All news by author Thomas Brown

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Football fans assault bus and hurl beer cans at pub during city center rampage
Football fans have been embroiled in violent clashes ahead of today’s Sky Bet Championship derby match between Cardiff City and Bristol City.
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Uber and Bolt drivers go on strike on Valentine’s Day
Thousands of Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee drivers are logging off during peak hours on Valentine’s Day in a campaign for better pay and working conditions, a union says.
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Network Rail fined £3.75 million for health and safety breaches that led to the death of track workers
Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis were killed after being struck by a train near Port Talbot in July 2019.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton share a Valentine’s Day post with a nod to the ‘hardest year’
Prince William has posted a photo of himself and Princess Kate for Valentine’s Day, and fans are praising the simple yet powerful gesture that acknowledges the extremely challenging year they have endured.
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Student passed away from sepsis after an antibiotics error in a London hospital, inquest hears
A potentially life-saving drug was prescribed for William Hewes, but it was not administered quickly enough due to a communication mix-up.
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Two Darlington councillors investigated following ’wrestling’ in parish meeting
David Darling and Colin Pease, both in their 70s, exchanged insults, resulting in scratches, bleeding, and broken glasses.
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Chilling footage shows the potential outcome if an asteroid strikes Earth in 2032
There would be only seconds to prepare before the fireball hits.
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Urgent search for missing girl, 13, last seen in her school uniform
An urgent search has been launched to try and find a schoolgirl who has been missing since yesterday morning.
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NASA scientist unveils list of countries at risk of being struck by massive ’city killer’ asteroid the size of Big Ben
A NASA scientist has forecasted the potential impact location on Earth of a massive asteroid that might collide with the planet in seven years.
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Woman who ’murdered family with poisoned Christmas cake’ found dead in prison cell
Deise Moura dos Anjos, who was accused of fatally poisoning three members of her family with a Christmas cake, has been found dead in her cell at a women’s penitentiary.
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Shouting across the pond: Elon Musk rekindles a decade-old grooming gangs scandal in an attempt to sway British politics
As Elon Musk tries to expand his influence in the European political arena, Tesla sales throughout the continent have significantly decreased.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot given extended suspension as Premier League reveals reasons for red card
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was sent off after confronting referee Michael Oliver following his team’s draw at Everton on Wednesday night, and the Dutchman now learns the duration of his ban.
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Munich latest: Car plows into crowd ’injuring at least 20 people’ as police ’fire through windows’
Local police in Munich, Germany, have initiated an investigation after a car collided with a crowd of people, with footage uploaded to social media depicting a significant operation in the city.
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Nottingham NHS trust fined £1.6 million for series of failures leading to baby deaths
The fine comes after the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three babies and their mothers.
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Labour’s new borders watchdog to work remotely from Finland, 1,200 miles away from London
Labour’s prospective new borders watchdog is likely to work from home in Finland - over 1,000 miles from Westminster - at least some of the time.
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School according to British standards or a money laundering scheme: What is Lviv British School hiding and what does the Prime Minister of Ukraine’s daughter have to do with it?
The United Kingdom has one of the best education systems in the world, and studying at its schools and universities is very prestigious. At the same time, Cambridge and Oxford have their educational programs, which schools in other countries follow. British educators issue licenses to the most prestigious educational institutions...
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Trump’s border czar tells Pope Francis to ’stick to the Catholic Church’ after pope slams mass deportations
President Trump’s U.S. border czar Tom Homan lashed out Tuesday at Pope Francis after the leader of the Catholic Church strongly criticized the mass deportation of migrants that Mr. Trump has initiated in his second term.
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Warren Gatland steps down as Wales rugby head coach with immediate effect
Wales have suffered a record string of defeats - 14 in a row - and are yet to win a game in this year’s Six Nations championship.
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UK delays response to US metal tariffs
The UK will not retaliate immediately to the renewal of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US, the BBC understands.
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UK family recounts horror of bloodstained, sex toy-filled holiday rental
The family, which included four small children, were initially told by Vrbo that the property’s issues were ‘minor’.
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Rep. Nancy Mace accuses ex-fiancé, associates of assaulting her, raping others in House speech
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Monday used a nearly hour-long speech on the U.S. House floor to accuse her ex-fiancé of physically abusing her, recording sex acts with her and others without their consent...
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Pilot killed in collision involving Motley Crue frontman’s jet at Arizona airport
A pilot has been killed after a private jet owned by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil crashed into another plane at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, pulling the UK into trade war
Donald Trump has declared 25% tariffs on all imports of aluminium and steel to the US, "without exceptions or exemptions".
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Construction of Northumberland play park halted after discovery of 157 WWII bombs
More than 150 of the unexploded World War 2 ’practice’ devices have been uncovered on a play park construction site in Wooler, Northumberland.
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Romania uncovers €100M EU funding fraud ring
An investigation reveals how suspected mafia-linked companies used fake documents to win 100 million euros in EU-funded contracts in Romania.