Ewan Palmer

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Ewan is a breaking news reporter with International Business Times, covering crime, politics, current affairs, and trending topics. Ewan joined IBT in 2011. He can be reached on e.palmer@ibtimes.co.uk

Ian Watkins and Jimmy Savile were both accused of using their celebrity status to abuse children

Celebrity Sex Offenders To Receive Harsher Sentences Under New Guidelines

Shake-up of guidelines will see tougher sentences for those who use their public image to commit abuse.

Arrests were made following searches at addressed in Stadium Mews, Islington and in Bowes Road, Enfield (Reuters)

£1m Bank Cyber Theft: Four Arrested in London

Police seize £80,000 and live hand grenade during investigation into bank customer malware.

The fog covered the capital all morning (IB Times UK)

Fog Latest: London City Airport 'Disappears' as Hundreds of Flights Cancelled [VIDEO + PHOTOS]

Weather causes travel chaos and flights and ferries cancelled during thick fog

The plague has spread in the country’s prisons due to the amount of rats there (ICRC)

Bubonic Plague Kills 20 in Madagascar in Return of Black Death

Tests confirm 20 people died after contracting the Black Death in African island state.

Former Stoke manager Mick Mills captained England during the 1982 World Cup (Wikicomms)

Football Clubs Facing 'Pandora's Box' of Sexual Assault Claims

Former Stoke manager Mick Mills accused of 'turning blind eye' to punishment rituals.

Police believe the artwork was specifically targeted by the suspect (Met Police)

Damian Hirst Artworks Stolen from Notting Hill Gallery

Multicoloured dot pieces Pyronin Y and Oleoylsarcosine snatched from Exhibitionist Gallery.

Lord Tebbit previously said hay marriage would result in a lesbian queen giving birth to a future monarch by artificial insemination (Reuters)

Britain's First Gay Marriage to Take Place on Tebbit's Birthday

29 March is birthday of former Tory chairman who claimed gay marriage would allow him to marry son.

Jean-Claude Mas was sentenced after being found guilty of serious fraud (Reuters)

PIP French Breast Implant Boss Jean-Claude Mas Jailed for Four Years [VIDEO]

Company founder sentenced for fraud after selling implants filled with industrial silicone to thousands of women.

Randy Schekman is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley (Reuters)

Nobel Prize Winner Randy Schekman Boycotts Top Journals for 'Branding Tyranny'

Nature, Cell and Science slammed for 'distorting' work by concentrating on trendy research.

The article says the ban on black people in the clergy was due to an announcement by church president Brigham Young in 1852 (mormons.net)

Mormon Church Finally Addresses Racist History

The Mormon Church explains why it banned black people from its priesthood for more than 100 years.

The charity has raised nearly £1bn in donations since it began (Comic Relief)

Comic Relief Accused of Investing Millions in Arms, Alcohol and Tobacco

BBC Panorama investigation accuses charity of contradicting core policies with investment schemes.

Police used the photo as evidence against them in court (Swedish Police)

Swedish Teenager Convicted after Posting Pre-Robbery Selfie

Teenagers posed with balaclavas and knife for photo before robbing hamburger restaurant in Sweden

Police were called by the fire service following a blaze at a house on Albert Road West, Heaton, Bolton (GMP)

Bolton House Fire: Three Dead in 'Suspicious' Circumstances

Police confirm fatal fire in Heaton being treated as suspicious but are not looking for anyone else

Michael Adebolajo denies murdering Lee Rigby along with his co-accused Michael Adebowale (Met Police)

Lee Rigby Trial: I Am a Soldier of Allah, Michael Adebolajo Tells Court

Suspect accused of Woolwich murder tells jury of disgust over Iraq war and his love of al-Qaida.

DJ Campbell played in the Premiership for Blackpool, QPR and Birmingham (Reuters)

DJ Campbell First Premier League Star Arrested in Football Match Fixing Scandal

Blackburn Rovers striker is accused of purposely getting a yellow card in exchange for money

The Satanic Temple launched a fundraising page in a bid to build the statue (Indiegogo)

Oklahoma: Satanists Plan to Build Statue Next to Ten Commandments Monument

Satanic temple chiefs hope to erect statue next to Christian monument outside statehouse to demand religious equality

'127 hours' Adventurer Aron Ralston Arrested on Suspicion of Domestic Violence

Subject of Oscar-nominated survival film to appear in Denver court.

Nelson Mandela hands over the William Webb Ellis Cup to Springbok captain Francois Pienaar after South Africa's victory in the 1995 World Cup (Reuters)

Nelson Mandela Tributes: Rugby World Remembers Historic 1995 World Cup Final

South Africa praises former president helping showing unity in country using sport and the Springbok jersey

Residents fill sand bags before an expected storm surge in Great Yarmouth (Reuters)

UK Tidal Surge: Britain's Flood Defences Praised for Saving Lives

Environment Agency says defences lessened impact of UK's worst tidal surge in 60 years.

A man stands in water washed onto the promenade of the north bay in Scarborough (Reuters)

UK Tidal Surge: East Coast Braced for More Floods as Thousands Forced to Evacuate

Flood warnings still in place across eastern England as sea levels rose to highest since 1953

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95 (Reuters)

Nelson Mandela: Inspirational Quotes from a Giant of History

A look through some of the best quotes from South Africa's 'greatest son'

The storm which has battered the UK has now claimed its second life (Reuters)

UK Tidal Surge: Second Man Dies as Storms Lash Country

Falling tree kills man in Redford as east England prepares itself for tidal surge and flooding.

Parts of UK have been are told to prepare for the most serious coastal tidal surge for over 60 years (Reuters)

'Worst Tidal Surge in 60 Years' Feared as Great Yarmouth Evacuates [SURGE MAP]

Areas across eastern England told to prepare as sea levels expected to succeed 1953 floods

There are also around 15 flood warnings issued across Scotland (Reuters)

Scotland Weather Warning: Lorry Driver Killed in 140mph Winds

Driver killed in Bathgate, West Lothian after lorry overturned by gale force winds.

A satellite image from Kwanliso 16,the largest political prison camp in North Korea (Amnesty International)

North Korean 'Rape and Torture' Prison Camps Expanding

Amnesty International reveals images that suggest enlargement of infamous labour camps.

A tree on the line south of Moulinearn level crossing Credit: Twitter/@NetworkRailSCOT

UK Weather Warning: 140mph Winds Cause Travel Chaos Across Scotland

All Trains cancelled and road and bridges closed as 100mph winds batter Scotland

Wind surges could push sea levels could be as high floods of 1953 (Reuters)

UK Weather Warnings: Gale Force Winds and Flooding Expected in 'Worst Weather for Decades'

Northern Scotland and eastern England expected to see worst of weather over next 24 hours.

Talke Stauss is the chief executive at ATG Investment Managers Ltd

ATG Boss Talke Stauss 'Duped of £625,000 by Conman Lover'

Cleaning company owner Rizwan Butt had £600 in assets but promised billion-dollar deal.

Karl Addo (L) pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Sergio Marquez (Dorset Police)

Paranoid Schizophrenic Karl Addo Detained for Beheading Flatmate Sergio Marquez

Man with history of mental illness kills flatmate after being lost by care system

Blink 182 also headlines Reading and Leeds in 2010 (Reuters)

Blink-182 Confirmed as Reading and Leeds Festival 2014 Headliners

Punk trio named as first acts who will be perform along with Jake Bugg, Disclosure and Metronomy.

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