All news by author Thomas Brown
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Racism played part in police kick incident at Manchester airport, says former senior officer
Former Met chief superintendent Dal Babu says footage of man being kicked in face by officer is ‘totally appalling’
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Police officer at Manchester Airport suspended after video of men being kicked
A police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video emerged showing a man being kicked as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport.
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Armed police officer caught on video kicking man in the face while he lay on the ground at Manchester Airport
Footage shows Greater Manchester police officer pointing Taser at two men, kicking one of them and hitting the other
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Remarkable discovery: Shipwreck in Baltic Sea filled with crates of champagne
Cargo of vessel capsized near Sweden in 19th century also includes mineral water, say Polish divers
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’Inhumane’ Bibby Stockholm asylum barge to be shut down after costing millions
The Bibby Stockholm barge, which is docked in Portland, Dorset, is costing more than £41,000-a-day to lease. It will close in January, the Government has confirmed
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Shoplifting in England and Wales reaches highest rate in 20 years
Total of 443,995 offences in year to March 2024 up 30% on previous 12 months, says Office for National Statistics
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Charlotte Dujardin ’excessively whipped horse’ in video leading to Olympics withdrawal
Charlotte Dujardin has been forced to withdraw from Team GB for the upcoming Olympics after a video showed her repeatedly whipping a horse on the legs.
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Bookmaker mafia at Putin’s court — how Umar Kremlev and Alexey Rubezhnoi monopolized the betting industry
An exploration of how the president’s bodyguard and a notorious criminal from the Moscow suburbs are amassing billions in betting money
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RFE/RL Journalist Kurmasheva sentenced to 6.5 years in Russian prison
A Russian court has sentenced veteran RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship, to 6.5 years in prison on charges of spreading falsehoods about the Russian army.
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Failed Rwanda deportation scheme cost £700m, says Yvette Cooper
Home secretary describes Tory policy that Labour has axed as ‘the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’
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Royal Navy sailor under investigation for ’stealing secrets from nuclear submarine’
A sailor in the Royal Navy has been accused of stealing secrets from a nuclear submarine.
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Fraudster who pretended to be accountant stole £600,000 to fund ‘extravagant lifestyle’
Maxted pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud by abuse of position valued at £596,497.29 he was employed through a recruitment agency and failed to declare his previous fraud conviction
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Ten Brits arrested as £96million global cocaine smuggling operation smashed
The operation began back in 2020 and among others has seen about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine being found on board of a yacht, with an estimated street value of £96 million
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Haunted house actor stabbed best friend in the head, disemboweled him, and then wrote a chilling song
Brandon Christopher Risner, 23, has been jailed for life for the frenzied attack on his unsuspecting best friend Aaron William Davis, 21, in Georgia
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Israel strikes Yemen port after Houthi rebels attack Tel Aviv
Oil depot and electrical installations reportedly targeted in powerful attack on Red Sea port city
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Woman arrested in Leeds after car ‘set alight’ with children inside
Police hold 19-year-old on suspicion of arson after two children were rescued from burning vehicle
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Alleged killer of former Rolls-Royce designer arrested in France
Police say Serbian man detained near Paris after 74-year-old Ian Cameron was stabbed to death at home in Germany
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Woman who killed neighbour’s little girl, 11, with bedbug poison gas spared prison
A judge found that Akter’s decision to import the poison gas from Italy on a passenger flight could have caused a "catastrophic mid-air incident and put hundreds of lives at risk"
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One person dies in Channel crossing attempt near Gravelines
French and British coastguards rescued a further 71 people who had tried to cross in an overcrowded dinghy on Wednesday
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UK supermarkets recall burger buns over metal contamination fears
Brennans, Connell Bakery and Johnston Mooney and O’Brien products are being pulled from the shelves
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Xi Jinping reportedly suffers stroke during CCP’s third plenary session
Chinese leader Xi Jinping suffered a stroke at the third plenary meeting of the CPC Central Committee.
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Mystery as six people found dead in luxury Bangkok hotel potential ’mass poisoning’
Thai media outlets have reported that six people - both American and Vietnamese - have died in the shock poisoning at a famous hotel in Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong area
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Kenyan police say "psychopathic serial killer" arrested after women’s remains found in dump
Kenya’s National Police said Monday they had arrested a 33-year-old man whom they called a "psychopathic serial killer with no respect for human life."
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London bus smashes into shop scaffolding on busy street leaving multiple people injured
The double-decker bus crashed into the scaffolding of a shop on a busy street on Harrow Road in Maida Vale, northwest London, this afternoon - and pictures show several people affected
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Donald Trump makes first appearance with bandaged ear after assassination attempt
Donald Trump has broken cover sporting a bandaged ear in his first major appearance since he was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania - he received a hero’s welcome from Republicans
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