All news by author Thomas Brown

28 Oct 2025 797

Netanyahu orders powerful strikes following alleged Hamas violations

The Israeli military has attacked multiple locations in Gaza City following an order from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for intense strikes on the conflict-torn Gaza Strip, alleging that Hamas broke the ceasefire mediated by the United States.

Investigation

28 Oct 2025 562

The patriarch of the Dagestan mafia, Gazi Luguev, returns to Moscow with millions from Swiss offshores

77-year-old Gazi Luguev, who has long resided in comfortable Geneva and is considered the leader of the Dagestani organized crime group, has suddenly appeared in Moscow — what could be the reason for his return?

World

27 Oct 2025 852

Dogs with blue fur spotted at Chernobyl

The caregivers of the dogs that have settled at the Chernobyl site have observed some canines with blue fur, a first occurrence in the disaster zone.

World

27 Oct 2025 609

Ex-trader Tom Hayes launches $400m lawsuit against UBS over Libor prosecution

Tom Hayes, the first banker jailed over Libor interest rate rigging, is suing his former employer UBS for $400m (£300m), claiming he was a “hand-picked scapegoat” for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutiny.

World

27 Oct 2025 730

Turkey investigates hundreds of football referees involved in sports betting

Turkey’s football federation revealed that 371 of its 571 referees hold betting accounts, prompting the prosecutor’s office to open an investigation into alleged match-fixing.

News

27 Oct 2025 890

Premier League stars’ favourite airline in crisis amid mounting debts

A UK airline is reportedly on the brink of administration, which would be a significant setback for the British travel industry.

News

27 Oct 2025 649

Public health experts call tobacco bill a ‘gamechanger’ for future generations

More than 1,200 public health leaders have urged for the quick passage of the tobacco and vapes bill through parliament to “protect future generations.”

News

26 Oct 2025 607

Starmer to hold talks with Erdogan on finalising Eurofighter Typhoon agreement

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Turkey on Monday for talks regarding the deal to sell Typhoon fighter jets to the country.

Crime

26 Oct 2025 603

Police recapture Hadush Kebatu after “unbelievably irresponsible” release

Convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu will be deported from the United Kingdom after police finally caught him sitting on a bench in a north London park.

World

26 Oct 2025 947

Oklahoma baseball star avoids prison after raping two girls

A mother said, ’she felt the wind knocked out of her’ when her daughter’s rapist avoided prison because of his age.

Crime

26 Oct 2025 680

Convicted sex offender and asylum seeker mistakenly released from prison arrested in London

An asylum seeker and convicted sex offender whose crimes sparked protests outside migrant hotels across the country has been arrested after being mistakenly released from prison.

Crime

25 Oct 2025 718

UK homebuyers risk losing £78,000 in rising conveyancing fraud

UK households with £78,000 bank balances risk them being reduced to £0.

Crime

25 Oct 2025 849

Westminster officers raid offices over snail farm tax avoidance

A London council has discovered offices filled with boxes of snails as it vows to crack down on a "bizarre" attempt to avoid business rates.

Politics

25 Oct 2025 654

MP questions morality and legality of deporting lawfully settled residents

Labour has called on the Conservatives to clarify their plan to remove the right to remain permanently in the UK from thousands of people, stating that those affected have a right to know what is being proposed.

Crime

25 Oct 2025 762

Mother and baby targeted in shocking Belfast city hijacking

A baby was threatened with broken glass during a vehicle hijacking in Belfast city centre.

World

24 Oct 2025 928

France hands first-ever life sentence without parole to a woman for killing schoolgirl Lola Daviet

The case sent shockwaves through France and reignited a heated debate over the country’s immigration policies.

Crime

24 Oct 2025 866

Record £870 million in fraud stopped by banks, but online scams still growing

Fraudsters stole more than £629 million from UK consumers in the first six months of 2025, a 3% increase on last year, according to new figures from UK Finance.

Crime

24 Oct 2025 734

Cowboy builder Mark Killick jailed for defrauding 37 customers of £1.25 million

A cowboy builder who defrauded dozens of customers out of more than £1.25 million is facing jail.

News

24 Oct 2025 896

Richmond bin workers threaten strike amid ongoing pay dispute with contractor Serco

Residents of a London borough face the threat of a bin strike after refuse workers in a pay dispute backed industrial action.

Finance

23 Oct 2025 765

E-commerce giant to shut 14 stores and convert five into Whole Foods Market locations

Amazon intends to shut down all of its Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom to concentrate on online grocery services.

Crime

23 Oct 2025 826

Northern Ireland court acquits soldier of murder charges related to Bloody Sunday killings

A Belfast court on Thursday found a British soldier not guilty of murder in the only trial of a member of the British Armed Forces over the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland.

World