All news by author Thomas Brown

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Ex-Zambian foreign minister gets 4-year prison term for corruption
Zambia’s former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption.
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Chaos at Heathrow: terminal 4 closed due to possible hazardous substance
Authorities stated that a section of a terminal at Heathrow Airport in London was evacuated on Monday due to a potential hazardous material.
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Man accused of murdering brother found with 36 stab wounds
A man charged with the murder of his brother after he was found with 36 stab wounds to his head, neck and chest, has appeared in court.
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The UK experiences daily cyberattacks as experts warn that civilians could be the next target
Britain is already under daily cyberattack, and the next casualty may not be a hacked network or paralysed business but ordinary people, a leading security expert has warned.
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Extradited from South Korea, woman faces murder charges in Auckland for the double killing of her children
A woman accused of murdering her two children and hiding their remains in suitcases is being tried in New Zealand, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country.
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Israel’s supreme court orders government to improve food for Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
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UK braced for heavy rain, lightning and hail as yellow thunderstorm warning issued
Heavy rain, lightning, and hail are expected to hit parts of the UK on Sunday as the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms.
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Historic Cleckheaton building suffers façade collapse, no injuries reported
Footage captures a passerby on their phone noticing pieces of masonry falling - moments before the building’s façade collapsed.
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Kyrgyz investigative journalists face trial over “mass unrest” charges
This week, four former employees from Kyrgyzstan’s leading investigative newsroom, Kloop, stood trial in Bishkek, accused of conspiring to “incite mass unrest.”
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Prince William and Princess Kate prepare to move into Forest Lodge, their ‘forever home’
It has been dubbed their ’forever home’ and the place where they will continue to live once they become King and Queen.
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Closure of Elbit’s Bristol hub marks blow to Israeli arms maker in UK
An Israeli arms manufacturer’s facility in Bristol, which was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action, seems to have closed unexpectedly.
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Baroness Poppy Gustafsson steps down as UK investment minister after serving for less than a year
UK investment minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson is reportedly stepping down less than a year after being appointed to the role, following her tenure as the former boss of cybersecurity firm Darktrace.
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15-year-old charged with murder after fatal stabbing on Old Kent Road
Two boys, aged 17, were taken to the hospital after police were called to reports of a stabbing on Old Kent Road, Southwark, on Wednesday, August 27.
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Russian oligarch Potanin faces a multi-billion divorce battle over Nornickel shares
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin’s ex-wife can pursue a multi-billion dollar share of his stake in Nornickel, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, allowing potentially one of the highest-value divorce cases ever brought to continue.
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Ex-Peruvian leader Alejandro Toledo receives new jail term in Latin America’s biggest corruption case
A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to a second prison term for money laundering and corruption linked to bribes he received from the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
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Kremlin rejects western security guarantees, warnsagainst peacekeeping force
Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western peacekeeping forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s armies.
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New Māori queen delivers first speech, urges unity and a ‘new path’
It was the moment thousands had waited a year to see: New Zealand’s new Māori Queen speaking to her people for the first time since being crowned. As a light rain fell, Nga wai hono i te po, the 28-year-old monarch, urged Māori to come together and “walk a new path”.
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Trump revives ‘war department’ branding to stress “warrior ethos”
Donald Trump will order that the Pentagon be called the Department of War as it "conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve."
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Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman after 24 years
Daniel Levy has sensationally stepped down from his role as Tottenham executive chairman with immediate effect.
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Mark Carney signals austerity as Canada balances defence spending and cuts
Mark Carney has informed Canadians to brace for austerity measures, and his finance minister has warned of “tough choices” in the coming months, as the government strives to balance near-record defence spending, cuts to government programs, and a trade conflict with the United States.
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Vascular surgeon deliberately damages legs for amputation, receives prison sentence
A surgeon, who deliberately froze his lower legs for "sexual gratification," resulting in them being amputated, has been jailed.
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Nadine Dorries declares conservative party “dead” as she joins Reform UK
Former Conservative MP and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK.
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Scottish Government suspends support for firms supplying weapons to states accused of genocide
Public funding to Scottish arms companies with links to the Israeli military is to be paused.
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Nancy Mace urges US to pursue charges against Prince Andrew following testimony from Epstein victims
A close ally of Donald Trump has stated that now is a "good time to discuss prosecuting Prince Andrew" after she became emotional during an Epstein hearing.
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Nuneaton women arrested after racial abuse incident linked to asylum hotel unrest
Two women have been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after members of the public were subjected to racial abuse in Nuneaton.