Posts by Kim browne
Changpeng Zhao: Trump denies conflict of interest after pardoning crypto billionaire
Donald Trump has pardoned the founder of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange – amid allegations of a conflict of interest. Changpeng Zhao spent almost four months behind bars last year after admitting that Binance had failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering programme. Prosecutors in the case had alleged that inadequate checks had meant criminals…
Read MoreCaerphilly by-election: Could Reform’s hopes of a famous victory in be dashed by a rival political party?
In 1645, the stronghold of Caerphilly’s famous medieval castle was besieged and captured by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. And as the polls closed at 10pm after a bruising by-election battle, the Labour stronghold of Caerphilly was in grave danger of being captured by the forces of Nigel Farage and Reform UK in 2025. Famous…
Read MorePutin criticises Trump’s sanctions on oil firms – as Russian jets ‘briefly enter NATO airspace’
Vladimir Putin has described Donald Trump’s sanctions against two major oil firms as an “unfriendly act”. However, the Russian president has insisted the tightened restrictions won’t affect the nation’s economy, a claim widely contradicted by most analysts. In a major policy shift, Mr Trump imposed sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil – Russia’s biggest oil companies…
Read MoreRestaurateur charged with murder of 100-year-old mother
A restaurateur has been charged with murder after the death of his 100-year-old mother. Pamela Mogford died in February 2022 in Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire. Her 78-year-old son Jeremy Mogford, founder of the Browns chain, and Sarah Pickering, 71, have each been charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder. Mogford, from…
Read MoreGovt forced to water down affordable housing targets as London property market ‘in crisis’, minister says
The London property market is in crisis with “nothing like enough new homes being built”, forcing the government to water down targets for affordable housing, the cabinet minister in charge has told Sky News. Steve Reed, the housing secretary, and Sir Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, made a major intervention in the housing market…
Read MoreRingleader behind arson attack and kidnap plot was ‘groomed’ by Russian chatbot, court told
The ringleader behind an arson attack and plot to kidnap a billionaire Russian dissident had been “groomed” by a chatbot, operated by Wagner mercenaries, a court was told. The Old Bailey heard the fire at an industrial estate in Leyton, East London, on 20 March 2024, caused an estimated £1m of damage, including to vital…
Read MorePower of Russia sanctions lies in US financial system that greases the wheels
US sanctions against Russia’s two largest energy companies, the state-owned Rosneft and privately held Lukoil, are perhaps the most significant economic measures imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine. If fully implemented, they have the potential to significantly choke off the flow of fossil fuel revenue that funds Russia’s war machine, but their…
Read MoreDoctors in England to go on strike next month
Resident doctors in England will go on strike next month, the British Medical Association has said. The strike is part of escalating industrial action over jobs and pay. The strike action will take place between 14 and 19 November. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh…
Read MoreAlleged Madeleine McCann family stalker said she never intended to harm them, court hears
The young woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s family said in police interviews she never intended to harm them, a jury has been told. Julia Wandelt, 24, who the prosecution says believed she could be the missing toddler, allegedly said: “I never wanted to cause them any distress, or make them stressed or sad, never.…
Read MoreDave Ball, one half of Tainted Love hitmakers Soft Cell, dies, aged 66
Electronic musician Dave Ball, who was one half of the popular 1980s band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. The musician, who formed the duo with Marc Almond, died on Wednesday, just days after completing a new Soft Cell album. Fomed in the late 1970s, Soft Cell were pioneers of the synth-pop…
Read MoreParatrooper known as ‘Soldier F’ not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders
A former paratrooper accused of murdering two civilians in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland 53 years ago has been found not guilty. Soldier F – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – was accused of killing James Wray and William McKinney during disorder after a civil rights parade on 30 January 1972…
Read MoreThree people arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russian spy agencies
Three people have been arrested in London under the National Security Act on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence services. The Metropolitan Police said three men, aged 48, 45, and 44, were arrested at addresses in west and central London. Searches are ongoing at these addresses as well as another address in west London, according to…
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