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Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault
From stand up comedy to Channel 4 and the BBC – then Hollywood – Russell Brand became a huge star and sex symbol, before spinning off into the world of conspiracy theories and religion online that kept him rich and famous until now.
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Kate Smurthwaite: Comedians knew ‘for a long time’ about Brand threat
The comedian and activist Kate Smurthwaite has previously spoken out against the culture in the entertainment industry, claiming the Russell Brand allegations were nowhere near “scratching the surface” of the wider problem.
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Russell Brand guilty of rape: how he used his fame to ‘prey on women’
From household name to a convicted rapist: despite all his fame and coercive power, it was the courage of Russell Brand’s accusers which finally brought his predatory crimes into the open. It’s taken decades for his victims to find justice.
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Brand guilty verdict should ‘encourage’ others to come forward – former C4 boss
Dorothy Byrne spent more than 15 years as head of news and current affairs at Channel 4 – We asked her why today’s verdict is so important?
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Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% and warns more hikes could follow
The Bank of England has put up interest rates for the first time in more than 3 years – and warned they could rise yet again if the US war with Iran drags on.
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Trump and Republicans suffered a midterm blowout – who do they blame?
All across America victorious Democrats are continuing to clock up victories in unlikely places and all the way down the ballot.
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Iran war behind Republican drubbing in Midterms says political consultancy
We spoke to Ian Bremmer, president of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group.
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Train stabbing trial: witness describes desperate fight to save passengers
A jury has heard from a football fan who tried to stop a man who attacked 10 people on a train in November last year.
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Channel 4 cancels reality show Married at First Sight
Channel 4 has cancelled the reality show Married at First Sight, and confirmed that the already-filmed next season would not be broadcast – after a safeguarding review.
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Trump refuses to see Republican losses as a personal defeat
President Trump doesn’t have a long history of accepting responsibility and it seems today is no exception.
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How the Democrats beat Elon Musk, AI and big money in US midterm elections
“This is as close to an extinction level event for Republicans” – the outgoing Florida governor Ron DeSantis declared this morning.
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‘Iran started a war with America back in the 70s’ – Republican Bryan Posthumus
We spoke to Republican Bryan Posthumus, majority leader in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Not seen anything like this since ‘response to Watergate’ – Professor of African-American Studies
We were joined by Eddie Glaude, professor of African-American Studies at Princeton University.
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What could this Democrat win mean for global conflicts?
While JD Vance put the blame for the GOP defeat on the war in Iran – that doesn’t mean peace will suddenly break out in the Middle East.
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Debate: Democrat victory show a ‘rising tide of progressivism’
We spoke to Sam Rosenthal, Capitol Hill Coordinator for Progressive Democrats of America and Jim Kessler, Executive President of Policy of the moderate, centre-left think tank Third Way.
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US midterms: Is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump? | the breakdown
Is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump? The Democrats crushed the Republicans in the US midterm elections. The Republicans lost not only the House of Representatives, but the Senate too in result that represents a major blow to Trump, following a campaign dominated by the Iran war, rising fuel prices and the…
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Democrats celebrate blue tsunami in midterm success
Our US Editor was in Detroit for election watch parties.
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‘Corruption and economy angered American voters’ says former Obama chief
We spoke to Jim Messina, former deputy chief of staff in Obama’s White House and the man behind Obama’s successful re-election campaign in 2012.
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Historic Democrat victory as they steal hard-red states across US
The Democrats exceeded their wildest expectation overnight by winning a solid majority in the House of Representatives and the US Senate.
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Why voters punished Trump and the Republicans in the midterms
Donald Trump’s war was a political disaster because it led to a cost of living squeeze back home. But while the age of Trump may be ending, the battle over Trumpism rumbles on, writes Anushka Asthana.
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UK supermarkets warned of freezer cyber attacks
Meat processing firms in the UK were among the businesses caught up in the cyber attack that saw hackers defrost supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe.
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King Charles laments ‘horror’ of transatlantic slave trade
King Charles III has called the transatlantic trade of enslaved people a “shameful chapter of history” that fills his heart with “horror” and his soul with “profound sorrow”.
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Spanish footballer Jesús de Miguel dies after collision with goalkeeper
A Spanish footballer has died after an on-field collision during a second-division match yesterday.
