“FGM is violence, child abuse and sexual assault …and of course we handed out Vulva cupcakes” is not a phrase you hear every day. But of course, it isn’t every day you speak to Leyla Hussein. Leyla has been at the forefront of the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) ...
When I get through to Skinner's office, the phone is answered by a gentleman with a hushed voice and a regional dialect that I don't recognise at first. "Who is it?", Skinner says. Not quite the start I'd hoped for. I’d read reports he could be quite difficult to interview ...
A young mum is about to face being torn apart from her newborn baby boy just weeks after giving birth. Pregnant Wanwan Kiff, 27, was recently refused permission to stay in the UK with her British husband by Home Office officials earlier this year. This week she gave birth to ...
In a blistering attack in the first PMQ's after the summer break, PM Theresa May was accused of turning Brexit into a power grab by - HER OWN Conservative MP Anna Soubry. Nottinghamshire Conservative MP Soubry, who has previously very publicly spoken out against Brexit, immediately stated her 'very serious ...
Any seasoned festival goer will know the yearly schedules like the back of their hand. Dusting off their well-worn wellies for every major festival that hits the UK and worldwide alike. But is your diary set for the 9th September 2017? OnBlackheath popped its festival cherry in 2014, and now ...
Anthony Joshua’s next challenge has been revealed. On October 28, heavyweight champion Joshua will face Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. Pulev is probably a boxer many British boxing fans will be unfamiliar with, but he certainly will be well known come October 28. The fight will take place in Cardiff, where Pulev ...
A high-performance sportscar was recovered from the side of a house today (Tues) after it dramatically crashed through a wall and injured a man sat on his sofa. The white £20,000 VW Golf R was pulled from the dented three-bed semi after creating a picture-postcard snap of a Grand Theft ...
A FOI request has uncovered a huge waste of public money by central government. The Huffington Post reported that Tory Minsters have spent £400k on chauffeurs just to bring their red boxes to and from work These vehicles carry no passengers just the red box that contains the ministers’ workload. ...
We’re at Broen Studio in Bergen. Øystein Braut, Njål Clementsen, Anders Bjelland and Øyvind Hegg-Lunde have locked into a groove that never seems to stop. Their bodies are swaying in time with the music, their heads are eagerly shaking to the song that’s pumping out of the room, and it ...