All news by author Thomas Brown
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Friend shares update on Sven-Goran Eriksson’s terminal illness
One of Sven-Goran Eriksson’s close friends says the former England head coach is now too ill to walk to his favourite lake back home in Sweden.
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Kate Middleton makes a rare public appearance, joining the Royal Family in Balmoral
The Princess of Wales has joined the rest of the Royal Family on a visit to the local church near Balmoral Castle.
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Italian authorities reveal initial findings in Bayesian manslaughter investigation following tragic sinking, citing ’mistakes’ made
Italian prosecutors release initial findings in manslaughter investigation into the Bayesian disaster, following claims that the luxury yacht was "unsinkable."
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British Airways flights canceled at Heathrow as Storm Lilian is set to hit the UK
British Airways has axed flights at Heathrow Airport as Storm Lilian is making its way to the UK with 80mph winds forecast.
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HMP Wandsworth had the "worst year in memory" for inhumane conditions
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), said it had "inherited a justice system in crisis".
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A murder investigation has been opened after a delivery driver was killed while trying to prevent the theft of his own van
Police reported that when the driver tried to stop his van from being stolen, the suspect sped off, leaving the victim partially hanging from the passenger door of the vehicle.
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Bodies found in superyacht wreck are Mike Lynch and his daughter
Two bodies recovered from the wreckage of the sunken Bayesian yacht are those of Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter Hannah, the Italian authorities believe.
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Huge fire erupts at block of flats in south-east London
A block of flats has caught on fire in south-east London with 70 firefighters called to put out the blaze.
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Rocket explosion during testing at the new UK spaceport in Shetland
Rocket Factory Augsburg reports that an ‘anomaly’ caused the ‘loss of the stage,’ confirming no injuries occurred.
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Prison crowding emergency measures described as a ’sticking plaster,’ Starmer told
Ministers activate Operation Early Dawn, so defendants can be held in police cells as more are sentenced over riots
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Hundreds of homes evacuated after suspected Second World War bomb found in Northern Ireland
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in Northern Ireland after a suspected Second World War bomb was discovered.
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Andrei Illarionov: I was Putin’s right-hand man in the Kremlin — here’s what you don’t know about him and why the Ukraine war will end in only one way
Andrei Illarionov reveals the reason why Vlad turned against the West
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PwC fined £15 million for failing to report suspected fraud at City firm
Fine is FCA’s first against an auditor and follows PwC being hit with £4.9m penalty over audit by another regulator
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Trump reveals he made $300,000 from selling Bibles and has a significant cryptocurrency stash
Financial disclosure shows presidential nominee owes $500m in civil penalties but sheds little light on solvency
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Horror as plane crashes into the sea in front of air show spectators
A rescue operation has been launched to find locate a pilot, whose fate is unknown, following the horror crash in front of spectators at the Patrouille de France air show
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British Army employing AI robodogs that ’smell fear’ to detect enemies
The military is using AI-powered robodogs that can sniff out enemies - once programmed they can also detect bombs, attack targets or become agitated and run away
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Russian nuclear bombers rush NATO border as World War III tensions escalate
Germany’s Air Force confirmed in a post on social media this week that it had deployed fighters to intercept the Russian planes as they navigated over seas bordering NATO nations
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Foreign Office issues travel warning as Brits face ’exit bans’ and passport seizures
The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice after reports of holidaymakers being prevented from leaving the country and having their passports seized
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Major update on Heathrow Airport strike action affecting summer holidaymakers
The PCS Union today announced hundreds of its members who work in passport control at terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Heathrow will walk out at the end of the month
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Carpetright owed almost £350m when it collapsed into administration
Carpetright owed almost £350m when it collapsed into administration with the loss of more than 1,500 jobs before being rescued, it has been revealed.
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Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and invest in rehabilitation instead
Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime
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Scotland eliminates universal winter fuel payment in anticipation of further cuts
Scottish ministers have scrapped a universal winter fuel payment and are preparing deep cuts in other spending after the UK chancellor, Rachel Reves’s, warnings of a £22bn black hole.
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Birmingham council to sell athletes’ village homes at a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’
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Secret files reveal locations Putin plans to target with nuclear strikes in the UK and beyond
From Hull, to Barrow-in-Furness and Edinburgh – these are just some of the targets Putin has in mind for the launch of nuclear weapons.
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Boss who stopped cleaner accepting £3,000 holiday paid for by community enjoys holiday in Barbados
Paul Spiers has been cleaning the streets of Beckenham, south London, for years and is a much-loved figure. Locals donated £3,000 so he could have a holiday to Portugal
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