BBC One’s ‘Three Girls’ shines spotlight on sex trafficking in England

By Samantha Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Equality Now On BBC One tonight is the first episode of ‘ThreeGirls’, a hard hitting three-part drama that tells the true story of three girls who were among almost 50 adolescents groomed for sex by a gang of men in Rochdale between 2008 and 2012. Aged 13 to 17, these vulnerable underage teenagers were trafficked - experiencing systematic rape and abuse at the hands of numerous perpetrators. On some occasions the girls were beaten when they refused...

Assessing the “economic credibility” of Corbyn’s Labour

By James Clark Despite the hysteric ramblings of the established British press, Jeremy Corbyn is no revolutionary socialist. It takes little consideration to realise that the policies which Corbyn’s Labour propose do not intend to threaten the existence of the capitalist system. The state, money and the wage system still have a role in Corbyn and his follower’s vision for British society. Indeed, Labour’s objective appears to be to manage capitalism in a way that suits the interests of business,...

How to turn your gas BBQ into a Smoker

Here's how to turn the humble gas BBQ into a wonderful smoker in order to create some mouth-watering smokey flavoured lip-smacking food. Gas BBQ Lots of folk in the UK are cooking outdoors on gas BBQ’s and there’s nothing wrong with this. OK, so a purist will always prefer to cook on charcoal, and getting a smoke ring on the food usually requires proper charcoal or wood combustion. However, lots of people like the ease and simplicity cooking on gas gives,...

Watch – Ducklings rescued by lifeguards after being found in swimming pool

This is the adorable moment a mother duck and her nine tiny ducklings were rescued by lifeguards - after they mistook a swimming pool for a pond. The baby birds were found bobbing around in the water by astonished staff on Saturday morning. A team of 12 volunteers, swimmers and lifeguards at Portishead Lido then spent 45 minutes trying to usher the ducks out of the water and onto dry land. Footage shows managed to coax them out and managed...

Hunt or Hug? Photographer Forms Friendship With Wild Fox Who Even Lets Her Hug Her

These stunning images show the amazing bond that has developed between a photographer and a fox. Iza Lyson, 20, has formed such a strong relationship after snapping the vixen in her forest home that it even lets her HUG her. Rather than flee from the camera, the curious fox seems happy to pose in front of the lens. Iza said: “She likes me very much. I’m the only photographer that can hug her. “I think that it’s because of my...

Watch – “I can’t live on £100 a month’ May confronted by angry voter

Theresa May was confronted today in Abingdon Market by, Cathy who has learning difficulties, who told the PM "The fat cats keep the money and us lot get nothing." She then told May that she "can't live on £100 a month" as her disability allowance has been removed and replaced by the Government's Personal Independence Payment system. She won't talk to journalists so members of the public are having to take her on.  Watch Video Here

Watch – Locals furious over Tory election posters put up in a village field

Police were forced to wade into a stand off between a Tory MP's campaigner and furious locals - over Tory election posters put up in a village field. Adam Morres, 36, accused the volunteer for MP Simon Hart of "damaging his reputation" by putting up election placards in a field his friend rents for her horses. But tempers boiled over when Adam confronted the Tory volunteer when he caught him reinstalling the signs on a fence post in the Welsh...

“We eat only once a day”: An aid worker’s blog from Beledweyne, Somalia

By Mohamed Abdirahaman Saman, International Medical Corps, Somalia emergency response team When I met Nalow Hassan two weeks ago, the 30-year-old wife and mother had already lost two children. Aged six and four, the two youngsters had succumbed to acute watery diarrhoea. Now she is on the brink of losing a third - her youngest, 15-month-old Ahmed Abdi, who is seriously ill and Nalow and her husband Abdi have no money to pay for medical care. Tears streaming down her face,...

Watch – D-Day hero yesterday became the world’s oldest tandem skydiver…aged 101!

A D-Day hero yesterday became the world’s oldest tandem skydiver – aged 101 and 37 days. Daredevil Verdun Hayes leapt from a plane at 15,000ft to glide into the record books. The great-granddad jumped with ten other people, including three generations of his family and the doctor who signed him off. He stole the world title after knocking Canadian Armand Gendreau, who was 101 and three days when he jumped in 2013, off the top spot. The sprightly centenarian, of...

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