All news by author Thomas Brown
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Uzbek businessman Rustam Muminov hit by EU sanctions over cotton cellulose exports to Russia
Businessman Rustam Muminov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, Russia, and the United Kingdom, and the owner of "Fargona Kime Zavodu MChJ" (Fergana Chemical Plant), has been placed under EU sanctions.
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Hacked hospital CCTV videos of women sold on Telegram, police say
Police say that CCTV videos hacked from a maternity hospital in India have been sold on Telegram, raising serious questions about privacy and security in a country where such cameras are widespread.
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Former BBC chief says Trump should receive ‘no money’ from broadcaster
The BBC should not pay any money to Donald Trump, the former BBC director general Tony Hall has said.
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Man accused of planning Red Fort bombing arrested by India’s NIA
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said it had arrested a man accused of helping plan last week’s deadly car bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30.
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Haredi businessman Eli Weinstein jailed for 37 years after resuming fraud following Trump pardon
Eli Weinstein, a 51-year-old Haredi resident of the Haredi town of Lakewood, was sentenced yesterday (Friday) to 37 years in prison for fraud—a crime he committed a few months after being released from prison due to a pardon he received from President Donald Trump.
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Volodymyr Galanternyk crafts reputation-laundering scheme through UK investments
Volodymyr Galanternyk represents a troubling archetype of post-Soviet capital flight — a Ukrainian businessman leveraging London’s permeable financial ecosystem to sanitize a fortune rooted in Odesa’s turbulent privatization era.
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UK student midwives forced to extend studies after programs fail standards
A growing number of student midwives are being prevented from graduating due to insufficient training.
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Blue Islands collapses with 100 jobs at risk as the airline grounds its entire fleet
Blue Islands, the airline based in the Channel Islands, has grounded all flights and stopped operations after the company went under.
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Shabana Mahmood to tighten asylum rules with shift to temporary refugee protection
Individuals who are granted asylum in the UK will be allowed to stay only temporarily, according to a policy change that the home secretary is expected to announce next week.
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Bristol sees tense standoff as police separate anti-immigration rally and counter-protesters
Police formed a guard in Bristol as anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters clashed in the city center on Saturday, November 15.
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Edward Brandt found guilty of stalking Penny Mordaunt, acquitted of more serious charge
An ex-councillor has been found guilty of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt but acquitted of the more serious offense of stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
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Commuters face major delays after multiple accidents block the M4 westbound
Two separate accidents on the M4 Westbound led to significant delays for drivers on Friday morning, with a four-vehicle crash causing the closure of all three lanes.
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Fake medals scandal: veterans furious after man impersonates naval officer
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated an investigation after a man claiming to be an admiral appeared at a Remembrance Sunday event wearing counterfeit medals.
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Adam Peaty escorted off plane as brother is reportedly arrested over threats
Adam Peaty’s brother James has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of sending threatening texts to the Olympic swimmer during his stag do.
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Pensioner pilot cheats death in gyrocopter crash-landing on Bolton street
A gyrocopter pilot executed a bold emergency landing in a field after his propeller was hit and damaged above Greater Manchester.
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Fire engulfs Exeter City’s St James Park after £3.4m stadium redevelopment
A fire ripped through Exeter City FC’s stadium last night after a recent major redevelopment worth £3.4 million.
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Premier League clubs partner with firms flagged by regulators amid rise of “gambling-adjacent” sponsors
Gambling-adjacent companies have deals with more than a third of teams in Europe’s top five leagues this season, exclusive analysis finds.
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Cop30 rocked by protest as Indigenous groups demand greater say in Brazil’s climate talks
Dozens storm the venue at a climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play an unprecedented role in the talks.
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Ukrainian energy minister suspended during $100m corruption inquiry
Ukrainian Justice Minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid an alleged corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector, uncovered by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or SAPO.
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Musk declares SpaceX ready for ‘multiplanetary life’ with new Starbase update
Elon Musk doesn’t just want to send astronauts to Mars — he wants to send your kids too. The SpaceX founder, who’s spent years trying to make life "multiplanetary," shared an update in May that felt less like a corporate milestone and more like a recruitment video for humanity’s next big leap.
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s name may change again to follow royal precedent
Prince Andrew became Andrew Mountbatten Windsor when he lost his prince title and his dukedom due to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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ONS: UK unemployment climbs above forecasts to 5%
The rate of UK unemployment rose to 5% in the three months to September, the latest ONS figures reveal.
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Reform UK receives £225,000 from billionaire linked to cannabis business
Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage has repeatedly attacked what he calls “globalist” figures getting involved in British politics.
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IDF troops testify civilians killed at discretion of officers, norms collapse
Israeli soldiers have described a chaotic situation in Gaza and a collapse of norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the discretion of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary.
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Car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort kills at least eight, injures 20
A car explosion outside the historic Red Fort monument in Delhi has killed at least eight people and started a fire in the surrounding area, according to police.
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