All news by author Thomas Brown

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Israel’s supreme court orders government to improve food for Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
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UK braced for heavy rain, lightning and hail as yellow thunderstorm warning issued
Heavy rain, lightning, and hail are expected to hit parts of the UK on Sunday as the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms.
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Historic Cleckheaton building suffers façade collapse, no injuries reported
Footage captures a passerby on their phone noticing pieces of masonry falling - moments before the building’s façade collapsed.
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Kyrgyz investigative journalists face trial over “mass unrest” charges
This week, four former employees from Kyrgyzstan’s leading investigative newsroom, Kloop, stood trial in Bishkek, accused of conspiring to “incite mass unrest.”
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Prince William and Princess Kate prepare to move into Forest Lodge, their ‘forever home’
It has been dubbed their ’forever home’ and the place where they will continue to live once they become King and Queen.
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Closure of Elbit’s Bristol hub marks blow to Israeli arms maker in UK
An Israeli arms manufacturer’s facility in Bristol, which was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action, seems to have closed unexpectedly.
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Baroness Poppy Gustafsson steps down as UK investment minister after serving for less than a year
UK investment minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson is reportedly stepping down less than a year after being appointed to the role, following her tenure as the former boss of cybersecurity firm Darktrace.
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15-year-old charged with murder after fatal stabbing on Old Kent Road
Two boys, aged 17, were taken to the hospital after police were called to reports of a stabbing on Old Kent Road, Southwark, on Wednesday, August 27.
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Russian oligarch Potanin faces a multi-billion divorce battle over Nornickel shares
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin’s ex-wife can pursue a multi-billion dollar share of his stake in Nornickel, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, allowing potentially one of the highest-value divorce cases ever brought to continue.
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Ex-Peruvian leader Alejandro Toledo receives new jail term in Latin America’s biggest corruption case
A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to a second prison term for money laundering and corruption linked to bribes he received from the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
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Kremlin rejects western security guarantees, warnsagainst peacekeeping force
Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western peacekeeping forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s armies.
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New Māori queen delivers first speech, urges unity and a ‘new path’
It was the moment thousands had waited a year to see: New Zealand’s new Māori Queen speaking to her people for the first time since being crowned. As a light rain fell, Nga wai hono i te po, the 28-year-old monarch, urged Māori to come together and “walk a new path”.
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Trump revives ‘war department’ branding to stress “warrior ethos”
Donald Trump will order that the Pentagon be called the Department of War as it "conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve."
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Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman after 24 years
Daniel Levy has sensationally stepped down from his role as Tottenham executive chairman with immediate effect.
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Mark Carney signals austerity as Canada balances defence spending and cuts
Mark Carney has informed Canadians to brace for austerity measures, and his finance minister has warned of “tough choices” in the coming months, as the government strives to balance near-record defence spending, cuts to government programs, and a trade conflict with the United States.
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Vascular surgeon deliberately damages legs for amputation, receives prison sentence
A surgeon, who deliberately froze his lower legs for "sexual gratification," resulting in them being amputated, has been jailed.
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Nadine Dorries declares conservative party “dead” as she joins Reform UK
Former Conservative MP and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK.
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Scottish Government suspends support for firms supplying weapons to states accused of genocide
Public funding to Scottish arms companies with links to the Israeli military is to be paused.
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Nancy Mace urges US to pursue charges against Prince Andrew following testimony from Epstein victims
A close ally of Donald Trump has stated that now is a "good time to discuss prosecuting Prince Andrew" after she became emotional during an Epstein hearing.
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Nuneaton women arrested after racial abuse incident linked to asylum hotel unrest
Two women have been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after members of the public were subjected to racial abuse in Nuneaton.
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Critics accuse Starmer of hypocrisy after defending Rayner in stamp duty row
The Prime Minister has supported Angela Rayner after she acknowledged an underpayment of stamp duty on a seaside flat, which led to Opposition calls for her resignation.
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Narco-influencers targeted in Sinaloa Cartel war, six killed so far
Earlier this year, pamphlets fluttered down from a helicopter over Culiacán, capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, accusing an array of influencers and musicians of serving organized crime.
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Angela Rayner admits underpaying tax on £800k flat
Angela Rayner has acknowledged for the first time that she had not paid enough stamp duty when she bought an £800,000 flat in Hove earlier this summer.
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New military bloc: China, Russia and North Korea seek to rival NATO
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-un stood together as a united front during China’s largest-ever military parade.
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Trump administration approves Paragon deal, granting immigration agents access to spyware
US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools after a decision by the Trump administration to move forward with a contract with Paragon Solutions, a company founded in Israel that makes spyware capable of hacking into any mobile phone, including encrypted applications.