Posts by Kim browne
Celebrity peer Lord Charles Brocket charged with rape
A celebrity peer has appeared in court accused of drugging and raping a woman. Lord Brocket, 73, who finished fourth on the 2004 series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! was arrested on Friday. He appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with two counts of rape in…
Read MorePro-Western Ukrainian politician and former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv
A former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament has been shot dead in Lviv. Authorities said the gunman fired several shots at Andriy Parubiy, 54, killing him on the spot in the western city. A manhunt has been launched for the attacker, who fled the scene, but police have released no information on the killer’s identity…
Read More‘Game-changing’ AI stethoscopes could detect heart conditions in seconds
Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, according to researchers. The traditional stethoscope, invented in 1816 to listen to the sounds inside a person’s body, has been “upgraded for the 21st century” and used in a pilot involving more than 200 GP surgeries in London. The AI…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay reveals he had treatment to remove skin cancer
Gordon Ramsay has urged his fans to remember to wear sun cream after having treatment to remove skin cancer. Ramsay, 58, posted a picture of himself with a scar stitched up below his ear on Saturday. The TV chef said he was “grateful and so appreciative” that his medical team had removed basal cell carcinoma…
Read MoreTennis star Kamil Majchrzak responds to video of boy having his cap snatched at US Open
Tennis star Kamil Majchrzak has responded to footage of a boy having his cap snatched from him in the crowd at the US Open this week. Majchrzak signed balls and towels for fans at Flushing Meadows after beating Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Thursday. After interacting with several supporters, Majchrzak took his cap off and gave…
Read MoreThree Scottish brothers set new world record for 9,000-mile row across Pacific Ocean
Three brothers have set a new world for rowing across the Pacific Ocean in the fastest ever time. Ewan, Jamie, and Lachlan Maclean, from Edinburgh, completed the more than 9,000-mile voyage from Peru to Australia after 139 days, five hours and 52 minutes at sea. They were greeted by more than 50 friends and family…
Read MoreSerial rapist Chao Xu who hid camera in air freshener pleads guilty to 24 sex offences
A serial rapist who drugged his victims and hid cameras inside an air freshener has pleaded guilty to 24 sex offences. Chao Xu, 33, of Greenwich, southeast London, admitted four counts of rape, eight counts of assault by penetration, four counts of sexual assault, four counts of voyeurism, two counts of administering a substance with…
Read MoreTories call for investigation into Angela Rayner over her tax affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner should face an ethics inquiry over her tax affairs, the Conservatives have said. It comes after The Daily Telegraph claimed Ms Rayner, who is also housing secretary, avoided £40,000 in stamp duty on a second home in East Sussex by removing her name from the deeds of another property in…
Read MoreMeet the women who never gave up on football, now hoping to secure their place on an Afghan squad
Far from home – at the St George’s Park home of the Lionesses – female footballers from Afghanistan have been reunited. Finally, they are playing together again. Here on a mission to win places on the Afghan refugee team, uniquely established by FIFA. “It was like a warm hug for every single one of us,”…
Read MoreThree teenage boys killed in Highlands car crash, police say
Three teenagers have died after the car they were travelling in crashed in the Highlands. Emergency crews were called to the A830 south of Arisaig at around 11.15pm on Thursday following reports of a crash involving a white Ford Fiesta. Three people, the driver and two passengers, were confirmed dead at the scene. Formal identification…
Read MoreThree arrests in Epping ahead of more protests, as reports say 13 councils will continue legal action to shut asylum hotels
Three men have been arrested in Essex after violence erupted at the latest protest over housing asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel in Epping. Essex Police said three men were arrested on Friday on suspicion of violent disorder, assaulting a police officer and drink driving respectively. The protest coincided with the result of a legal…
Read More‘Our daughter was unlawfully killed – but loophole means she won’t get justice’
In the hospital which was supposed to help her, the last moments of 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz’s life were recorded on CCTV. The teenager, who should have been under constant supervision on the children’s psychiatric ward, was left alone by her support worker at Taplow Manor Hospital in Berkshire. Fifteen minutes later, she had fatally self-harmed.…
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