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I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with two further sexual offences including ...

There has been a "soaring rise" in the number of people charged with strangulation and suffocation since the offence was introduced four years ago, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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08:05, Tue, Dec 23, 2025 Updated: 08:06, Tue, Dec 23, 2025 A man accused of a string of sex offences against his ex-wife along with five other men is due in court today. Philip Young, 49, will appear ...