COSMO NEWS: 'I was only 16' says alleged Brand victim, as disgraced comedian 'moved to soft jail'

'I was only 16' says alleged Brand victim, as disgraced comedian 'moved to soft jail' Sun, November 15, 2026 at 5:16 AM UTC

The Sunday Times leads on its interview with a woman who alleges that she was raped by Russell Brand when she was 16. Mia Latter was one of six women who made allegations against Brand in 2023 as part of a Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches investigation. She was known under the pseudonym 'Alice'. She has now waived her right to anonymity and is campaigning for a staggered age of consent. Brand denied the allegations at the time. None of the women in the 2023 media investigation were complainants in his recent criminal trial, which culminated in his sentencing on Monday to 10 and a half years for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

The Sun on Sunday meanwhile reports that Brand has been moved to a "cushy jail for his own safety". It is "flabbergasting" that the disgraced comedian has been transferred to the "soft" HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, an ex-governor tells the paper. The Ministry of Justice told the paper it does not comment on individual prisoners. The Sun's front page is also one of several to splash on remarks made by Wayne Rooney ahead of his entry to the I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle. "I lost three stone after quitting booze," is the Sun's summary, "and Coleen loves it".

"Footie legend: Marriage in a much better place after going teetotal," is the Sunday Mirror's take. The former footballing star tells the paper that quitting alcohol six months ago has helped him mentally as well as physically.

Never shy of a pun, the Daily Star's headline today reads: "I'm a roo man." The paper reports the ex-England footballer is a favourite to win I'm a Celebrity... once he lands in Australia to film the long-running competition programme.

Without missing out on Rooney's forthcoming "jungle battle", the Sunday Express gives the rest of its front page to what it calls "Andy Burnham's plot to rejoin the EU". Ahead of a UK-EU summit next week, the paper reports on "shock analysis" conducted by a think tank set up by former prime minister Liz Truss. The paper says models the possible impact of rejoining the bloc on UK households within 10 years. The study has not yet been published. A Labour spokesperson said the figures were based on "highly speculative assumptions". Burnham has previously said he believes a "win-win" deal can be agreed with the EU, which could be "more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for" in 2016.

A range of different stories lead the Sunday Telegraph. Its top story is the Conservatives accusing Labour of pushing "pro-EU propaganda" into universities by rejoining the Erasmus Plus programme. The paper reports the move will mean universities can apply for funding to conduct courses which "promote European citizenship". A Labour spokesman said: "Teaching students about EU institutions and how they work is not the same as promoting a pro-EU viewpoint." , it covers Wales beating the All Blacks for the first time in 73 years, and the revelation that Friday's US airspace shutdown was caused by "an upgrade to remove copper wire".

The Mail on Sunday focuses on other news. It reports that a "No 10 speechwriter was caught using artificial intelligence to help craft a keynote address". According to the Mail, the individual was seen using ChatGPT by a fellow passenger. The paper says it "agreed to withhold the speechwriter's identity at Downing Street's request". No 10 said: "The PM writes most of his own speeches and this one was no exception."

The Sunday Times leads on its interview with a woman who alleges she was raped by Russell Brand when she was 16. Mia Latter was one of six women who made allegations against Brand in 2023 as part of a Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches investigation. She was known under the pseudonym 'Alice'. She has now waived her right to anonymity and is campaigning for a staggered age of consent. Brand denied the allegations at the time. None of the women in the 2023 media investigation were complainants in his recent criminal trial.

The Sun on Sunday reports that Brand has been moved to what it calls a "soft" Category C jail for his own safety, days into his 10-and-a-half-year sentence for rape and sexual assault. The paper quotes a former prison governor as describing the move to HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire as "flabbergasting."

The Sunday Express highlights analysis by a think tank established by the former Prime Minister Liz Truss, which suggests that rejoining the EU would leave the average UK household £6,500 a year worse off. A Labour party spokesperson tells the paper that a closer relationship with the EU will help make trade smoother, cut bureaucracy and support economic growth.

The Observer says the clear evidence of the past decade is that British EU membership benefits both sides. Meanwhile, the Sunday Telegraph says in an editorial that reopening the EU issue allows Andy Burnham to "pretend that Britain's economic underperformance is the fault of Brexit, rather than of Labour's high taxes and mismanagement".

And the Mail on Sunday says that if the "shameless PM had been more honest about his EU dream, he might not even be in No 10", reminding readers that his Makerfield constituency "voted strongly" for Brexit.

The Sunday Times also reports that 75 Labour MPs have signed a letter warning ministers against approving drilling at the Rosebank oil field. The paper says the letter is a strategy modelled on that of the welfare rebels who forced Sir Keir Starmer to abandon cuts to disability benefits - hastening his downfall as prime minister.

But the Sun believes Burnham's own plans to cut welfare will lead to his first rebellion. One potential rebel has told the paper that Alan Milburn's long-awaited report on switching the emphasis from benefits to training is an "unexploded bomb" left by the Starmer government - and should be rejected.

The former England footballer Wayne Rooney tells the Sunday Mirror that his marriage is in "a much happier place" since he quit drinking six months ago. Rooney - who is about to appear on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - has said his wife, Coleen, is delighted with his new healthy lifestyle.

Wales's victory over New Zealand in Cardiff is celebrated on many back pages. The Sunday Telegraph's headline reads: "The dragons slayed the giants."