Being BAME, LGBT and Muslim makes discrimination feel almost inevitable. Being accepted by my cultural and religious groups means hiding my sexuality for fear of being ostracised, or even fear of violence. In LGBT+ groups, I am asked how I can identify with a religion that is seen as not accepting of the LGBT+ community. […]
Domestic abuse all too often remains hidden behind closed doors – and develops slowly over several years. Rachel Williams was shot by her estranged husband after she left their abusive relationship. In April 2018, she told Sky News her story: I met Darren when I was 21 years old in March 1993. I was a […]
A pre-school boy and his younger sibling were removed from their foster carer by the child and family agency amid fears he may have been sexually abused in their care. Details of the matter were outlined in a District Court in a rural town where the judge was informed of an emergency change in the […]
Pope Francis has launched a new app, allowing the faithful to pray with him on matters of his choosing. He presented the Vatican’s latest digital platform, the Worldwide Network of Prayer with the Pope, during his traditional Sunday address to tens of thousands of people in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The app, Click […]
ATHENS — A peaceful demonstration by tens of thousands of people in Athens turned violent on Sunday, as protesters seeking to enter the Parliament building used clubs, firebombs and other dangerous objects to attack officers guarding the building, according to the police. For the most part, the rally, called days before the Greek Parliament was […]
A teenager has been airlifted to hospital this afternoon after sustaining a head injury during a football match in Co Galway. The 18-year-old goalkeeper from Ballymoe FC was injured inside the penalty area during a match against Boyle Celtic FC. It is suspected that he suffered a fractured jaw and number of broken teeth. Paramedics […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) released four video clips showing how the attack in Bishop Street unfolded on Saturday night. The footage shows the car being parked outside the courthouse before the male driver is seen getting out the car and running away. Seven young people are then shown walking on the pavement […]
WILTINGEN, Germany (NYTIMES) – In the bright, cavernous basement of the new Van Volxem vinery building, Christoph Dirksen, one of the Mosel region’s most important wine tasters, was making his rounds sampling from giant stainless-steel tanks. It’s early to make a final judgment on the wines of 2018, even for Dirksen, a critic for Vinum, […]
George Rusu, 38, allegedly used a drone on a field near one of the two runways at Britain’s busiest airport on 24 December. The alleged incident happened just three days after Gatwick fully reopened following three days of flight cancellations and delays, affecting about 140,000 passengers, caused by drone sightings. Rusu, of Blunts Avenue, Hillingdon, […]
Migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean now face an even deadlier journey then they have in the past, the UN refugee agency has warned. In a report, the agency says that while the number of people arriving in Europe has fallen significantly, the number of deaths has risen sharply. Traffickers are having to take […]