All news by author Thomas Brown

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Body found in search for missing British TV doctor Michael Mosley
A body has been found in the search for missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley in Greece, a police spokesperson said, but it needs formal identification.
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Putin’s ‘most modern’ £28,000,000 war toy hit deep inside Russia
Vladimir Putin’s most advanced military jet designed to rival US counterparts has been hit.
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Duke of Westminster’s staggering net worth revealed - and how he became richer than King Charles
Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, is richer than his godfather King Charles - by some margin. We explore how he came into such vast wealth and his charitable gestures
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Final player to be cut from England Euro 2024 squad by Gareth Southgate named
England manager Gareth Southgate needs to confirm his squad to UEFA by 11pm on Friday night, but he seems to have nailed down his decision on his final 26-man travelling party
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Cause of death revealed for two-year-old Bronson Battersby found dead next to father’s body
Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was found dead alongside his father Kenneth in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on January 9. An inquest has been held into the tragedy
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Prince William subtly suggests that the Royal Family ’needs more involvement from its members’
The Duke of Cambridge hosted a garden party in the rain at Buckingham Palace last month, where a number of younger, ’sidelined’ royal members were in attendance
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Huge fire tears through east London flats, causing roof collapse
People could be heard shouting ‘get out’ as a fire tore through a block of flats next to a primary school in Hackney this evening.
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Nigel Farage was milkshaked by an ’OnlyFans model’ just one day into his campaign
The woman who hurled a milkshake at Nigel Farage outside a Wetherspoons in Clacton, Essex, has been identified as an OnlyFans model.
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Trains in and out of a major London train station have been cancelled following an ’incident’
Commuters are facing serious disruptions after someone was hit by a train forcing Euston to cancel journeys.
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The always insufficient balance of Nodus Bank
A recently released judicial document recounts the series of misdeeds that two Venezuelans allegedly committed in the administration of that bank in Puerto Rico, which when it collapsed left debts still unpaid for 3,500 savers.
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A teenager has been jailed for stabbing two men to death following a dispute over a woman outside a nightclub in Halifax
Rashane Douglas, from Huddersfield, stabbed Joshua Clark, 21, and Haidar Shah, 19, outside Maggie’s nightclub in Halifax on 1 October last year.
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The Spanish Prime Minister’s wife has been summoned to court over corruption allegations
“What we have here is a mudslinging campaign by the right and the far right,” a government spokesperson said.
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Nigel Farage gets doused in milkshake outside Wetherspoons
Nigel Farage has been hit with a milkshake outside a Wetherspoons in Clacton after his election announcement.
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Fire tears through newbuild flats sending acrid smoke through central London
The building involved, near Silvertown Way, is currently under construction.
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Person spotted falling from London’s Tower Bridge, prompting a desperate river rescue mission
An eyewitness said that they saw the man shout before falling down to the water, with police having now released a statement on the incident in central London
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’Dr Death’ and Essex gang who held brutal dog fights jailed
The ringleader’s phone contained incriminating video and photos of the dogs and gruesome fight reports.
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Rob Burrow dies aged 41 as Leeds Rhinos mourn rugby league legend
Rugby league icon Rob Burrow has passed away at the age of 41, Leeds Rhinos have announced.
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Arsenal legend Kevin Campbell ‘rushed to hospital’ as Ray Parlour leads support
Kevin Campbell has been reportedly ‘rushed to hospital’ with messages of support flooding in for the Arsenal legend, including one from Ray Parlour.
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US embassy in London refuses to pay $18.6 million in congestion charge fees
The US embassy in London is refusing to pay more than $18.6 million in charges from unpaid congestion fees, according to Transport for London (TfL), which oversees the city’s vast transport network.
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David Beckham bonds with King Charles over beekeeping as he is named charity ambassador
Soccer icon David Beckham exchanged beekeeping tips with King Charles, he said, when the pair met ahead of the former England captain being named ambassador for The King’s Foundation.
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’Pointless’ Tory levelling-up scheme deemed a £165m failure as dole queues grow
The Conservative Party’s levelling-up scheme by for the country promised to see much-needed funds injected into many left behind parts of the country in a bid to transform them
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Who is Dick Schoof? Here are 8 things to know about the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Nicknamed ‘Tricky Dick’, the new head of the Netherlands’ far-right-led government is not afraid of bending the rules.
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Healthcare assistant defrauded vulnerable patients
A healthcare assistant who targeted vulnerable patients in what a judge called "the most grotesque breach of trust" has been jailed for 15 months for fraud.
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British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee
Clip on social media showed Jon Benjamin aiming assault rifle at colleague in region rife with drug gangs
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Sunak heads north after a flurry of Tory policies fail to move the dial in the polls
After week of campaign missteps, ‘reset’ is attempt to firm up base and beat back Reform UK, say observers