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Nestlé tries to patent flower and gain monopoly over natural cure

Nestlé tries to patent flower and gain monopoly over natural cure

The nigella sativa – more commonly known as fennel flower – has been used as a cure-all remedy for over a thousand years. It treats everything from vomiting, fevers and skin diseases. It has been widely available in impoverished communities across the Middle East and Asia. However, one corporation wants to put a stop to all that and declare itself[Read More…]

US police prompt outrage after spraying mace onto a woman’s genitals

US police prompt outrage after spraying mace onto a woman’s genitals

US cops have come under fire after spraying mace in a suspect’s vagina, it has been reported. The police in New Mexico have already prompted outrage from the public after conducting 14 hour cavity searches at traffic stops and conducting unnecessary and repeated vaginal probes on an innocent woman; however yet another disturbing pattern of police behaviour appears to be[Read More…]

Women in immigration detention centres report sexual abuse at the hands of Serco

Women in immigration detention centres report sexual abuse at the hands of Serco

Hundreds of female asylum seekers are coming forward to report rape and sexual molestation at immigration detention centres in England, it has been revealed. Serco, one of the largest and most powerful companies in the UK FTSE 250, privately runs Yarl’s Wood in Bedfordshire – an immigration removal centre. However, the Serco staff are at the centre of claims made[Read More…]

‘Police harass victims of sexual abuse and robbery to make crime figures disappear’

‘Police harass victims of sexual abuse and robbery to make crime figures disappear’

A new report reveals how police have managed to achieve their greatest feat yet: making crime disappear. Or more accurately, making the reports of crime disappear. And just where have all these allegations come from? The police themselves. Police officers told a Commons committee that crime reports of ‘burglary’ were routinely made to vanish, alongside reports of sex crimes, robbery[Read More…]

Mark Straker

Inspirational filmmaker honoured in ceremony

An inspirational filmmaker has been honoured for his work in the community, after he passed away suddenly. Mark Straker had been involved in the Project Postcode youth programme with Reading’s Hollywood actor Winston Ellis in 2012. He had built up a name for himself in the local community and formed partnerships with organisations such as Reading Borough Council, Reading College[Read More…]