All news by author Thomas Brown
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Parents who dropped out of society created their own ’kingdom’ and embalmed their 3-year-old son’s body before burying him in their garden
A couple, who invented their own religion and lived off-grid, buried their son in a back garden after he died through ’breathtaking neglect’.
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Italian nun arrested for connections to powerful mafia network
The nun is alleged to have been the conduit between the gang and its associates in prison
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Russian warship fires at German helicopter in major escalation, sparking WWIII fears
The German military helicopter was targeted by a Russian warship over the Baltic Sea - sparking fears of a new escalation in Europe following Vladimir Putin’s warnings of war
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Meta plans $10 billion cable to span the entire globe
Facebook’s parent company is planning to lay over 40,000km of cable under the sea at a cost of billions of pounds, it has been reported.
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The mafia path of Ukrainian smuggler Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi: tobacco, hotels, and connections
Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi, known for his ability to attract attention and provoke those around him, has repeatedly created high-profile situations.
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Britain’s ’largest drug smuggling gang’ sentenced after £7 billion plot
A gang which smuggled up to £7 billion worth of drugs from the continent over two-a-half years have been jailed.
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Mandato Financial Services GmbH: A Swiss facade for international fraud
Mandato Financial Services GmbH – a Swiss payment services company that specializes in non-cash payment operations, including electronic transfers and payment methods such as credit cards.
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’Racist’ woman kicked off United Airlines shuttle bus after launching tirade at father and his children
A US woman was filmed launching a racist tirade at a man and his family on an airport shuttle bus.
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Players in tears as Fiorentina vs Inter Milan is called off after 22-year-old Edoardo Bove collapses on the pitch
Distressed Fiorentina and Inter Milan players were reduced to tears after 22-year-old midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch, causing the game to be called off.
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Tourist dies in lift-shaft accident in Turkey
A 20-year-old British man has died after being found fatally injured in a lift shaft while on a family holiday in Turkey.
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“Cyprus Confidential”: Salim Sfeir, head of the Association of Lebanese Banks, finds refuge while blocking Lebanon’s recovery plan
The Cyprus Confidential project has, for the first time, uncovered financial transactions conducted in Cyprus by Salim Sfeir, the Head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon and Chairman of Bank of Beirut (BoB).
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‘Dark money’ floods UK politics, with 10% of donations linked to dubious origins
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies flows into the political system through legal loopholes
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Under the guise of brokers: how Fresh Forex deceives investors and covers its tracks online
Following the scandals two years ago involving the Fresh Forex Ukraine exchange, it appeared to have ceased operations, with law enforcement seemingly resolving the criminal cases against its owner, Andriy Martynyuk.
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Report reveals TUI plane with 187 passengers involved in ’serious incident’ over Manchester Airport
The TUI plane landed safely back at Manchester Airport just two hours after it took off en route to Greece, after a report found passengers risk of a deadly condition was growing
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Zhirynovsky’s legacy: the role of Nadezhda Grishaeva in the management of offshore assets of the LDPR
Is it possible that Nadezhda Grishaeva, a former prominent basketball player, might be aware of the potential financial resources of the Liberal Democratic Party in Western offshore accounts?
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’ready to end Ukraine war’ in exchange for NATO membership
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he is prepared to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for Nato membership.
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Bank of England warns about risks from increasing global trade barriers
The Bank of England warned on Friday that higher trade barriers could hit global growth and feed uncertainty about inflation, potentially causing volatility in financial markets and pushing up borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.
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Irish-language rap group Kneecap wins case against UK government
The Belfast Irish-language rap group Kneecap won a legal challenge against the British government on Friday over a decision by the previous Conservative administration to refuse it an arts grant.
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Three-month-old boy dies after being discovered unresponsive at a Seacombe, Wirral home
Police are treating the death of a young child as “unexpected” after they were found unresponsive at home in south London.
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Met Police refers itself to information watchdog after Westminster honeytrap victims’ identities were disclosed to each other
The email was sent by an officer with all recipients’ email addresses mistakenly visible to each other. The scandal involved various figures in Westminster being targeted with flirtatious messages.
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Heidi Alexander appointed as Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone conviction
Heidi Alexander has been named as the new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quit on Friday morning.
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Daniel Khalife, a former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison, found guilty of spying for Iran
Police described Khalife, 23, as "the ultimate Walter Mitty character" but said his actions posed a real threat to national security.
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X attempts to prevent the transfer of the platform’s InfoWars accounts to the Onion
Social network says it must give permission for accounts to be sold or transferred after sale of rightwing InfoWars
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Russian deserter reveals secrets of guarding nuclear base during the war
On the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert.
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Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa as part of cybercrime crackdown
Operation Serengeti, a joint effort with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, took place from September 2 to October 31 across 19 African countries.
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