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Stasi secret files: How James Bond was spied on by East Germany

Stasi files show that 007 violated the GDR border four times at Checkpoint Charlie in divided Berlin. The whole thing happened during filming for 'Octopussy.' A dangerous scandal in the middle of the Cold War, observed and documented by the Stasi.

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Second person arrested after man found dead near canal footpath

Robert Brown, 57, was found fatally injured on a bench near the River Nene in Northampton town centre on August 1.

Evening Standard

New arrest in murder investigation of father found dead near canal footpath

Robert Brown, 57, was found fatally injured on a bench near a river

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Restriction zones will ‘unduly influence’ release of offenders, warns PCC

Ministers are seeking to introduce restriction zones that will limit where abusers can go.

Evening Standard

Lawmakers advance bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters

Senate Bill 15 seeks to prevent the use of fraudulent deeds to sell someone else’s property or take out loans. Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a previous version of the bill.

The Texas Tribune

A beginner's guide to Warp Records in five essential albums

Plug yourself in to one of electronic music’s most consistently brilliant labels with our handy beginner's guide

Louder

TV tonight: a gripping murder-trial experiment gets inside the heads of jurors

The Jury: Murder Trial shows how jurors’ backgrounds influence their decisions. Plus: Rosie Jones’s gameshow is top ranking. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Killer pilot takes legal action against minister’s decision to block release

BA captain Robert Brown beat his wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010.

Evening Standard

Weed dispensary plan at old Rainforest Cafe in River North goes up in smoke

Two lawsuits sought to block the joint venture between Progressive Treatment Solutions LLC and Bio-Pharm for an outlet at 605 N. Clark St.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joanna Simpson: Hammer killer who battered wife will not be automatically released, justice secretary vows

Alex Chalk has used new powers to block Robert Brown’s automatic release after serving 13 years for killing Joanna Simpson and burying her in a pre-dug grave

The Independent UK

Justice secretary blocks release of man who bludgeoned estranged wife to death

Decision to release Robert Brown halfway through 26-year sentence for killing Joanna Simpson referred to Parole Board

The Guardian - UK

Killer pilot’s release from prison blocked by Justice Secretary

BA captain Robert Brown beat his wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010.

The Independent UK

Met Police officer cleared of raping woman he met at bar while off-duty

Jurors at Inner London Crown Court cleared Pc Rupert Edwards, 30, of allegedly raping the woman in Epsom, Surrey, on August 26 2022.

The Independent UK

Joanna Simpson: Family fear for lives as they call for ‘narcissistic’ hammer killer to be kept behind bars

Exclusive: Mother of two was battered to death and buried in a pre-dug grave – now her family fears for their safety if her killer is released

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Met Police officer accused of raping two women ‘shocked’ to be arrested

Giving evidence at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, Edwards said he treated the two women well.

The Independent UK

Met Police officer denies raping two women he met on nights out

The rapes are alleged to have happened 11 days apart last summer

The Independent UK

Met Police officer raped two women he met on nights out, court hears

Suspended Pc Rupert Edwards has denied raping two women in 11 days.

Evening Standard

Met Police officer ‘raped two women in space of 11 days’, trial hears

A Metropolitan Police officer is accused raping two different women in the space of 11 days including an attack when one of the alleged victims says she was asleep, a court has heard.

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The Independent UK

Missing man found after truck got trapped by mud for days in New Hampshire woods

Robert Brown, 65, spotted by hunters after truck went down embankment

The Independent UK

Woman’s family must ‘plan for the worst’ as killer’s release from jail nears

Joanna Simpson was killed by her British Airways captain husband Robert Brown at their family home in October 2010.

The Guardian - UK

Family of woman killed by husband ask justice secretary to keep him in jail

Robert Brown, who bludgeoned Joanna Simpson to death in 2010, is due to be released in November

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary vows justice for family trying to block release of killer

Robert Brown was acquitted of murdering his wife, having admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

The Guardian - UK

People who murder ex-partners could face longer sentences

Bereaved families welcome proposals to create aggravating factor for murder at the end of a relationship

The Hindu

Explore the flora at Chennai’s agri-horticultural society, now taken over by the Tamil Nadu government

With the Agri-Horticultural Society losing possession of its wonderfully green land on Cathedral Road, we take a look at the rich flora and bits of history the society leaves behind. Its subsequent connection with Semmozhi Poonga will now foster richer variety of plant species

Wales Online

Man who killed wife with hammer to be released automatically after half sentence

Now the mother of Joanna Simpson is to meet justice secretary to discuss concerns that Robert Brown will not face a parole board

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