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I was a slave for 13 years in Cambridge and in London- help me save girls from my fate
Around the world around 46 million people are trapped in some form of slavery - the equivalent to the entire population of Spain. Sexual exploitation counts for 54% of all human trafficking victims. As Rebecca Mott’s astonishingly candid story reveals, slavery is actually very close to home. And we can all make a difference to end it. "For me slavery means when you are doing something against your will - where somebody is controlling you, exploiting you for their gain. You...
Young Afghani woman who worked as a carpet weaver as a child gets first class law degree
A young Afghani girl who worked as a carpet weaver before coming to the UK ten years ago today walked away with a first class law degree. Hameeda Hussani, 23, said she dreamed of becoming a lawyer when she worked from morning to night weaving Persian carpets every day as a child. But she now hopes to become a lawyer in the City and said "anybody can go as far as they want to go" as she picked up her...
Severely disabled girl used as face of care company…evicted from her home
A mother says her severely disabled daughter who was used as the face of a care company on its VANS has now been evicted from one of its homes. Distraught Clare Wright, 56, says Sammy, 29, was 18 when she got her tenancy with Aster Living. Aster provides social housing and care packages to help people live as independently as possible. Sammy Wright was the Face of Aster as see on the back of a van. Mother-of-three Clare said the...
Two men murdered in London by people on mopeds within five hours
A charity worker stabbed to death for his iphone was the second moped knife murder in London in less than five hours. Two teens were arrested over the murder of 28 year old Abdul Samad who staggered back to his family home before collapsing on his doorstep in Little Venice, central London. He was stabbed by muggers on a moped, believed to be after his iphone 7 at 11.45pm last night. Just four and a quarter hours earlier, a 20...
Shocking footage shows mass brawl in town centre sparked over stolen man bag
This is the shocking moment a police officer was battered in a mass brawl which erupted after an argument about a MAN BAG. Footage captured by an onlooker, which has been viewed more than 43,000 times, shows around ten young people fighting in the street. Witnesses say fists started to fly after a reveller had his man bag stolen before trying to take it back from the thief. Multiple people can be heard saying, “come on then” before the fight...
Aristocratic landowner & pal of the royals refuses to allow afforable homes on his estate – because it will ruin his view
An aristocratic landowner and friend of the royals refused a £2 million offer for a field to be turned into affordable homes – because they would ruin his VIEW. David Smith-Ryland, whose family have played host to royals at their country home, were approached by developer Rosconn over plans to build 50 houses. The 56-year-old claims a figure of around £2 million was suggested for the five-and-a-half acre field on his estate near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks. David Smith-Ryland's land, which is...
Never seen before double-sided sketch fetched double predicted value at £130k in auction
A never seen before double-sided sketch by a world famous artist has sold for almost double its estimated value at an international art auction. Alberto Giacometti's pencil sketches of a nude woman and various heads fetched £130,000 when they went under the hammer last week. They are titled "Têtes (recto); Nu debout (verso)" and are signed off with "Alberto Giacometti 1947", by the Swiss artist who died at 60 years of age in 1966. This never seen before double-sided sketch...
University scientist becomes one of Britain’s worst paedophiles after admitting dark web sex offences
A university academic has become one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders after admitting 137 charges involving making sick images of rape, murder and child abuse. Cambridge University graduate Dr Matthew Falder, 28, dubbed himself 'evilmind' and '666devil' on the dark web while leading a double life as a respected scientist. A court heard the sadistic peadophile posed as a female artist in order to lure over 50 vulnerable victims after contacting them on Gumtree and Craigslist. The geophysicist would...
WATCH: Shocking footage shows fuming farmer repeatedly ram hunt sabs with his quad bike
Shocking footage shows a raging farmer mow down a hunt saboteur with his quad bike - while screaming “get off my land”. Violence erupted when members of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs filmed the Atherstone Hunt on Saturday (14/10) afternoon. The farmer, dressed in green John Deere overalls, drives a quad bike up to three men and shouts at them to “get off my land”. He then jumps off the bike before pushing one of the sabs into a ditch...