David Brown

London

Chief News Correspondent at The Times

Writer at The Times

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MP calls for return of Sara Sharif’s siblings from Pakistan

Oct 22, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

An MP has called for the government to discuss the return from Pakistan of the siblings of Sara Sharif, the Surrey schoolgirl allegedly murdered by her parents. Will Forster, the Liberal Democrat MP for Woking, on Tuesday asked Hamish Falconer, a minister in the Foreign Office, if he would speak to the Pakistan government about the children’s safety or secure their return.
Police review case of murdered British family in French Alps

Oct 13, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

A reconstruction of the murder of a British family in the Alps will be staged on Thursday as part of a cold case review 12 years after they were shot. The killings of Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife, Iqbal, 47, and her mother, Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, remain one of France’s most notorious unsolved crimes. Each victim was shot three times, all at least once in the head, as they sat in their car near the village of Chevaline overlooking Lake Annecy in September 2012.
Member ‘forced out of Mayfair club for challenging old boys’ culture’

Oct 11, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

A City executive claims she was forced out of an exclusive private members’ club because she challenged its “old boys” culture. The Lansdowne Club, based in Mayfair, central London, was riven with boardroom politics and a clash of cultures, the High Court was told on Friday. Gina Mok was allegedly expelled after telling a member of the club’s ruling council, who was a senior government health official, that she had breached coronavirus travel restrictions.
‘Pinnacle Man’ found in cave 50 years ago was son of ‘call girl king’

Sep 5, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

The identification last week of remains found frozen in an American cave nearly half a century ago made headlines worldwide. Known as the “Pinnacle Man”, the body has now been identified as Nicholas Paul Grubb. It was only the local newspapers in Pennsylvania that reported the victim was born in London and was the grandson of the eminent British missionary Norman Grubb, who was one of the 20th century’s most influential evangelists.
Controversial gender row boxer Imane Khelif eases to Olympic gold medal

Aug 9, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

A boxer who failed a gender eligibility test insisted: “I am a woman and I am very proud” after winning a gold medal in the female competition. Imane Khelif has been embroiled in controversy since the boxer’s first-round opponent, Italy’s Angela Carini, abandoned their bout after 46 seconds to “save my life”, while suggesting she was fighting a man. Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from last year’s world championships by the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association.
Team GB’s rowers lead push for Olympic medal bonuses

Aug 4, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

Team GB athletes have called for Olympic medal winners to be paid cash bonuses in line with other countries. British rowing says it hopes to pay cash rewards in future after its eight-medal haul at Paris moved the team level with the United States in the all-time rowing gold tally. The number of rowing medals at Paris, including three golds, is the third most successful result in its Olympic history.
Meet the first British mothers to win Olympic rowing medals

Aug 1, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne and Helen Glover credited the influence of their children as they became the first British mothers to win rowing medals at an Olympics. The pair, whose families were cheering from the stands at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, are part of a record number of mothers representing Team GB. Hodgkins Byrne made her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 as part of the women’s quadruple sculls, but did not secure a podium place.
Olympic village too hot, too vegan and rife with theft, say athletes

Jul 31, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

The specially built Olympic village designed to cater to athletes’ every need is too hot, is being targeted by a thief and has too much vegan food, competitors have complained. The organisers of the Paris Games said the design of the 2,807 “self-cooling” apartments would make air conditioning redundant.
Laura Collett’s dramatic ride secures Team GB’s first gold

Jul 29, 2024 | thetimes.com | David Brown

Laura Collett led the eventing team to Britain’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics with a dramatic final ride to secure victory over France. Thousands of crystals embedded in her helmet sparkled during a dazzling ride in which she overcame personal tragedy and a controversy which could have robbed the team of victory. The Princess Royal, recovering from a horse accident, made her first public appearance at the Games to present the gold medals to the British team.
Charlotte Dujardin loses out on damehood over horse whipping

Jul 24, 2024 | thetimes.com | Matt Lawton |David Brown |Will Humphries

The triple Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin will not receive a damehood, Whitehall sources have said, after video emerged of her whipping a horse numerous times during a training session. The video, which is several years old, resulted in the athlete being kicked out of the Paris Olympics and dropped by several charities. The whistleblower who leaked the video to the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) is said to have done so to “save dressage”.