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Gateshead refugee slams 'inhumane' migration rule changes at Westminster protest
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (466+ words) Myranda Flores, of Gateshead Refugee Voices, protesting at Westminster over changes to migration rules(Image: Asylum Matters. ) A refugee living in Gateshead has slammed "inhumane" changes proposed to the migration system. Myranda Flores was among a delegation of refugees and…...
Northumberland MP demands answers after Orgreave files destroyed by police
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (496+ words) A 'furious' MP is demanding answers after police admitted destroying documents relating to the miners' strike and the Battle of Orgreave. In one of the darkest days of the year-long dispute riot police clashed with thousands of striking miners at…...
Commons Leader calls for strike evidence to be kept after police destroy files
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (439+ words) Northumbria Police has admitted documentation was destroyed just last year Northumbria Police's decision to dispose of documents relating to the Battle of Orgreave is "deeply worrying, the Commons Leader said today. In one of the darkest days of the year-long…...
Holidaymakers warned of new £12.50 passport charge for summer getaways
10+ mon, 11+ hour ago (408+ words) UK holidaymakers are being cautioned about an extra "12.50 charge if they fail to sort out their passports in time for the summer holidays. With Easter now behind us, the next major holiday period is summer, which will see many Brits…...
'I spent £2,000 a month on ketamine until I was a 7stone skeleton"
1+ year, 1+ week ago (866+ words) A man who spent "2,000 a month using ketamine ... to consider a transplant. Fergus, who lives in Durham, dropped down to just 7st and was left with just 10% of his bladder at working capacity. Doctors told Fergus they might have to remove…...