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Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assaults

Read our privacy notice . Russell Brand is facing years in prison after being found guilty of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women during his showbiz career. Brand, now 51, preyed on women he…

Mortgage misery as borrowers on tracker deals face typical £30 rise in payments

Some mortgage borrowers will see the impact to their costs quickly feed through after the Bank of England base rate increased (PA) PA Archive News Briefings Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive…

Car thief who made £194k can only repay £970

Taylor, of Aylestone Lane, Wigston, Leicestershire, was part of a gang that used a blowtorch to cut locks at homes before breaking in and taking car keys. A proceeds of crime hearing at Lincoln Crown Court heard Taylor…

Pound at highest level since Brexit vote in 2016

Sterling has hit the highest level against a basket of 18 other currencies since June 2016 (PA) PA Wire City Edition News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be…

Best Christmas 2026 gifts for design lovers, chosen by an interiors editor

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From bookends to Champagne and teapots, these ideas take the guesswork out of gifting Nicky Rampley-Clarke/The Standard Standard Shopping…

Stansted flight among passenger planes disrupted by new bomb threats as Heathrow also targeted

Read our privacy notice . A Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Bulgaria is among multiple services reportedly disrupted by bomb threats on Thursday morning. Flight FR1730 left the airport at 6am and was scheduled to…

Rape-accused tells jury woman 'participated' and did not appear drugged

Four men are on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of sexually abusing Joanne, who has waived her right to anonymity. Norman Macksoni, 48, of Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire, told the court he had "full engagement" from…

I've been testing Apple's MacBook Pro OLED – and this new feature surprised me

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. With a powerful processor and touchscreen capability, Apple’s new laptop is a joy to use David Phelan/The Standard Standard Shopping Sign…

Tributes pour in for ‘wonderful’ footballer killed in attack on night out

Two men, aged 21 and 28, from Luton , have been arrested on suspicion of murder while a third man, 30, was detained on suspicion of assisting an offender. Ezekiel, who lived in Ruislip, west London, played for Hendon FC…

Putin knows that a damaged Trump weakens his own hand

But the scale of the Democrats’ victory in the US midterm elections this week may end up giving him something he hates: chaos that he didn’t start, and doesn’t control. There is a chance that the Russian leader now sees…