July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Khyra death: parents set to appeal

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The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death have been given the go-ahead to appeal against their sentences. Angela Gordon, 35, and her former partner Junaid Abuhamza, 31, were jailed by […] […]

Man arrested over graduate’s murder

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A man has been arrested in connection with the suspected murder of a young graduate who vanished 14 years ago. Melanie Hall went missing following a night out in Bath in June 1996. Her remains […] […]

Police ‘creaking under bureaucracy

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British policing is creaking under the weight of “well-intended bureaucracy”, a police watchdog has said. Sir Denis O’Connor said officers are bogged down in an overly-cautious approach which discourages them from making decisions. He said […] […]

30 years for man who dumped girlfriend’s body in suitcase

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An IT worker who killed his lover and drank champagne with another girlfriend before dumping the corpse in a suitcase was jailed for at least 30 years at the Old Bailey today. Clinton Bailey, 36, […] […]

Naomi Campbell to be subpoenaed in war crimes case

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AMSTERDAM—Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who has been avoiding international prosecutors for the past year, will be forced to appear on the witness stand in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. In a […] […]

‘Dudus’ was tipped off – former police commissioner

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Former police commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin has disclosed that alleged crime lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was tipped off about his extradition request. Speaking last night on CVM TV’s current affairs programme Direct, Admiral Lewin […] […]

New meningitis vaccine could stop outbreaks in their tracks

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LONDON – Health officials say a new meningitis vaccine will help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionising how doctors fight outbreaks of the deadly disease. Meningitis, a potentially fatal infection of the […] […]

Religious intolerance ‘the new racism’

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RELIGIOUS intolerance is “the new racism” and one of the main causes of persecution of minorities across the world, according to the annual Minority Rights Group International report published today. In an overview of government […] […]

Backpacker dies after swimming in Ganges

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A BRITISH student has died days after swimming in India’s Ganges river on his first trip outside Europe. Promising filmmaker Sam Banks who saved for a year for the trip collapsed with severe sickness and […] […]

Mum ‘kills baby son, sells ear for $20

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A ZIMBABWEAN woman killed her infant son and sold one of his ears for $US20 ($24) to a traditional healer wanted for ritual murders in neighbouring Mozambique, police say. “We can confirm that the woman […] […]