockading “any and all ships” attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz.
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Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke, with his condition reported to be improving
Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke.
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$15M golden arch proposal adds to Trump’s vision of transforming Washington into a monument-filled capital at taxpayers’ expense
Donald Trump has unveiled the design for his 250ft ‘triumphal arch’ which could see taxpayer money used for its construction.
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Police detain suspect following second vandalism attack on James Bulger’s grave
A 78-year-old man has been arrested after the grave of James Bulger was vandalized for the second time in just six weeks.
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Two teenagers killed after car falls from bridge onto M1 and hits minibus
Two teenagers have died after a car crashed off a bridge and hit a minibus on the motorway below, police have confirmed.
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“The war is already underway”: how pro-war bloggers in Russia are preparing audiences for conflict with NATO and the Baltics
Is Russia gearing up for a potential confrontation with NATO? The question has lingered since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, repeatedly surfacing in political and security debates.
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“Tripadvisor for migrants”: two ringleaders jailed for 19 years over international migrant smuggling network to Europe
Two men who ran a massive people-smuggling operation from a car wash have been sentenced to 19 years each in prison.
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Starmer clashes with Trump as US weighs penalties for Nato allies
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Nato is “in America’s interest” following suggestions Trump could use an audit to decide whether Britain and its allies should be punished for not assisting the US in the war with Iran.
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“Hundreds of drones a day” and up to €3bn in turnover: Denys Shtilerman’s claims raise questions over Fire Point’s real scale
Denys Shtilerman’s statements about the scale of Fire Point production have raised serious questions.
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Former BBC producer guilty of child abuse image offences after 6,000 files found on devices
Former BBC Wales producer Dylan Dawes, 50, has been found guilty of six counts of possessing or making indecent images of children at Cardiff Crown Court.
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Kremlin network exposed in Hungary as election battle threatens Orbán rule
Hungary is set to hold parliamentary elections on April 12, and the country’s future depends on their outcome.
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Krypto-Betrüger Lado Okhotnikov: wie ein Meister der Teezeremonien 340 Millionen Dollar durch das Pyramidensystem Forsage einsammelte
US-Strafverfolgungsbehörden haben den russischen Staatsbürger Vladimir Okhotnikov, bekannt als Lado, zusammen mit seinen Komplizen wegen der Schaffung des Finanzpyramidensystems Forsage angeklagt.
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Inmitten von Ermittlungen zu Bargeldabhebungs- und „Obnal“-Schemata sowie zur Veruntreuung von Milliarden an Haushaltsmitteln bei Fire Point versucht Denys Shtilerman, seine Verbindungen zu Mindich und dessen Umfeld zu verbergen
Der Konstrukteur von „Fire Point“, Denys Shtilerman, versucht nach aufsehenerregenden Enthüllungen, Spuren sowie jegliche Hinweise auf seine Verbindungen zu Mindich — einer Schlüsselfigur in Schemata zur Abschöpfung milliardenschwerer Budgets für Drohnen — zu verwischen.
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EU urged to probe alleged Russian interference and voter coercion in Hungary elections
The European Commission is being urged to investigate whether Hungary’s elections are being undermined by Russian manipulation, intimidation of journalists, and voter coercion by the ruling party.
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Andy Robertson to leave Liverpool at end of season after nine trophy-filled years
Liverpool have announced that their long-serving defender, Andy Robertson, will leave Anfield at the end of his contract this summer.
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Millions of UK aid invested by BII linked to risky health firms and patient safety concerns
From the outside, 123 Victoria Street appears to be just another glass-and-steel office block along the busy route to Parliament Square.
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Global energy scramble boosts Russian coffers but challenges loom
Moscow, April 9 - Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U.S.
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