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Elderly woman who lost everything becomes one of the leading conservationists in Europe

Elderly woman who lost everything becomes one of the leading conservationists in Europe

One woman has told of how she was given a new lease on life despite losing everything, after becoming a leading conservationist in her country. June Haimoff, 90, once had it all. She lived a luxurious and privileged “jet-set lifestyle” complete with a great house, loving partner and an expensive boat to top it all off. However, it was not[Read More…]

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US soldier commits suicide after being forced to commit war crimes

A US soldier has committed suicide after leaving a note describing how he was left to commit ‘crimes against humanity.’   Daniel Somers, 30, was a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and served with Task Force Lightning, an intelligence unit.   He ran more than 400 combat missions as a machine gunner in the turret of a Humvee and interviewed[Read More…]

Trayvon verdict highlights racial divides within the US

Trayvon verdict highlights racial divides within the US

In the last week, we’ve seen protests erupt after George Zimmerman was cleared of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Essentially, the law has upheld the view that ‘walking while black’ is a crime, if somebody interprets that as “cruising for burglaries”. The case has helped to highlight the deep racial divides that exist not only in the US but across[Read More…]

Euthanasia by the backdoor? Shocking new report reveals 42% of people with learning disabilities die prematurely in hospital

Euthanasia by the backdoor? Shocking new report reveals 42% of people with learning disabilities die prematurely in hospital

Report shows high premature mortality rate among disabled people in care Half of all care services branded inadequate for disabled people Misdiagnosis and failure to provide the right services most common cause of premature deaths A damning new report has for the first time revealed the extent to which people with learning disabilities are being systematically maltreated within the NHS[Read More…]

Caught red handed: US woman wakes up during operation to catch doctors trying to steal her organs

Caught red handed: US woman wakes up during operation to catch doctors trying to steal her organs

Imagine waking up in the middle of an operation only to discover that doctors were trying to harvest your organs for transplant. Sounds like something out of a horror movie doesn’t it? And yet for one US lady that is exactly what happened. Colleen Burns, reported how her shock turned to horror, when she opened her eyes to discover that[Read More…]