25 years ago today a nail bomb exploded in The Admiral Duncan gay bar, killing three people and injuring more than 70.
One of the injured was my friend Jon Cash - West Yorks - Agent: www.steinplays.com who recalled that terrible night and the homophobic climate that prompted the crime.
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Magnificent refereeing by Clement Turpin. An absolute lesson to others. Controlled, unfussy, got the big calls (pens) right, advantage when possible, wasn’t deceived by any tumbles. Supported by VAR not led by it. No delays. No nonsense. It’s how VAR should be used. #BAYRMA

where she spent long months convalescing, she weighed 30 kg and was suffering from numerous illnesses (typhus, turberculosis...). She survived.
After the war, she was one of the first women to enter the Belgian diplomatic service (closed to women before the war).
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was “celebrating” her 25th birthday there.
She would have turned 104 today.
She had joined the Resistance at the age of 20, and was Jewish. Fortunately, her false papers concealed her origin.
When she was liberated and handed over to the Red Cross of Sweden,...
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As those of you who have been following me for some time know, April 30 is a special day for me.
On that day in 1945, the #Ravensbrück concentration camp was liberated. My mother, Martha Tenzer, a resistance fighter in Belgium who had been arrested by the Gestapo in 1943,...
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“They’d put me in detention centres for 2/3 months, then release me. I came to Ireland because I got fed up.”
Gaffar, from Afghanistan, spent 17 years (half his life) in and out of UK detention centres. The ultimate deterrent was being stuck in a system that did not work #C4News

What's really happening on Columbia's campus, the epicenter of the college protests that have spread across the nation?

Student journalist Isabella Ramírez is editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator and clearly breaks down the reality on the ground.

Alternatively, food and other supplies could enter Gaza - much more cheaply and efficiently - through the crossings from Israel at Erez and Karni.

I've #justdonated to To celebrate amazing Seb's all clear and support other children who need help recovering from brain tumour diagnosis and treatment.. Donate on @justgiving and help raise 1500.00 justgiving.com/crowdfunding/C…

NEW CNN POLL: A new CNN poll highlights major concerns for President Biden heading into the November election. #InsidePolitics

Round of applause and a Paper Cuts Podcast award for the Irish Daily Star

A two way sure bet on Gazan misery; 1. The Egyptian company making money from desperate Gazans trying to get out of Gaza; $5k a head thetimes.co.uk/article/gaza-r…
2. The other company also making millions from skimming off the aid going in- again $5k per truck middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-…

Oh deary me! Truro and Falmouth MP Cherilyn Mackrory MP repeats industry propaganda dumped sewage is 95% water & the general public are confused.

Challenge Mrs Mackrory: Drink 1 glass of that 95% rainwater from a CSO I choose and I'll donate £1,000 to a charity you choose. (2/4)

A grim insight into the awful scenes unfolding in Gaza from this Israeli soldier… what he saw whilst serving turned him against the war

Clip from our latest report with Millicent james betteridge

Great journalism, important story by Secunder Kermani

You are right Roger and Ofcom is wrong. I’ve written a major piece for @Searchlightmagazine Searchlight about this because it is so disturbing

Britain should be as angry about this as about the Post Office scandal