All news by author Thomas Brown

17 Feb 2025 612

Irish statistics indicate a €6 billion decrease in trade with Great Britain

The value of imports and exports is currently around €32 billion, with the chemical sector being one of those affected by Brexit-related red tape.

World

17 Feb 2025 891

France puts five suspected IS militants on trial for the kidnapping of four journalists in Syria

One suspect, Mehdi Nemmouche, is serving a life sentence for a 2014 attack on a Jewish museum in Brussels.

World

17 Feb 2025 945

’One in a million’ British dad, 37, ’left to die alone in a Las Vegas hotel’

The wife and two young sons of William Howell are suing the renowned Aria Casino Hotel in Sin City, including its security team, along with the ambulance company and its crew, regarding his death.

Crime

17 Feb 2025 656

"I thought it was fireworks": Pub landlady recounts moments before the fatal Valentine’s Day car park shooting

The landlady of the Kent pub where a woman was shot dead on Valentine’s Day told LBC she confused the sound of gunshots with "fireworks".

Investigation

17 Feb 2025 867

Luxurious mansion of Putin’s banker worth $223 million: how Andrey Kostin built a villa for himself and his lover Nailya Asker-Zade

In August 2019, prime-time TV presenter Nailya Asker-Zade found herself at the center of a scandal: journalists discovered her to be in possession of a nearly $33 million plot of land near the village of Razdory in Rublevka, a luxurious residential area outside Moscow.

Crime

17 Feb 2025 618

World’s ’first openly gay imam’ killed in car ambush

Muhsin Hendricks – considered to be the world’s first openly gay imam – has been shot dead during an ambush on his car in South Africa.

World

16 Feb 2025 652

Get married or get fired: Chinese company involved in scandal over employee demands

The trade union of a company in Yinan county, East China’s Shandong Province recently issued a notice requiring single employees aged 28-58 to marry by September 30 or face a review and potential dismissal...

World

16 Feb 2025 664

5-year-old boy killed after hyperbaric chamber explodes during oxygen therapy

The parents of a young boy who died while receiving oxygen therapy have said they are ‘absolutely devastated’.

Crime

16 Feb 2025 808

Moment police arrest a masked man who raped two women at gunpoint in a horrific attack

This is the moment police arrested a masked man who had raped two women he met on an escort website at gunpoint.

World

15 Feb 2025 681

Russian cybercrime expert returns to Russia amid Europe’s crackdown on cybercrime

Russian cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik returns to Moscow after a prisoner swap with the U.S., while Europol targets a major ransomware network, arresting four Russians and seizing key servers.

World

15 Feb 2025 807

UK military too ’depleted’ to lead Ukraine peace mission - former Army chief

The UK military is "so run down" it could not lead any future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the former head of the Army has said.

Sport

15 Feb 2025 702

Football fans assault bus and hurl beer cans at pub during city center rampage

Football fans have been embroiled in violent clashes ahead of today’s Sky Bet Championship derby match between Cardiff City and Bristol City.

News

14 Feb 2025 899

Uber and Bolt drivers go on strike on Valentine’s Day

Thousands of Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee drivers are logging off during peak hours on Valentine’s Day in a campaign for better pay and working conditions, a union says.

News

14 Feb 2025 617

Network Rail fined £3.75 million for health and safety breaches that led to the death of track workers

Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis were killed after being struck by a train near Port Talbot in July 2019.

News

14 Feb 2025 858

Prince William and Kate Middleton share a Valentine’s Day post with a nod to the ‘hardest year’

Prince William has posted a photo of himself and Princess Kate for Valentine’s Day, and fans are praising the simple yet powerful gesture that acknowledges the extremely challenging year they have endured.

News

13 Feb 2025 686

Student passed away from sepsis after an antibiotics error in a London hospital, inquest hears

A potentially life-saving drug was prescribed for William Hewes, but it was not administered quickly enough due to a communication mix-up.

News

13 Feb 2025 732

Two Darlington councillors investigated following ’wrestling’ in parish meeting

David Darling and Colin Pease, both in their 70s, exchanged insults, resulting in scratches, bleeding, and broken glasses.

Tech

13 Feb 2025 761

Chilling footage shows the potential outcome if an asteroid strikes Earth in 2032

There would be only seconds to prepare before the fireball hits.

Crime

13 Feb 2025 736

Urgent search for missing girl, 13, last seen in her school uniform

An urgent search has been launched to try and find a schoolgirl who has been missing since yesterday morning.

World

13 Feb 2025 635

NASA scientist unveils list of countries at risk of being struck by massive ’city killer’ asteroid the size of Big Ben

A NASA scientist has forecasted the potential impact location on Earth of a massive asteroid that might collide with the planet in seven years.

Crime

13 Feb 2025 599

Woman who ’murdered family with poisoned Christmas cake’ found dead in prison cell

Deise Moura dos Anjos, who was accused of fatally poisoning three members of her family with a Christmas cake, has been found dead in her cell at a women’s penitentiary.

Politics

13 Feb 2025 605

Shouting across the pond: Elon Musk rekindles a decade-old grooming gangs scandal in an attempt to sway British politics

As Elon Musk tries to expand his influence in the European political arena, Tesla sales throughout the continent have significantly decreased.

Sport

13 Feb 2025 4438

Liverpool manager Arne Slot given extended suspension as Premier League reveals reasons for red card

Liverpool manager Arne Slot was sent off after confronting referee Michael Oliver following his team’s draw at Everton on Wednesday night, and the Dutchman now learns the duration of his ban.

World

13 Feb 2025 655

Munich latest: Car plows into crowd ’injuring at least 20 people’ as police ’fire through windows’

Local police in Munich, Germany, have initiated an investigation after a car collided with a crowd of people, with footage uploaded to social media depicting a significant operation in the city.

News

12 Feb 2025 780

Nottingham NHS trust fined £1.6 million for series of failures leading to baby deaths

The fine comes after the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three babies and their mothers.