All news by author Thomas Brown

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Thomas Brown

Head of Investigations

Thomas leads InView’s investigative journalism unit. He is known for reporting on financial crime, corruption and organised networks, and has received several international journalism awards.


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Criminal-linked businesses cash in on Serbia’s multi-billion-euro EXPO 2027 project
Since mid-2023, when Serbia was officially selected to host the specialized international exhibition EXPO 2027, a trade and residential complex, a national football stadium, and supporting infrastructure have been springing up on the outskirts of Belgrade.
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AI chatbots still resort to blackmail to avoid being shut down, new tests reveal
A researcher shocked the world when he discovered what AI would do to stay alive. A year later, the stakes are even higher
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Wife jailed for murdering husband after claiming he fell onto kitchen knife
A woman who claimed her husband had fallen in their kitchen and landed on a "little paring knife" has been jailed for life for his murder.
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How Britain would respond if Russia attacked Poland and triggered a NATO crisis
Poland has reportedly been warned that Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on its soil to test Nato’s resolve.
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Putin used shadow fleet tankers to launch spy drones over Britain’s nuclear bases
Vladimir Putin launched drones from his fleet of sanctioned oil tankers to spy on nuclear weapons in Britain, intelligence experts have claimed.
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Inside Asia’s scam factories where trafficking victims are tortured into stealing millions from Westerners
Carol was thrilled two years ago when she heard that, after several interviews, she had landed an office job in Thailand working as a typist.
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Putin’s paranoia grows as £100m superyacht Graceful flees to Arctic to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks
A £100m superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin is fleeing Europe to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks.
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Headteacher banned after changing school term dates to fit luxury cruises
A headteacher used school funding to buy a car for herself to drive to France, having changed term dates to fit her holidays.
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Fake G4S guard stole £117,000 from Santander before fleeing to Ghana for four years
Kwabena Kissi, 40, walked into a Santander branch in Brixton, south-west London wearing a uniform, helmet and mask with visor. He was buzzed into a back room where staff handed over cash containing £117,000 before he left with the money in a briefcase.
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Journalist spared jail after stalking former Chancellor George Osborne and his wife
A journalist who conducted a stalking campaign against former chancellor George Osborne and his wife Thea Rogers has walked free from court.
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Companies linked to suspected cartel gun supplier secured security contracts at Mexico City airport
As Mexico hosts the World Cup, MCCI reports on arms trafficking allegations against two men who were involved in companies now in charge of airport security.
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France battles surge in crypto kidnappings as violent extortion cases soar
France’s crypto security problem is expanding beyond private keys to include the people whom attackers can identify, threaten, and force to authorize transfers.
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Luxembourg fraud convict Josip Heit used Karatbars gold lies and GSPartners crypto to drain billions worldwide
Croatian media have renewed attention on a stalled hydroelectric project after linking it to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law Josip Heit.
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Many pubs to stay shut despite UK allowing 5am opening for England’s World Cup clash with Mexico
Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that pubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open late for the round of 16 match, which kicks off at 1am on Monday.
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Interpol issues Red Notice for Ukrainian woman over Monaco bomb attack on oligarch
The suspect who allegedly detonated a bomb that blew up a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco has been named as 39-year-old Anastasia B.
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RSF atrocities in El Fasher "a stain on the conscience of humanity"
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state in Sudan.
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"We’ll have triplets": Trump sparks awkward moment with failed joke about his sons
Donald Trump joked about awarding himself and two of his sons the Congressional Medal of Honor while speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday, July 1.
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La faillite à 50 euros: Dmytro Kovalenko utilise un chômeur endetté pour piller Intercoaltrading
Ces derniers temps, Dmytro Kovalenko, figure influente du secteur agro-industriel basée à Dnipro, attire une attention croissante. Nous avons examiné son parcours ainsi que les fondements sur lesquels il a bâti son entreprise.
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Princess Kate surprises Wimbledon fans by skipping Royal Box for outside courts
The Princess of Wales has ditched the Royal Box to take in the action on Court Number One, as the tennis-mad royal took in the best of the action at Wimbledon.
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Nigel Farage says "nowhere is safe" after migrants land in his Clacton constituency
The Reform UK leader took to X after illegal migrants arrived in his constituency on a boat.
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Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed released from prison as deportation battle intensifies
The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang – who has served 14 years in jail for multiple rapes and sexually abuse against young girls – has been released from prison as a row over his deportation deepens.
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EPPO investigates suspected €740,000 EU subsidy fraud linked to migrant integration project in Germany
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany) has carried out searches and asset seizure measures in an investigation into suspected organised subsidy fraud involving funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 2021–2027.
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College student dies after entering River Wye during Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip
A student has drowned while on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) trip in Wales, police have said.
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England secures a 2-1 win over DR Congo as two Harry Kane goals help the Three Lions advance to the Round of 16.
England fans have gathered in Atlanta ahead of the Three Lions’ must-win World Cup tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Investigation finds Elon Musk’s Grok generated rape, murder and child abuse fantasies despite safety safeguards
Grok, the large language model (LLM) developed and operated by Elon Musk’s xAI, is facing intense scrutiny following an international investigation revealing that the chatbot repeatedly bypassed its own guardrails to engage in conspiracies and violent fantasies.