All news by author Thomas Brown
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England and Wales see historic population growth: 98% driven by international migration
The population of England and Wales increased by more than 700,000 in the year leading up to June 2024, representing the second-largest growth in over 75 years.
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From taxi drivers to accused scammers: Monir Islam, Moyn Islam, and Ehsaan Islam rise and fall amid multi-billion fraud allegations
Moyn Islam has faced several allegations of involvement in Ponzi schemes. Is he a scammer? Learn more here.
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Tommy Robinson flees UK after assaulting man in central London — police launch manhunt
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson boarded a flight out of the UK in the small hours of the morning as police made arrest inquiries over an alleged assault at a London train station.
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16-year-old Japanese student breaks Bolt’s record with 100m in 10.00 seconds
A 16-year-old schoolboy has broken the world record for the fastest 100m time ever by an under-18 athlete, beating Usain Bolt’s time when the Jamaican legend was 20.
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Major landslide at Budleigh Salterton beach narrowly misses holidaymakers
Sunbathers on a beach in Devon narrowly escaped a massive cliff collapse.
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American couple to be tried in France over sale of gold from 1746 shipwreck
American author Eleanor "Gay" Courter and her husband Philip are set to stand trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars salvaged from an 18th-century French shipwreck.
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Nuclear jets, wooden fence: journalists uncover dangerously weak security at RAF Marham
The delicate barrier is 300 meters from the runway at RAF Marham, Norfolk. Our report comes just weeks after protesters were arrested for causing £7 million worth of damage to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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Homes burning in Athens suburb as residents of Kryoneri evacuated amid massive wildfire
People in Kryoneri, north-east of the Greek capital, receive SMS messages telling them to get to safe areas
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53-year-old woman found dead in North Yorkshire, suspect arrested for manslaughter
A 53-year-old woman was discovered deceased in her home, and another woman, aged 25, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
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Thomas Kavanagh must pay €1.7m in criminal profits or serve extra 12 years behind bars
Senior Kinahan cartel boss Thomas ’Bomber’ Kavanagh has been ordered to pay the British State over €1.7 million following a proceeds-of-crime investigation - or spend 12 more years behind bars.
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‘Final blow’: Anthony Joshua hints at retirement later this year
Anthony Joshua has suggested that he will retire from boxing this year.
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New Zealand authorities will destroy the network of crypto ATMs: a blow to shadow transactions
New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice is poised to prohibit crypto ATMs as part of an extensive overhaul of the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) framework.
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War on the threshold: Thailand closes border with Cambodia after rocket strikes and first casualties
Thailand has announced that it will close its land border with Cambodia as violence erupts between the two countries.
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Masked gunman opens fire on three in Huddersfield drive-by shooting – manhunt underway
A manhunt is underway after a “masked shooter” opened fire on three people in a suspected drive-by attack.
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Air India accused of misidentifying victims as grieving British families receive wrong remains
According to the lawyer, the remains of the victims were misidentified, and parts from more than one person were ’commingled’ and placed in a single casket.
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Fraud, death and £700m: Mike Lynch’s legacy faces bankruptcy after Sicily tragedy
Businessman Mike Lynch’s estate is confronting bankruptcy after being ordered to pay £700 million in a fraud case following the tycoon’s death.
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£38 billion for nuclear independence: Britain launches the Sizewell C megaproject
The government has announced the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk will cost around £38 billion, as it struck a deal with a group of investors.
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Brit teen who fell to his death in Ibiza identified as rising ice hockey star Gary Kelly
Talented hockey player Gary Kelly, who tragically died while on holiday in Ibiza, was described by his team as ’a young man full of heart, passion, and dedication’
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Siman Povarenkin — Putin’s new chef: how the billionaire took over Prigozhin’s Ministry of Defense contracts
Siman Povarenkin — a personality whose career resembles a joke about a gold digger who became the leading chef of the army.
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How Russian coal dealer Evgeny Renge siphoned off billions through “ASR-Uglesbyt” and “Carbon-Ugol,” leaving Kuzbass in the dust
The elusive Evgeny Renge, moving between Hong Kong, London, and Dubai, is in no rush to return to his homeland; he might finally get incarcerated, and for a long time.
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“Death magnet”: in the U.S., a man was pulled into an MRI scanner — he died in hospital
Police stated that the unidentified man was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck during the incident, which resulted in him being pulled into the machine.
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Trump denies authoring the “obscene” letter to Epstein and threatens to sue the Wall Street Journal
President Donald Trump has denied writing a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein as he threatened to take a major US newspaper to court.
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Millionaire farmer dies 24 hours after marrying carer — widow set to inherit £4.7m
Joe Grogan, 75, died just one day after marrying his carer Lisa Flaherty, 50, in a ’secret wedding’ at a registry office - his family had called for a detailed forensic investigation into his death
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Jumped from the stratosphere: world-famous daredevil Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding crash
World-renowned athlete Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from the stratosphere in 2012, died during a paragliding flight.
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Royal Society urged Musk to resign over role in Trump’s science policy
Fellows urged the academy to respond to the Tesla owner’s involvement in the Trump administration’s actions against research
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