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Channel 4’s Apocalypse puts 14 strangers in an abandoned Indiana town to survive 28 days with scarce resources. Two camps, tense leadership struggles, and board-up supermarkets mark the early days of the social experiment.
The Russell Brand trial has heard from multiple complainants across ten years, with charges including rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. Brand denies all charges as the case unfolds in Southwark Crown Court, with witnesses detailing alleged assaults dating from 1999 to 2009.
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Six women accuse Russell Brand of rape and sexual assault over a decade. He denies all charges. Key witnesses describe a work culture where sexual misconduct was normalized, while Brand’s defence argues consent and satire blurred the lines. The trial is ongoing in Southwark Crown Court as new testimony emerges.