All news by author Thomas Brown
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Cruel parents starved their teen ballerina daughter until she weighed only 4 stone
A couple, from Australia, forced their teenage daughter to follow a strict diet, take part in intense ballet training and taught her to become fully reliant on them - they have been jailed for neglect.
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Prince Andrew faces massive bill to repair his mansion as pictures show shocking state of home
The Duke of York has been told his 30-room Royal Lodge home is in "desperate" need of repair and is in grave danger of "irrevocable decay" if he does not carry out maintenance work.
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Authorities in Netherlands and Spain arrest suspects accused of supplying encrypted ’Sky’ phones to criminals
Authorities confiscated real estate and cryptocurrency from the suspects.
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Former Barclays CEO prepares for explosive trial over City regulator’s allegations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Court papers seen by the Guardian mean Jes Staley’s appeal against FCA ruling will demand answers on links to sex offender.
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Shamed MSP Michael Matheson claims £11,000 iPad bill controversy is ’completely blown out of proportion’
Michael Matheson was forced to step down as Scotland’s health secretary last year amid a public outcry over a near £11,000 iPad data roaming bill. In a new interview, the MSP said his opponents had sought to take "political advantage" of the situation.
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Black boxes recovered from DC plane crash site; Trump criticized for linking tragedy to diversity policies
The black boxes have been found for the passenger plane that crashed with a military helicopter over Washington DC which has left 67 presumed dead.
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Prosecutors allege Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trafficked at least three women
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trafficked at least three women in his 20-year sexual abuse scheme, prosecutors said on Thursday in filing a new criminal indictment against the incarcerated hip-hop mogul.
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Trump fuels conspiracy theories about American Airlines plane crash with ’CLEAR DAY’ statement
The US President appeared to be stepping on the toes of Washington DC first responders early this morning when he made a series of bizarre claims following the plane crash.
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Online shopping fraud increases by 20%, costing consumers over £56 million in a year
Online shopping fraud rose quickly to cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking an increase of 20% in shopping scams.
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Sechin hires escorts for positions at Rosneft and pays them large salaries from the company’s budget
FBK published an investigation into the practice of hiring escorts in the state oil company Rosneft.
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UK security officials probe DeepSeek, a Chinese AI app
Britain’s Tech Secretary Peter Kyle tells POLITICO the chatbot — which has sparked fears China is stealing a march in the AI race — is being assessed to ensure “safety is there from the onset.”
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Eight-minute countdown to disaster: Unfolding events of the Washington plane crash
There were eight minutes to prevent one of the worst air disasters in US history that saw a US Army helicopter collide with an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people and splitting it in half.
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Man who burned Quran shot dead in Sweden
A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, according to local media reports.
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Several US figure skating team members were on American Airlines plane that crashed into Potomac River
Several members of the US figure skating team were on the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River.
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Pilot’s five chilling words after ’fireball’ crash at Ronald Reagan airport
An American Airlines plane and military Black Hawk helicopter collided in mid-air near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, with one pilot in the vicinity witnessing the "fireball".
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Boy, 13, suddenly dies at school; site closed as police investigate tragedy
A 13-year-old boy has suddenly died at school in South Wales - as police launch an urgent investigation.
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Hamas to release three Israeli and five Thai hostages on Thursday amid ongoing uneasy truce
Hamas are set to release eight more hostages taken on October 7, 2023 on Thursday, as the fragile ceasefire with Israel continues.
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Trump plans to send 30,000 criminal illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay, calling it ’a tough place to get out’
Donald Trump has revealed plans to send up to 30,000 illegal immigrants to detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.
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Captain Tom’s name removed from foundation established in his honor after critical charity report
Captain Tom’s name has been dropped from the foundation set up in his honour.
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Large fire erupts at Etihad Stadium before Manchester City match
A merchandise stand outside the Etihad Stadium has burst into flame just hours before Manchester City’s Champions League game against Club Brugge.
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DeepSeek banned from certain app stores in Italy over data use concerns
Italian and Irish regulators want answers on how data harvested by chatbot could be used by Chinese government.
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Valencia councillor caught shopping for wine online during flood relief meeting
José Marí Olano says sorry after cameras appear to capture him scrolling through bottles of wines and spirits
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Mandelson admits his criticism of Trump was mistaken
The UK’s choice for the next ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, has described his previous criticism of Donald Trump as "ill-judged and wrong".
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Johnny Herbert dismissed as steward by FIA due to ’incompatible’ role as F1 pundit
Johnny Herbert has left his role as a Formula One driver steward after the FIA said his grand prix work was “incompatible” with his job as a media pundit.
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Beyond China: Other countries supplying precursor chemicals to Mexico
On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some respects, his trip that day was a remarkable act of hubris.
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