April, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Bolt to make 100m debut in South Korea

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Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt (right) Double world record holder, Usain Bolt, is set to run his first 100m of the season at the Daegu Meet in South Korea on May 19. Bolt, who holds […] […]

Simpson Miller, Matalon named as defendants in ‘Dudus’ case

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Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke [Right] West Kingston strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller have been named as defendants in the motion filed by the Government on the controversial handling of an extradition […] […]

UK accused over Taliban torture risk when handing over insurgents

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Taliban insurgents with hidden faces pose for the camera in Afghanistan. British forces have been accused of being aware of torture risks when handing over suspects to the Afghan secret service. British forces handed over […] […]

Militias and firearms lobby fear Barack Obama is trying to take their guns away

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Pistols hanging from belts, rifles slung over backs, hundreds of firearms activists gathered close to the White House yesterday to declare that President Obama is the extremist, not them. The protest, the first time that […] […]

Children at risk up by third

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Steven Barker [right] was jailed over the death of Baby Peter The number of children considered at risk of harm increased by a third in the two years after Baby Peter’s death, but social worker […] […]

Swazi awarded for poacher murder expose

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A Swazi lawyer has won a prestigious environmental award for her work exposing the extra-judicial killings of suspected poachers by game rangers. Thuli Makama told the BBC she wanted to end the violence and see […] […]

Spare tyre health risk ignored – Active Fat campaigners

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People are blinkered to the health dangers of carrying excess weight around the waist, say experts. Most people have no idea that their spare tyre or muffin top puts them at increased risk of cancer, […] […]

Police call for change in law on detention of suspects

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Police officers are calling for an increase in the amount of time they are given to question suspects under the influence of drink or drugs. Forces in Scotland are currently limited to six hours of […] […]

Man dies after Whitehead cave rescue

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The cave is below Blackhead lighthouse: Pic: Arthur Strain A 36-year-old man who was rescued after becoming trapped in a cave on the County Antrim coast has died. Police, the ambulance service, the coastguard and […] […]

Girls saved from forced marriage

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The judge ruled there was substantial risk of forced marriage. It has emerged that two girls living in Northern Ireland have been made the subject of a court order to stop them being forced into […] […]