All news by author Thomas Brown

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Woman sexually assaulted near Glasgow underground station
Police are investigating the rape of a woman near an underground station in Glasgow.
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British investigative journalist banned from entering Cambodia
Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media.
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Met Police considers disbanding Royal Parks unit, prompting charity warnings of ’serious consequences’
Senior Metropolitan Police officers have held talks with the Royal Parks Charity Board to discuss "key considerations and risks".
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Russian state TV displays military using U.S.-made sniper rifles and ammunition, despite the 2014 embargo
Russian state broadcaster Channel One (Pervy Kanal) has aired footage of Russian military snipers using American-made Desert Tech rifles and Hornady ammunition, despite a Western arms embargo that has been in place since 2014.
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NHS initiates groundbreaking AI trial to detect breast cancer early and reduce waiting times
A major trial aiming to transform breast cancer screening with artificial intelligence has been launched, with almost 700,000 women expected to take part.
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Man sought for the murder of a gangster allegedly involved in the drive-by shooting of a 9-year-old girl at a London restaurant
Kemal Armagan is suspected of killing the boss of the Tottenham Turks clan in Moldova after carefully planning the hit for two weeks and honing his skills on a shooting range.
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Rogue pigs cause chaos in ’terrorized’ quaint village after escaping from farm
An intrepid herd of pigs have been causing chaos in a Norfolk village by escaping from a nearby farm and digging up gardens while on the prowl for food.
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Samsung billionaire Jay Y. Lee cleared of all charges in significant legal victory
Samsung Electronics Co. Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee won a court decision clearing him of charges of fraud and stock-rigging, allowing the head of Korea’s most influential firm to focus on turning around a struggling electronics business.
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Man involved in Qur’an-burnings convicted of incitement in Sweden
Stockholm court gives Salwan Najem, whose co-defendant was shot dead last week, suspended sentence and fine.
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Pro-Russia paramilitary leader killed in Moscow bomb attack
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of battalion fighting against Ukraine, dies after blast that also killed bodyguard.
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No10 delivers unexpected verdict on Donald Trump amid global trade war concerns
Over the weekend the erratic US President Donald Trump announced 25% trade taxes on goods coming from America’s nearest neighbours and largest trade partners - Canada and Mexico.
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Mystery of World War Two ship torpedoed by Nazi Germany finally resolved
A World War Two ship torpedoed by Adolf Hitler has been discovered along the coast of Rio De Janeiro using sonar imaging.
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US President Donald Trump earned more than $802 million since the launch of his memcoin
U.S. President Donald Trump has earned over $802 million since the launch of the meme coin OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP), which was introduced on January 18, 2025.
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British teenager, 18, killed by Russian drone minutes into first mission on Ukraine frontline
Britsh teen volunteer James Wilton “did not stand a chance” when he was killed by a Russian drone while fighting in Ukraine, his best pal said.
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US threatens Panama after Trump vows to reclaim the canal
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told Panama’s president the country must stop the alleged Chinese influence over the canal - or face the consequences.
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Four university students dead in Colchester car crash, vehicle left ’unrecognisable
Four students from the University of Essex died in a horror car crash in Colchester in the early hours of Saturday morning, as police urged people to keep their curtains shut.
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Barclays IT glitch derails house purchase, leaving family homeless
Paola Mereu, 39, sold the house her and her husband and their daughters lived in at Uxbridge and were meant to buy their new home on Friday.
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Canada and Mexico retaliate after Trump signs order for punitive tariffs
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’.
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Avanti West Coast passengers experience major disruptions as rail strikes resume
Sunday’s stoppage to be worsened by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until June.
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Former Harrods employee accuses Mohamed and Salah al Fayed of assault in the 1990s
Describing her ordeal on camera for the first time, Rachael Louw told Sky News that Salah al Fayed climbed into her bed while she was working as his assistant on a yacht in Monaco. She also recounted Mohamed al Fayed’s attempts to coerce her.
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Trump imposes tariffs, prompting retaliation from Canada and Mexico
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America’s three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada.
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Drone footage reveals the aftermath of the fire that destroyed Maghull Town Hall
Drone footage has captured the aftermath of a large fire engulfing a town hall in Merseyside.
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Jess Phillips pledges to crack down on AI child abusers, expressing concern that it wasn’t already illegal
As Britain becomes the first country to announce tough laws to crush the vile trade in AI generated child sex abuse material - safeguarding minister Jess Phillips tells the Mirror she was "shocked" so little was done for years.
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Philadelphia plane crash kills six, including a girl, marking the second US aircraft tragedy in two days
A crash involving a Learjet 55 has been confirmed in the area of Northeast Philadelphia, just two days on since a devastating crash claimed the lives of 67 people in Washington DC.
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OpenAI launches o3-mini reasoning model after DeepSeek craze
OpenAI on Friday released o3-mini, an AI model that focuses on improved reasoning capabilities at a more modest cost than its predecessor.