All news by author Thomas Brown
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Adulterated cooking oil floods Nigerian markets
The Nigerian government has raised alarm over the recent rise in contaminated palm oil into which middleman are allegedly adding dye, transformer oil or other harmful substances to increase their profit.
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Coventry dog attack: Seven-month-old baby dies after horror family pet mauling
The seven-month-old girl suffered catastrophic head injuries after being mauled by the dog, West Midlands Police said, as they were forced to "humanely destroy" the animal
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UK achieves 2 percent inflation target
The metric bolsters a beleaguered Conservative party that had made inflation a central issue ahead of the July 4 election.
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Man attempts to ’kidnap’ 12-year-old boy and toddler in street attack
This is the harrowing moment a man attempted to kidnap a Jewish toddler and his 12-year-old brother outside a synagogue in north London in broad daylight.
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Dario G star Paul Spencer dies aged 53 after cancer diagnosis
The dance music producer’s hits included Sunchyme and Carnaval De Paris. Last year, he was diagnosed with stage four rectal cancer.
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Fewer than 200,000 Britons living abroad apply to vote in UK election
Lack of awareness and obstacles such as last-known UK address requests cited as reasons for low participation
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England begin Euro 2024 campaign with a tense victory over a spirited Serbia
England edged to a nervy 1-0 victory over Serbia in their opening game of Euro 2024, with Jude Bellingham heading in the winning goal.
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Governor of new ’super-prison’, plagued by staff exodus, to take over jail rocked by 10 deaths in three months
Five Wells governor to take over at scandal-hit HMP Parc in Bridgend, Wales
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Thorpe Park’s Hyperia rollercoaster breaks down again, leaving thrill-seekers hanging at 236 feet
Dozens of Thorpe Park thrillseekers were stuck at the highest point on Britain’s ‘tallest and fastest’ ride
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Horror footage showed black smoke billowing into the air after the boat blast that left two injured
Horror footage showed black smoke billowing into the air after the boat blast that left two injured
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Home Secretary demands ’urgent explanation’ after police car filmed running over a cow
A video circulating on social media shows the police vehicle ramming into the cow and sending it skidding down the road - before approaching the animal for a second time and appearing to trap its head.
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Former police officer sentenced to prison for perverting justice in connection with a killing
A former police officer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiring to pervert the course of justice in connection with a sectarian killing in 1997.
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Sham trial set for falsely jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as Russia wrongly accuses journalist of spying for CIA
Washington has called the charges against Gershkovich ’fiction’
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Escaped prisoner Daniel Gee seen in new CCTV images with a woman and a pram
Notorious gangster Daniel Gee escaped from Kirklevington Prison in Stockton on May 27, and Cleveland Police has now released CCTV images of a woman who appeared to meet him at a train station.
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Mystery at chicken factory as two workers are discovered frozen to death in a narrow crawl space
Norfolk Police confirmed last week that two companies are being prosecuted for corporate manslaughter
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Nigeria detains 127 internet fraud suspects in nightclubs; guests describe the raid as brutal
Guests of two nightclubs claim Nigerian authorities randomly rounded up anyone they found inside on Saturday, accused them of internet fraud, seized their phones, and beat and humiliated them.
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Both Israel and Hamas have been found to have committed war crimes since October 7, according to a UN body
Parallel reports describe serious crimes during Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent offensive in Gaza
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Europe’s £8.1 billion high-speed train that puts the UK to shame
A luxury high-speed train between two major European cities puts the UK’s creaking rail network to shame.
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Irish MEP Clare Daly loses seat
Controversial MEP will not be returning to Brussels after she was eliminated on 17th count in Dublin constituency.
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Hunter Biden found guilty on all three charges in federal gun case
Verdict comes after week-long trial in Biden family home town of Wilmington, Delaware
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ISIS warns of Eiffel Tower drone attack in chilling Paris Olympics threat
Supporters of Islamic State have issued a call for ‘lone wolves’ to carry out drone strikes on Paris during the 2024 Olympics.
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Suspect in court charged with murder and obstruction of justice after man’s death in Edinburgh
Police Scotland officers were called to Westfield Road on Friday afternoon following concern for a man within a property. The 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Analysis shows UK unemployment is increasing faster than in any other OECD country
TUC says only Costa Rica had similar increase in first quarter as ONS data expected to show further rise in April
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Belgium headed for new government as PM set to resign after general election
The governing coalition of Alexander De Croo lost its ability to form a majority – while an expected surge for far right Vlaams Belang failed to materialise
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French far right obliterates Macron’s camp in EU election
The French far right headed by Jordan Bardella is projected to grab more than the combined total of the second and third place finishers as it lands its strongest-ever showing in a nationwide vote.
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