All news by author Thomas Brown
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Israeli hostage only discovered fiancée had survived October 7 after his release
Eliya Cohen spent over 500 days in captivity, fearing that Ziv Abud had died in the Hamas attacks in 2023.
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Rampaging shoppers climb onto a police car after a London clothing giveaway goes awry
A busy shopping street in London has descended into chaos after a clothing giveaway went wrong.
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Zelensky proposes to step down as Ukraine’s president ‘immediately’ in exchange for the end of the war
Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to step down as president of Ukraine in exchange for securing a membership to Nato in his latest attempt to end Russia’s three-year bloodshed.
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Almost 60 men and boys arrested for sexual assault and gang rape of girl
Schoolfriends, family members and neighbours are among the dozens of men arrested for the rape of a teenager in India.
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Donald Trump claims birthright citizenship was intended only for ’children of slaves’ as he criticizes Joe Biden
Donald Trump, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), criticized President Joe Biden, labeling him ’a disaster’ before addressing birthright citizenship.
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M4 and M48 human remains: Police disclose that the body found belonged to a man in his 40s
The body was discovered between junction 20 at the Almondsbury Interchange with the M5 and junction 21, near Awkley, in South Gloucestershire - the M4 and M48 were initially closed but have now reopened.
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Pope Francis in critical condition with respiratory crisis, Vatican provides health update
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week at the Gemelli hospital in Rome with a complex lung infection, is in critical condition, the Vatican said in its latest update.
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Three individuals arrested near Israeli embassy in Sweden following ’attack plan’
Swedish police have arrested three people outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on suspicion of preparing to commit violent crime.
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Police storm onto the plane and arrest the pilot just moments before take-off
Pilot Jeremy Gudorf, 33, was preparing to fly a JetBlue plane to Paris when he was detained by police due to an arrest warrant and held in custody prior to a court hearing today.
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Woman who was sexually assaulted by a postman took her own life while on the phone with Royal Mail
A woman who was sexually assaulted by a postman killed herself while she was on the phone to Royal Mail staff, a court has heard.
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Police release CCTV in search for man who assaulted 14-year-old girl in train station toilets
Police have shared a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a 14-year-old girl was raped at an Essex train station a year ago.
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Residents of the ’caravan city’ arm themselves with axes and bats following an ’arson attack’
An apparent arson attack has sparked chaos between feuding homeowners and van-dwellers who live nearby.
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Cosa Nostra prefers encrypted platform Number 1BC
The Number 1BC platform gained popularity following the law enforcement crackdown on SkyECC. Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor told OCCRP: “IT experts ensure that organized crime’s digital footprint remains concealed from investigators.”
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‘Monster’ who fatally beat top chef near Notting Hill Carnival before going clubbing found guilty of murder
A self-proclaimed "monster" has been convicted of assaulting a top chef near Notting Hill Carnival, abandoning him to die in the street while going clubbing.
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Ukraine ’blinds 8 Russian drone operators using goggles booby-trapped with explosives in a plot similar to a pager bomb’
Ukraine has reportedly blinded eight Russian drone operators in a sophisticated operation using explosive military goggles.
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Angry easyJet passenger who directed racist abuse at the police claims in court that he hadn’t eaten all day
An easyJet passenger said he was ’frothing at the mouth’ and shouting racist abuse at police forced to drag him off the plane because he ’hadn’t eaten all day’.
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US is against labeling Russia as an aggressor in the G7 joint statement on the anniversary of the invasion
The US opposes calling Russia an aggressor in a G7 statement marking the third anniversary of Russiaʼs full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Teen soldier was subjected to sexual assault and harassment by male superiors before committing suicide
The mum of a teenage soldier who killed herself after being sexually assaulted and harassed by male bosses has said she ‘won’t stop fighting until meaningful action is taken’ to address the abuse of women in the Army.
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Homeowner, 86, who shot a Black teenager who knocked on the wrong door, dies days after pleading guilty
Ralph Yarl was shot in the head by Andrew Lester after he accidentally knocked on the door of Lester’s home in Missouri in 2023. Lester, who was 86, died just days after pleading guilty to the attack.
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Police disclose new lead in hunt for missing British journalist Charlotte Peet
Detectives searching for a missing British journalist in Brazil have revealed her phone is still switched on as her family urges police to ramp up their search efforts.
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Isis-supporting boy, 14, ’who planned attack at railway station’ detained by Austrian police
Austrian investigators have arrested a 14-year-old who was allegedly planning an attack at a railway station in Vienna and discovered materials suggesting he supported the so-called Islamic State group, authorities reported.
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Woman, 74, first to be charged in Scotland under law establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics
The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.
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Trump refers to Zelenskyy as a ’dictator without elections’
We have more detail on Donald Trump’s Truth Social post...
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Glitch in the Tesco app and website prevents customers from completing their orders
Hundreds of Tesco customers are unable to complete their orders through the app or website thanks to a glitch.
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Boris Johnson enthusiasts offered a £121 handshake and photo opportunity
Tickets to hear the former prime minister speak at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160, not including the meet-and-greet.
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