All news by author Thomas Brown
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UK is experiencing rise in luxury watch thefts, with stolen timepieces exceeding £1.6 billion, and £60 million worth taken in Britain alone last year
The UK has experienced a significant increase in luxury watch theft, with the total value of lost and stolen timepieces now totaling £1.6 billion, according to new figures.
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Female prison officer imprisoned after sending 4,000 suggestive messages to inmate behind bars
Toni Cole, 29, was sentenced to 12 months in jail after it was discovered that she had been involved in a series of intimate encounters with a prisoner at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire.
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According to the court, a United Nations judge compelled a woman to work as a slave after deceiving her into coming to the UK
A judge from a United Nations criminal tribunal tricked a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she pursued a PhD in law at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.
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Thousands of tourists gather to witness the Etna eruption, obstructing rescue services
Tourists obstructing streets and engaging in ’dangerous’ behavior, say Sicilian officials.
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Godstone sinkhole: Buildings evacuated as a massive 62ft hole opens in the middle of the high street
A cordon has been established along the high street, and several buildings have been evacuated after the massive 62-foot-long, 10-foot-wide sinkhole appeared following reports of a burst water pipe.
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British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been charged with espionage in Iran while traveling around the world
A British couple has been arrested in Iran on accusations of spying.
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New sighting of New Zealand ’bushman’ on the run with his children
A fugitive father has been spotted with his children for the second time in the three years since he went on the run.
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Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats ’Brexit was a mistake’ arguing strengthened ties would offset Trump tariffs
Sadiq Khan is expected to tell EU diplomats that "Brexit was a mistake" as he contends that strengthening ties with the trading bloc would help counteract Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
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Meghan Markle changes direction and renames her brand after the initial one was a major failure
Less than a year after launching her lifestyle brand ‘American Riviera Orchard’, Meghan Markle has renamed it.
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Father ’traumatized’ after discovering 100-year-old baby skeleton beneath floorboard
A man who uncovered the remains of a 100-year-old dead baby underneath a floorboard says he is still traumatised by the event months later.
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450 thousand UAH per square meter: a fortress for millionaires is being built in Poland
The new building will have 15 luxury apartments. The smallest apartment will be at least 150 square meters.
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Princess of Wales shares heartwarming portraits drawn by George, Charlotte, and Louis - but who drew whom?
The Princess of Wales has unveiled portraits created by her three children during the half-term break as part of an initiative to inspire families to engage in creative activities together.
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FBI has warned about a new scam involving data theft and account hacking
Gmail users have been given a red alert warning over an alarming new scam that tries to steal your data.
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American detained due to cannabis gummies in Moscow freed prior to Russia-U.S. discussions
U.S. citizen Kalob Byers, who was detained in Russia on drug smuggling charges after cannabis-infused gummies were discovered in his luggage, has been released from custody.
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Irish statistics indicate a €6 billion decrease in trade with Great Britain
The value of imports and exports is currently around €32 billion, with the chemical sector being one of those affected by Brexit-related red tape.
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France puts five suspected IS militants on trial for the kidnapping of four journalists in Syria
One suspect, Mehdi Nemmouche, is serving a life sentence for a 2014 attack on a Jewish museum in Brussels.
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’One in a million’ British dad, 37, ’left to die alone in a Las Vegas hotel’
The wife and two young sons of William Howell are suing the renowned Aria Casino Hotel in Sin City, including its security team, along with the ambulance company and its crew, regarding his death.
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"I thought it was fireworks": Pub landlady recounts moments before the fatal Valentine’s Day car park shooting
The landlady of the Kent pub where a woman was shot dead on Valentine’s Day told LBC she confused the sound of gunshots with "fireworks".
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Luxurious mansion of Putin’s banker worth $223 million: how Andrey Kostin built a villa for himself and his lover Nailya Asker-Zade
In August 2019, prime-time TV presenter Nailya Asker-Zade found herself at the center of a scandal: journalists discovered her to be in possession of a nearly $33 million plot of land near the village of Razdory in Rublevka, a luxurious residential area outside Moscow.
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World’s ’first openly gay imam’ killed in car ambush
Muhsin Hendricks – considered to be the world’s first openly gay imam – has been shot dead during an ambush on his car in South Africa.
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Get married or get fired: Chinese company involved in scandal over employee demands
The trade union of a company in Yinan county, East China’s Shandong Province recently issued a notice requiring single employees aged 28-58 to marry by September 30 or face a review and potential dismissal...
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5-year-old boy killed after hyperbaric chamber explodes during oxygen therapy
The parents of a young boy who died while receiving oxygen therapy have said they are ‘absolutely devastated’.
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Moment police arrest a masked man who raped two women at gunpoint in a horrific attack
This is the moment police arrested a masked man who had raped two women he met on an escort website at gunpoint.
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Russian cybercrime expert returns to Russia amid Europe’s crackdown on cybercrime
Russian cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik returns to Moscow after a prisoner swap with the U.S., while Europol targets a major ransomware network, arresting four Russians and seizing key servers.
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UK military too ’depleted’ to lead Ukraine peace mission - former Army chief
The UK military is "so run down" it could not lead any future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the former head of the Army has said.
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