All news by author Thomas Brown

20 Jan 2025 591

TikTok star strangled girlfriend, slashed her with vodka bottle and set her alight in horrific four-year abuse campaign

A TikTok star strangled their girlfriend, slashed her with a vodka bottle and set her alight in a horrific campaign of abuse.

World

20 Jan 2025 875

Trump plans major foreign aid cuts to safeguard US interests in first executive order

Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday halting all new foreign aid unless it fits with U.S. strategic goals, according to two incoming senior White House officials.

Crime

20 Jan 2025 733

Southport knife killer pleads guilty to murdering 3 girls at Taylor Swift dance class

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, changed his plea on day one of a trial at Liverpool Crown Court where he was charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9; Bebe King, 6; and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7.

Crime

20 Jan 2025 741

British teen imprisoned for having sex in Dubai spent birthday and New Year in isolation

A British teenager jailed in a ‘hellish’ prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl wasn’t allowed to speak to his family on his birthday.

Sport

20 Jan 2025 708

Footballer’s eye ’pops out’ during game after blowing nose, then jogs off casually

Footage of the injury went viral and stunned footie fans.

Crime

20 Jan 2025 717

Foster mum crushed boy, 10, to death sitting on him after he threatened to call police to report child abuse

Jennifer Lee Wilson, 49, was sentenced to six years in prison for the death of her 10-year-old foster son, Dakota Stevens, who she killed by sitting on him after he threatened to call 911 over child abuse.

News

20 Jan 2025 774

Santander may exit UK due to regulatory hurdles, affecting millions

Santander could be considering quitting the UK, people familiar with the matter have said in reports - such a decision would likely be a blow for Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

19 Jan 2025 738

Seven-year high in deaths and serious injuries on damaged roads highlights Britain’s pothole crisis

Britain’s ’pothole crisis’ has contributed to a seven-year high in the number of commuters killed or seriously harmed in accidents.

News

19 Jan 2025 772

Prince Harry faces Murdoch’s newspapers in court, emphasizing witness testimonies

The Duke of Sussex and the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are the last two claimants still suing.

19 Jan 2025 677

Diddy mentioned 47 times in Tupac murder suspect’s secret police interview, accused of ordering hit over diss track

Diddy has been named 47 times in a secretly recorded police interview accusing him of offering "millions" for the murders of Tupac Shakur and record boss Suge Knight.

19 Jan 2025 639

French theatre at risk of bankruptcy as 250 migrants remain on premises

A theatre in Paris which is known for its radical shows and exhibitions has been occupied by more than 250 African migrants after they were let in for a free event five weeks ago.

19 Jan 2025 643

Newly found diaries of British socialite Unity Mitford disclose her relationship with Hitler

Diaries, believed to be genuine, chronicle 139 pre-war meetings between antisemitic aristocrat and Nazi leader

Finance

18 Jan 2025 821

Trump launches $TRUMP meme coin, price skyrockets overnight

President-elect Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency on Friday, sparking a feverish buying that apparently sent its market capitalization soaring to several billion dollars.

World

18 Jan 2025 693

Two Iranian supreme court judges fatally shot

Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court.

News

18 Jan 2025 645

Thousands participate in pro-Palestinian rally in London

Several thousand Pro-Palestinian supporters have taken part in a demonstration in central London.

World

18 Jan 2025 613

British hostage expected to be among 33 captives released in Gaza deal, with ceasefire starting Sunday

The last remaining British hostage is set to be among the 33 captives freed in the first stage of the ceasefire deal, which is set to come in force on Sunday morning at 8.30am local time.

Crime

18 Jan 2025 764

Four men charged with the murder of a mother shot at a wake

Four people have been charged over the death of Michelle Sadio who was killed outside a church in northwest London.

Politics

18 Jan 2025 699

Trump to be the first president since Reagan to achieve this milestone at his inauguration

Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors for the first time since 1985 because of the cold weather.

Politics

17 Jan 2025 869

Sir Alex Ferguson at centre of huge row over £630,000 racehorse branded a ‘heap of s**t’

Sir Alex Ferguson has found himself at the centre of a massive racing row - after his big £630,000 horse was branded a ’heap of s**t’.

Politics

17 Jan 2025 766

Keir Starmer vows to be ruthless with cuts to Britain’s benefits bill if necessary

Sir Keir Starmer insists he has “the balls” to take an axe to Britain’s bloated benefits bill.

Crime

17 Jan 2025 770

Nigerian admits guilt in $6 million inheritance scam

Nigerian Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata admits to orchestrating a scheme that targeted over 400 elderly victims in the U.S., stealing millions through fake inheritance promises.

17 Jan 2025 613

’Home Alone’ house sells for $5.5 million

A suburban Chicago house made famous by the movie Home Alone was sold for $5.5 million in a rare deal that closed above the asking price.

World

17 Jan 2025 833

Supreme Court rules TikTok will be banned in the US starting Sunday

The United States Supreme Court has upheld a ban on TikTok, despite the White House saying the app should be available for Americans.

Crime

17 Jan 2025 922

Russian hackers attack WhatsApp accounts of ministers globally

FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives attackers access to account.

17 Jan 2025 714

The UK coast faces a ’catastrophic disaster’ threat from Russia’s covert fleet of tankers

Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers designed to avoid sanctions poses a serious threat to the UK and other international waters, it has been warned.