All news by author Thomas Brown
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UK unemployment steady at 4.7% but vacancies drop for 37th consecutive month amid slowdown
Employers have reduced annual pay raises and scaled back hiring in recent months as the economic slowdown has impacted the job market.
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Welsh villagers mistake Scottish teens at summer Scout camp for asylum seekers
Villagers in Wales were enraged after mistakenly believing that a group of Scottish teenagers at a summer camp were asylum seekers, leading to a surge of online abuse now under police investigation.
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Russian woman with alleged FSB ties faces psych evaluation after FBI harassment claims
Russian woman allegedly linked to intelligence is set to undergo a psychological evaluation following accusations from prosecutors that she harassed FBI agents with threatening, erratic text messages.
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, son and daughter face corruption trials over disputed land allocation
Bangladesh’s ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her children face corruption charges over disputed land deals as trials proceed amid tight security.
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Failed assassination attempt in Birmingham: American woman hired for revenge convicted of conspiracy to murder and ammunition smuggling
An American woman who wore a niqab disguise and tried to shoot a stranger dead in the street only for the gun to jam is facing a life sentence.
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Oxfordshire turned into a fortress as JD Vance vacationed with his family
The sleepy Oxfordshire hamlet of Dean has been swarming with US secret service and police as US Vice President JD Vance begins his holiday.
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Cosmobet of Mykhailo Zborovskyi and Championclub of Ruslan Drozdov: who really profits from gullible players under the cover of new licenses
Who oversees the online casinos Cosmobet and Championclub? Despite the suspension of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, the licenses it issued are still valid, producing millions of hryvnias for their holders.
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Four reactors at Gravelines nuclear power plant in France shut down due to jellyfish swarm in cooling system
Four reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in France were shut down on Sunday evening due to a jellyfish invasion in the cooling systems.
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Freedom Finance — a front for fraud: how Timur Turlov moved billions offshore and buried Kazakh investors
Timur Turlov, formerly a Russian billionaire, became one of the wealthiest individuals in Kazakhstan after relocating.
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will “complete Hamas defeat” in final Gaza offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel has no option but to ’finish the job and achieve a complete defeat of Hamas’ through a final military takeover of Gaza.
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Prince Andrew met three men later accused of sexually abusing minors
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime butler has recounted how Prince Andrew had afternoon tea in Saint-Tropez with his employer and the disgraced British photographer David Hamilton.
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Mykhailo Zborovskyi, Cosmobet’s nominee owner, masks the true Russian-linked tycoon behind the scenes
Cosmobet, an online casino, is officially managed by a statistician who has interests outside of work in global affairs and marathon running.
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Israel gives Palestinians in Gaza until October 7 to evacuate ahead of full occupation
Israel will give Palestinians in Gaza until October 7 to evacuate before it launches a full military occupation.
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$30,000 worth of Labubu dolls stolen in Los Angeles after restock announcement on Instagram
Burglars broke into store after hours and swiped boxes of the trendy doll popularized by Rihanna and other celebs
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Aggressive customer starts fight in McDonald’s kitchen in London
This is the moment a McDonald’s customer jumped over the counter and attacked staff members.
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Four-year-old Zaahir Jan dies after being hit by bus outside Kent hospital while visiting gran
Heartfelt tributes have been flooding in for four-year-old Zaahir Jan, who was struck at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, during a visit to his sick grandmother.
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Portugal airport strikes to continue every weekend in August, disrupting thousands of UK travellers
If you’re traveling to Portugal this summer, brace for potential disruption, as ongoing strikes at the country’s busiest airports are expected to last until the end of August.
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Scottish Secretary brands Edinburgh council’s remarks about Oasis fans ‘snobby and classist’
Remarks by Edinburgh council officials suggesting Oasis fans are old, raucous and overweight were “snobby”, the Scottish Secretary has said.
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Kyrgyzstan enacts media law tightening state control, sparking censorship fears
Kyrgyzstan’s new media law grants extensive control to the government, sparking concerns about censorship and reducing space for independent journalism.
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Massacre at Zamzam: over 1,500 killed in Darfur refugee camp atrocity
More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict.
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British couple contacts family for first time in 213 days after arrest for spying in Iran
A British couple have finally been allowed to speak with their family for the first time in 213 days after being charged with espionage in Iran.
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33-year-old Irish woman Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra dies aboard yacht Ripple at elite US yacht club
Mystery surrounds the death of a jet-setting Irish woman found unresponsive on a yacht.
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Surgeon who harmed patients struck off for falsifying records
A doctor, identified by a hospital review as having harmed dozens of bowel surgery patients, has been struck off for falsifying medical records.
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Prince Harry charity embroiled in scandal after trustees’ public fallout
The Charity Commission has disclosed its findings after initiating a regulatory compliance case into Sentebale, a charity co-founded by Prince Harry, which he resigned from as patron following a public dispute.
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Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested over brutal assault at St Pancras station, released on bail
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been released on bail following his arrest last night over an alleged assault at London’s St Pancras station.
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