Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:28:35 GMT
Brand is told to expect a prison sentence "of some length" and faces more rape allegations, it can now be reported.
Watch: Met Police release Brand interview footage
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:01:56 GMT
Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court.
Henry Nowakâs killer has minimum term increased to 25 years by Court of Appeal
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:53:47 GMT
Judges ruled Vickrum Digwa's original term was unduly lenient and refused his bid to have it cut.
Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:39:48 GMT
At least 21 flights across Europe are affected in what the UK government calls a "malicious hoax threat".
Messages reveal how hoax threat was passed on by air traffic control
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:22:46 GMT
BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats - the second such incident this week.
California governor commutes sentences for state's 548 death row inmates
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:25:48 GMT
California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US.
Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:09:55 GMT
Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%.
UK doctor infected with Ebola being treated at London hospital
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:26:09 GMT
The doctor tested positive in DR Congo, where there is an outbreak. The government says the risk to the public remains low.
Major tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to fears of AI slowdown
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:56:00 GMT
The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US mid-terms
More Mandelson papers set to be published before Christmas
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:15:56 GMT
Documents were published in March and June - but others were withheld because they were part of a police investigation.
