Tom Porter

Reporter

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Tom reports on domestic and foreign affairs for IBTimes UK. His interests include Russia, crime and security. Previously Tom worked at the BBC and the East London Guardian.

Police stand guard outside Peyton Place, South London.

Lambeth Slave Women Met Captor Through 'Shared Ideology'

More facts have emerged about the three women kept as slaves 'for decades' in south London home.

Footage apparently showing Syrian rebels in the al-Omar oil field, Deir al-Zor province.

Islamist Rebels Seize Syria's Largest Oil Field [VIDEO]

If confirmed, victory would place rebels in control of nearly all of country's oil reserves and threaten Assad's access to fuel.

Hand Over Businesses or Face Jail, Mugabe Tells Foreigners in Zimbabwe

Foreigners banned from holding controlling share in businesses across swathes of Zimbabwean economy.

London Slave Women are Tip of Iceberg, Warns Frank Field MP

Anti-trafficking charity estimates that more than 5,000 people being held against their will in UK.

Lambeth Slave Women 'Brainwashed over Decades'

Investigators believe three women subjected to cult-like regime of 'invisible handcuffs'.

Italy's Mount Etna Erupts, Lighting Up Sicilian Sky [VIDEO]

Europe's most active volcano blows its top, but locals in no danger.

A car is torched during a protest in Naples in July, 2011.

Thousands Protest in Naples at Mafia Dumping of Toxic Waste

In areas around Naples cancer rates have risen by more than 50% over two decades.

Can 'Justin Bieber' of Chess Magnus Carlsen Join Ranks of All-Time Greats?

As Carlsen seeks to cement status with World Championship victory, we look at game's top five all-time greats.

Taxpayers Foot Bill for BNP Christmas Jaunt

Party members urged to 'soak up the environment' and enjoy Christmas shopping on visit to Brussels and Strasbourg.

The motorcyclist catches fire after the accident in Foshan City, China.

Motorcyclist in China Hits Truck, Bursts Into Flames [VIDEO]

Dramatic CCTV footage shows the horrific accident unfold.

South African Firm Launches GPS Tracker for Stolen Gravestones

Company introduces device to combat thriving trade in stolen marble and granite headstones.

Federal police officers patrol the streets of Morelia, Michoacan.

Drugs Cartel Mass Grave Unearthed in Mexico Tourist Hotspot

Corrupt officers led investigators to beauty spot where 22 bodies were buried, some showing signs of torture.

UK Doctors and Nurses to Face Jail for Negligence

New five-year jail term to be introduced following Mid-Staffordshire NHS scandal.

An apartment complex in Seoul shrouded in fog in July, 2011.

Two Dead in Seoul Helicopter Crash [VIDEO]

Crash occurred in dense fog in city's Gangnam district.

India's Viswanathan Anand (L) shakes hands with Norway's Magnus Carlsen during their joint news conference ahead of the FIDE World Chess Championship in the southern Indian city of Chennai November 7, 2013.

'Justin Bieber' of Chess Magnus Carlsen Grinds Out Tense Second Draw in World Championship

Carlsen hoping to confirm status as games biggest talent since Bobby Fischer.

Police have sealed off an area around the scene of the attack

Man Tasered and Arrested for Attempted Murder of Police Officer in Battersea

Police called with reports of man with knife threatening passers-by.

Miley Cyrus performs at the iHeratRadio music festival in Las Vegas in September.

Miley Cyrus Backlash: Campaigners Demand Age Ratings for Sexualised Pop Videos

Rewind and Reframe campaign launched following controversy surrounding videos by singers including Miley Cyrus and Rihanna.

People take refuge in a Catholic church converted to a disaster relief centre in Tacloban City.

Typhoon 'Yolanda' Haiyan: Half a Million Left Homeless in Philippines

Scale of relief effort now needed "overwhelming", says interior minister.

Police attend to a victim of the ice skating story. (Twitter: Raghuram Krishnamachari)

Boy, 14, One of Two Victims of Manhattan Ice Skating Rink Shooting

Terror in New York as gunman opens fire at packed rink.

The Solid Concepts manufactured 3D printed metal pistol.

World's First 3D Printed Metal Gun Successfully Tested

Made by Solid Concepts, the 3D printed pistol has fired 50 rounds and has 30 metal components.

overturned vehicles outside Tacloban airport after Hurricane Haiyan battered the Phillipines.

Philippines Hurricane Haiyan Death Toll Rises to 1,200

Hundreds of thousands flee winds of 235 mph, the strongest ever recorded to hit land.

The mummified body of 13th century saint Rosa of Viterbo

Police in Italy Launch Investigation as 'Holy Woman's' Mummified Body Discovered

Did Graziella Giraudo's flatmate work alone to mummify her body or did cult venerate corpse?

Company Attacked for Selling Remote Controlled Cockroach App

Backyard Brains sells 'Robo-roach' kit for $99, allowing people to move bug left or right.

Survivors of Lampedusa Disaster Claim They Were Raped and Tortured by Traffickers

Somali charged as survivors allege brutal abuse in criminal run migrant camp.

The body of the bear that killed horatio Alger is dragged away.

Group Leader Describes Fatal Polar Bear Attack on Horatio Chapple, 17

Group was camping in remote Norwegian island when the animal attacked and killed Eton schoolboy.

Officers Suspended Over Case of Bijan Ebrahimi, Beaten and Burned to Death in Bristol

Ebrahimi was wrongly accused of being a paedophile by neighbours who turned a blind eye when he was dragged from his flat and set alight.

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 11, 2013.

UK Muslim Leader Found Guilty of War Crimes in Bangladesh

Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin found guilty of charges dating back to 1971, but critics say trials are unfair and politically motivated.

Accused US Soldier Blames Twin Brother for Texas Sex Attacks

Colorado army officer uses 'evil twin' defence after being blamed for sex attacks in three states.

Nuclear weapon test on Bikini Atoll, 1954.

Revealed: Secret Papers Show Nato Game Nearly Sparked Global Nuclear War

1983 Nato war game 'Able Archer' put Soviet Union on full nuclear alert, pushing world to brink of all-out war.

A truck of migrant workers from Niger in Misrata, Libya.

Hundreds Arrested as Niger Announces Crackdown on Saharan Migrant Routes

Move comes days after 93 found dead on desert migrant route.