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Girls saved from forced marriage

20th April 2010 sandrea 0

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 […] […]

Man charged with Hoxton killing of Agnes Sina-Inakoju

20th April 2010 sandrea 0

Agnes was shot through the window of a chicken shop Police have charged a 21-year-old man with the murder of a 16-year-old girl in an east London takeaway. Agnes Sina-Inakoju was shot through the window […] […]

Surgeon cut off testicle ‘by mistake’ at Bury hospital

20th April 2010 sandrea 0

Dr Al Hourani was working as a locum surgeon at Fairfield General Hospital A patient lost a testicle during an operation because the surgeon cut it off by mistake, a General Medical Council (GMC) hearing […] […]

Mother and sister see fatal Gran Canaria hit-and-run

20th April 2010 sandrea 0

The incident happened as Abigail Harris was taking a walk with her family A 12-year-old British girl has died in a hit-and-run car accident in Gran Canaria, witnessed by her mother and sister. Abigail Harris […] […]

Venezuela boxer Edwin Valero found hanged in cell

20th April 2010 sandrea 0

Edwin Valero was a household name in Venezuela World champion Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero has been found dead in a police cell after being detained for killing his wife. Police chief Wilmer Flores said Valero, […] […]

Pope says he leads a ‘wounded and sinner’ church

20th April 2010 sandrea 0

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI admitted to world cardinals Monday that he led a “wounded and sinner” Church, as he marked five tumultuous years in charge, most recently mired in pedophile priest scandals. The […] […]

Man jailed for ‘frenzied’ killing

19th April 2010 sandrea 0

Katie Cullen [right] was murdered by Iman Saeed Ghaefelipour A man who brutally murdered a nurse during a “frenzied attack” has been sentenced to life in prison. Iranian-born Iman Saeed Ghaefelipour, 28, stabbed his ex-girlfriend […] […]

Immigration reform could lead to biometric Social Security card

19th April 2010 sandrea 0

Frustrations over E-verify worker system have spawned high-tech solutions Because she was born in Chicago, Karen Peisker never imagined her bosses at United Parcel Service would suddenly question her right to legally work in the […] […]

Cashing in on frail patients

19th April 2010 sandrea 0

‘Horrific’ moneymaking scheme shuttled sick, elderly between nursing homes and hospitals at taxpayer expense Dr. Roland Borrasi chuckled as he told three doctors how he used kickbacks and cash bribes to shuttle unsuspecting nursing home […] […]

Improving the lives of black boys

19th April 2010 sandrea 0

Dawn Turner Trice [right] When Bryan Echols was at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in the early 1990s, his father would drive him to and from school. Once, during one of their many road trips, […] […]