May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Spanish Town flare-up

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A wave of gun violence in Spanish Town over the past five days has now intensified with the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke extradition issue, bringing additional tension to the old capital. The flare-up began last Thursday […] […]

Bullying-related suicide is on the rise among our teens

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DOZENS of young Irish teenagers have fallen victim to the same fate as Phoebe Prince, who took her own life after being tormented by bullies, Ireland’s leading bullying expert has warned. Tragic Phoebe (15), who […] […]

Chicago assault victim transferred to rehab unit

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The young Irish woman who was left fighting for her life after a brutal baseball attack in the US has been transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Natasha McShane (23), a graduate student, had […] […]

UK mother is charged with murdering son (11)

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A MOTHER has appeared in court charged with murdering her 11-year-old son after she was found holding the dead boy’s hand in a hotel room. Yvonne Freaney, of Penarth, near Cardiff, was arrested after her […] […]

Archaeologists unearth ancient tomb

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Archaeologists in southern Mexico have discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica. The tomb held a man aged around 50, who was […] […]

Couple jailed for gay relationship

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A Malawi gay couple have been convicted of having a criminal relationship and could face up to 14 years in jail under the country’s colonial-era laws. They were found guilty of unnatural acts and gross […] […]

Lying children will grow up to be successful citizens

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The earlier a child starts telling convincing lies the more likely they are to be a success in later life, new research suggests. Researchers have found that the ability to tell fibs at the age […] […]

Car hire conman who posed as Kuwaiti royal faces jail

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A conman who posed as a member of the Kuwaiti royal family and enjoyed a champagne lifestyle during a £610,000 crime spree faces jail today. Koroush Pour, 33, flitted from West End nightspots to St […] […]

Terror pair to stay in Britain as judge vetoes deportation over safety risk

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Two men declared by a judge to be a threat to national security today won the right to stay in the country. The same immigration judge said although he accepted one of them was an […] […]

Chef ‘killed wife with kitchen pan then had sex with his girlfriend

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A chef murdered his wife with a cast-iron kitchen pan then hid her body in a freezer for three years, the Old Bailey heard today. The day after the murder, his birthday, Peter Wallner bought […] […]