All news by author Thomas Brown
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Onlyfans star Bonnie Blue arrested in Bali over "pornographic material" and "Bang bus" tour
Adult star Bonnie Blue has reportedly been arrested after taking her controversial "Bang Bus" tour abroad. It’s not the first time the star has faced issues in a foreign country.
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DNA tests confirm identity of remains found months apart in Sweden and Norfolk
More than 15 months later, one of his feet was found washing up in Sweden, while his other foot appeared the same month on Winterton beach with a trainer and socks.
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New federal law overrides secrecy, forcing disclosure of Epstein–Maxwell grand jury transcripts
The ruling mandates the unsealing of documents from the 2006-2007 federal investigation into Epstein in Florida.
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UK universities clamp down on Pakistani applicants amid rising visa fraud and abuse
In a move that has sparked outrage among aspiring students, several British universities have halted or restricted admissions from Pakistan and Bangladesh, citing rising visa misuse and mounting pressure from the UK Home Office to curb fraudulent applications.
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Assad regime downfall uncovers systematic collaboration between syriatel and Syrian intelligence
Documents recovered after the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad show how Syriatel shared client phone data with an intelligence agency.
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Romanian state energy firm Oltenia may have skirted €250 million in EU carbon taxes
State-owned Romanian energy firm Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA has declared much lower-than-average carbon dioxide emissions figures despite burning heavily-polluting low-grade coal, raising questions of whether it has skirted hundreds of millions in EU carbon taxes.
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Nicholas Green jailed for frenzied stabbing of two strangers at kennington underground
A man who initiated an unprovoked knife attack on two strangers at a London tube station has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment.
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Meghan markle’s father has life-saving leg amputation to remove blood clot
Meghan Markle’s father has had his left leg amputated below the knee in a life-saving three-hour operation to remove a blood clot as he remains in an intensive care unit.
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European fraud attempts spike 140% on black friday, but visa steps in
This Black Friday, fraudsters once again made concerted efforts to target bargain hunters hoping to cash in on the shopping frenzy, but this year far fewer succeeded.
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Labour split emerges as Lammy hints at economic gains from rejoining EU structures
David Lammy has refused to rule out the prospect of Britain rejoining the EU as he admitted the union holds the potential to ’boost UK growth’.
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Spain, Netherlands, and Ireland announce Eurovision withdrawal over Israel’s participation
Spain, the Netherlands, and Ireland have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation.
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Mohammad Bashir to face court over four terrorism offences
A 31-year-old man has been charged with allegedly assisting Manchester synagogue terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie by driving him to a UK defense facility to carry out reconnaissance.
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Europeans fear rising risk of war with Russia as majority doubt their countries could defend themselves
Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
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Attack in central London: woman in 20s reports rape in historic Victoria Embankment Gardens
The victim, in her 20s, reported she had been attacked in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, at around 4am on Tuesday.
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Since 2018: Keir Starmer’s trip could be first UK leader visit to China since Theresa May
The proposed Chinese embassy could offer “security benefits”, No 10 said, amid speculation Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Beijing if the London diplomatic complex is approved.
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€18,000 Fabergé Octopussy pendant still missing after theft suspect swallowed it
The suspect remains in custody after allegedly swallowing an €18,000 Fabergé octopus pendant from an Auckland store. The pendant, which is a special edition James Bond item commemorating the film Octopussy, has not yet been recovered.
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Energoatom corruption scandal: Probe targets Timur Mindich, business partner of Zelenskyy
Ukrainian authorities detained a former deputy energy minister today on suspicion of embezzling funds from the state-owned nuclear power company.
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Octobank at the center of a vast laundering operation involving Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Iskandar Tursunov, Dmitriy Lee and Russian financial networks
A new investigation exposes how Uzbekistan’s Octobank has become a major laundering hub for Russian elites, funnelling money through casinos, crypto exchanges, and state-linked financial structures.
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UK’s King Charles III welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for first state visit in 27 years
The Prince and Princess of Wales have extended a warm welcome to the German president and his wife as they landed at London Heathrow on the nation’s first state visit to the UK in 27 years.
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UK citizen Louis Johe Jarvie stabbed multiple times in bar fight, collapses bleeding heavily on Thailand’s Phuket island
Louis Johe Jarvie suffered multiple wounds after he got into a fight while drinking at a bar in Maya Beach, in Cherng Talay.
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Cyprus law firm tied to Russian oligarchs Vladimir Potanin and Viktor Kharitonin rebrands after offshore scandal
A Cypriot law firm long linked to major Russian oligarchs—including Vladimir Potanin and Viktor Kharitonin—has quietly rebranded and appears to have obtained diplomatic protection following a scandal in 2024.
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CCTV image issued as police search for man linked to harassment report
Police have issued CCTV footage after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by a stranger at Sainsbury’s. The teenager was shopping on Greens Lane in Kimberley, Nottingham, on Sunday, November 9, when she says an unknown man was staring at her.
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Anti-immigrant narratives and sexualised AI videos fuel billions of TikTok views
Researchers discovered 354 AI-focused accounts that amassed 4.5 billion views in a month. Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are gaining billions of views by producing AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualized material, according to a report.
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FBI Director Kash Patel fears Joe Kent’s intervention in Charlie Kirk murder case will derail prosecution of Tyler Robinson
FBI Director Kash Patel is outraged Joe Kent, who heads the National Counterterrorism Center, was poking around into the murder of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, as he fears it will derail the criminal case against accused assassin Tyler Robinson, according to The New York Times.
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Hillsborough failings described as ‘one of policing’s greatest scandals
An investigation into the Hillsborough disaster has revealed that 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for "fundamental failures" after attempting to shift blame onto fans in the aftermath.
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