Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

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
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court.

Henry Nowak’s killer has minimum term increased to 25 years by Court of Appeal
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

Judges ruled Vickrum Digwa's original term was unduly lenient and refused his bid to have it cut.

California governor commutes sentences for state's 548 death row inmates
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US.

Messages reveal how hoax threat was passed on by air traffic control
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats - the second such incident this week.