News 06/11/26

Russell Brand’s barrister has reported himself to the Bar Standards Board following an altercation with a journalist after the verdict.

Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, while being cleared of three further charges. As Brand was led away to the cells, defense barrister Ian Winter King’s Counsel confronted a Sunday Times reporter in the corridor outside court.

Two men have been charged with murder following the death of a non-league footballer in Milton Keynes.

Ezekiel Williams, who was twenty-six and from London, died in hospital on Monday after being seriously assaulted in the city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning. Thames Valley Police confirmed a post-mortem examination determined the preliminary cause of death to be a head injury.

Two schools in Gloucester have been placed in lockdown as armed police search for a group involved in an altercation that left a boy injured.

Officers were called to an incident near St Peter’s High School after a male was spotted carrying a long-bladed item. Police confirmed one boy sustained minor injuries, adding that while parents may collect children from the secondary school, nearby Willow Primary remains locked down.

The head of the Metropolitan Police has said he would not be surprised if more people come forward with allegations about Russell Brand.

Sir Mark Rowley also stated that evidence reported during the comedian’s Southwark Crown Court trial came very close to victim blaming. Brand was convicted on Thursday of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, while being acquitted of three further charges ahead of sentencing on Monday.

Thames Valley Police have launched an appeal following reports of illegal poaching and hare coursing across South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.

Officers from the Rural Crime Taskforce carried out targeted patrols on Thursday after a silver Mercedes was spotted driving through fences and across farmland. Police confirmed the vehicle caused significant concern among local rural communities during the banned bloodsport incidents.

An amateur cricketer has received a two-year ban for his role in the Clicky Ponting cheating scandal.

Brian Devine, playing at slip for Saltburn second eleven in a North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League match against Norton, clicked his fingers to imitate an edge off the bat. The England and Wales Cricket Board has banned Devine from all regulated cricket until September 2028 following a video review.

London Underground drivers are to stage eight separate twenty-four-hour strikes in a dispute over working arrangements.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union announced walkouts starting on the twenty-sixth of November, with further action planned through to February. The RMT claims proposed four-day shifts will increase daily driving hours, though Transport for London insists the voluntary scheme would reduce overall working hours.

Two sixteen-year-old boys have been charged after five teenagers were seriously injured at a Halloween party in Hampshire.

Police confirmed that one sixteen-year-old from Southampton has been charged with attempted murder, while a second sixteen-year-old from the same city faces a charge of wounding with intent. Both suspects, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been remanded in custody to appear before Southampton Magistrates’ Court this morning.

The Home Office has launched an investigation after a solicitor was secretly filmed by the BBC explaining how to avoid a £45,000 illegal-working fine.

Bradford-based lawyer Mohammad Alias Yousaf claimed to an undercover reporter that he could make the penalty go away by finding someone overseas to claim ownership of the business. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is also examining the evidence to determine if misconduct occurred.

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to prevent future leaders from altering the White House Oval Office.

Mr Trump, who has added numerous gold features during his second term, said the order designates the space as a national monument to stop it being destroyed or altered. The move follows his decision earlier this year to tear down the entire White House East Wing, a project currently facing ongoing legal challenges.

Russell Brand has been told by a judge that he faces a significant custodial sentence after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.

The51 year-old was remanded into custody after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court. He was cleared of two further rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault, with sentencing scheduled for Monday.

The head of the Metropolitan Police will warn that policing in England and Wales faces failure without urgent reform.

In a speech on Friday, Sir Mark Rowley is set to call for the biggest structural overhaul since the 1960s to combat modern crime. He proposes replacing the forty-three separate forces with eight to ten regional services, supported by local policing commands and a new National Police Service.

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped from major technology firms following a stock market rout triggered by the United States midterm elections.

Wall Street and Asian markets suffered heavy losses after Democratic victories sparked concerns over potential slowdowns in artificial intelligence development. The Nasdaq index dropped by more than five point five per cent, erasing an estimated one point nine trillion pounds in market value.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received up to two thousand pounds a month by sub-letting three cottages at Royal Lodge while paying no rent himself.

A report by the Public Accounts Committee revealed the income went directly to the former prince rather than the Crown Estate. MPs on the spending watchdog have recommended that future Crown Estate leases strictly prohibit sub-letting without prior landlord approval.