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Adam Bradford, 25, claims to have suffered a torrent of abuse online after sordid details of the work carried out by Hans Asperger, the eminent doctor, emerged this week

“Within the pain there is also breath, creation, doing good" - Israeli author David Grossman lost a son in the Lebanon War 2006. This is his moving address to 8,000 Israelis and Palestinians bridging the divide between them to mourn together their lost loved ones on Memorial Day. David Grossman is to be awarded the 2018 Israel Prize for Literature on Thursday. This week he addressed a unique event for for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families with an emotive speech...

Paul Johnson was while working as a music teacher when he abused four children

A city council embroiled in a bitter row with campaigners over a controversial tree felling programme has refused to disclose its official policy behind the measure. The authority has ruled it is in the “greater good” to keep its official policy for the felling of thousands of the city’s street trees secret. Its refusal comes after a local newspaper submitted a Freedom of Information request to see its currently-redacted ‘Highway Tree Replacement Policy’. FILE PHOTO; Police protect Amey staff from...

Video footage of a speech given by Jeremy Corbyn in the House of Commons has been revealed after Theresa May's heartless statement on immigrants that was made on the same day went viral. Speaking in parliament in October 2013 the then Home Secretary May said "we can deport first and hear appeals later" in relation to immigration to Britain. She said: "There are some who seem to think that the right to family life should always take precedence over public interest...

Having the right indoor plants could prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease by combating pollution, according to new research. But the study suggests that most people pick the wrong ones - such as tropical species that are the prettiest, but the least effective. The big leaves of tropical plants reduce air-purifying quality - so offices and householders should opt for other varieties, say scientists. In a high-tech world splashy and bold house plants put us in touch with nature. The most...

Coalition head of civil service says Theresa May's anti-immigration policies were 'reminiscent of Nazi Germany' for Tory colleagues Jeremy Corbyn blames Theresa May for "hostile environment", saying her government is "both callous and incompetent" Theresa May says decision to dispose of Windrush 'registration slips' when she was Home Secretary was taken by Labour in 2009 Half an hour later her spokesman backtracks, says it was an "operational decision" by UK Border Agency Michael Gove claims UK is "the most immigration friendly...

A leaked transcript from 2013 has revealed a shocking admission from Theresa May about the handling of immigrants in the UK. The government has come under a barrage of criticism following revelations about the Windrush Generation. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said it is "an absolute scandal that the Home Office doesn’t even know how many people they have wrongly deported", adding that the Prime Minister is directly responsible for creating a hostile environment as Home Secretary which has contributed to...