All news by author Thomas Brown
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Hazardous new drugs found in fake medications across the UK
Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal.
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Cult members jailed for storming court and trying to kidnap a coroner
Members of a cult who tried to kidnap a coroner for ‘detrimental necromancy’ have been jailed.
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Financing militants and laundering crypto: accusations mount against “Money 24/7” businessman Andriy Smirnov
The public organization "Stop Corruption" has filed an appeal with the Office of the Prosecutor General, seeking an investigation into the operations of currency exchange points under the "Money 24/7" brand in Kyiv and their owner, Andriy Smirnov.
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Manchester United dismiss Erik ten Hag and announce interim replacement
Manchester United have sacked Erik ten Hag following the 2-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday.
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British lawmakers accuse Starmer of having a ’colonial mindset’ in the slavery reparations debate
Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a "colonial mindset" and trying to silence nations pushing for discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery at this month’s Commonwealth summit in Samoa.
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Mother who died in tower block tragedy reportedly fell from window while smoking
A heavily pregnant mum who fell 90ft to her death from a tower block in Leeds may have been the victim of a tragic accident.
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UK government warned to change drug policy or face increased poisoning deaths
Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new high
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Tourists cautioned as Iceland’s volcanic site reopens following six eruptions within a year: no one will save you
Local safety chief’s stark advice as visitors return to Grindavík – with more activity expected
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Greece removes anonymity for whistleblowers in the Novartis case
Greek authorities lifted the anonymity of two whistleblowers Thursday in the Novartis bribery case, which implicated several government officials, including two former prime ministers.
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UK’s ‘most prolific catfisher’ who drove girl, 12, to take her own life jailed
Online predator Alexander McCartney who drove one of his catfish victims to take her own life, has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
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14-year-old boy took his own life after developing an emotional attachment to an AI chatbot
A mum says her son was provoked into killing himself by an AI chatbot that he fell in love with online.
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Lucy Letby loses appeal against attempted murder conviction of baby girl
Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life orders for the murders and attempted murders of babies in her care while she worked as a neonatal nurse in the Countess of Chester Hospital
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OnlyFans ’model’ escapes jail after blackmailing a customer, leaving him fearful of losing his wife
Bethan Guy, 29, avoided jail after threatening to tell a married man’s wife he was signed up to her OnlyFans account unless he agreed to pay her several hundred pounds
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Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine killed in Israeli attack, group confirms
Hashem Safieddine, the top Hezbollah official widely expected to succeed slain secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli attack, the group said on Wednesday.
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Inside sick ’human butchery’ ring who made £300,000 from ’testicle salads’ and live castrations
As the Court of Appeal has ruled that convicted members of an extreme body modification gang can challenge their appeals, the Mirror takes a look inside the twisted group of ’eunuch makers’, whose leader kept his penis in a drawer
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Body discovered in search for missing mother Victoria Taylor
Police searching for missing mum Victoria Taylor have found a body close to where she was last seen.
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Man ‘kidnapped girl, 9, outside Harrods before drugging and sexually assaulting her’
A man kidnapped a nine-year-old girl from outside Harrods in central London before drugging and sexually assaulting her in what was ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, a court has heard.
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Shooting at university in Georgia leaves one dead and five injured
Shooting at Albany State University was one of two in US during weekend that shattered homecoming-related activities
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Most of Cuba is without power as Hurricane Oscar approaches the island
Large parts of Cuba are without power as Category 1 Hurricane Oscar approaches from the east.
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Rachel Reeves plans to tax businesses to fill the £9 billion black hole in the NHS
Rachel Reeves is set to use one of the most pivotal budgets of recent times to call on businesses to pay more tax to help restore the NHS, amid warnings that the health service has been left with a £9bn hole in its finances.
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Mohammed Kudus faces extended ban after shocking meltdown during West Ham’s defeat to Spurs
West Ham attacker Mohammed Kudus lost his head late in defeat to Tottenham when shoving two opponents in the face and that could lead to the FA extending his suspension retrospectively
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Private school campaigners compare education secretary to Nazis over proposed VAT plan
Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy
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Met police only pursued charges against Al Fayed for two victims
The Metropolitan Police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge Mohamed Al Fayed in relation to two out of 21 women who accused him of sexual offences while he was alive, the BBC has established.
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Heavily pregnant woman and her unborn baby die in crash involving unmarked police car
The woman, 38, and her unborn child died following a crash in Eltham, southeast London.
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AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery is reaching a "tipping point," warns watchdog, as the technology fuels a rise in exploitation
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication
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