COMEDIAN and actor Russell Brand has always shared a close bond with his mother Barbara. But who is she and when was she the victim of a hit-and-run accident? Here’s everything you need to know.

Tucker Carlson has asked Donald Trump to grant Brand asylum in the US, saying "Britain is no longer a free country."

Russell Brand was born in Grays, Essex, in 1975. He was raised by his mother after his parents separated when he was six months old. Aged 16, he left home due to a troubled relationship with his mother's partner and began to take illegal drugs. He attended ...