A wife who attacked her husband with his own walking stick after spending a decade bullying and ‘gaslighting’ him has avoided jail. Valerie Dowding, 76, spent a decade mentally abusing her husband and retired academic, Dennis, a court heard. In one particularly cruel act Mrs Dowding tormented her husband – who claimed he was a … Read more
Trial of retired paratroopers accused of murdering IRA chief ‘could collapse over inadmissible prosecution evidence forced out of the pair in 1972’ Judge reserved his ruling on whether statements can be admitted as evidence He said it was ‘remarkable’ that two ex-soldiers weren’t interviewed by the PSNI Joe McCann, 24, was shot dead as he … Read more
He took Britain through its ‘darkest hour’, refusing to give in to the tyranny of Nazi Germany when all hope seemed lost. Sir Winston Churchill shouldered an enormous burden by being Prime Minister through nearly all of the Second World War, serving as a symbol of defiance who both boosted the nation’s morale and made … Read more
He took Britain through its ‘darkest hour’, refusing to give in to the tyranny of Nazi Germany when all hope seemed lost. Sir Winston Churchill shouldered an enormous burden by being Prime Minister through nearly all of the Second World War, serving as a symbol of defiance who both boosted the nation’s morale and made … Read more
A retired teacher revealed his horror today at receiving a police record for committing a ‘hate incident’ by writing a letter defending the rights of a mother to abort a baby with Down’s syndrome. Douglas Kedge, 85, of Sonning Common, Oxfordshire, penned a letter to a woman protesting about an episode of Emmerdale in which … Read more
A retired teacher revealed his horror today at receiving a police record for committing a ‘hate incident’ by writing a letter defending the rights of a mother to abort a baby with Down’s syndrome. Douglas Kedge, 85, of Sonning Common, Oxfordshire, penned a letter to a woman protesting about an episode of Emmerdale in which … Read more
Police recorded a ‘hate incident’ against a retired teacher who wrote a ‘polite’ letter to a campaigner defending a mother’s right to abort a baby with Down’s syndrome. Douglas Kedge, 85, penned a letter to a women protesting an episode of Emmerdale in which a couple decided to terminate a pregnancy after the baby was … Read more
Police recorded a ‘hate incident’ against a retired teacher who wrote a ‘polite’ letter to a campaigner defending a mother’s right to abort a baby with Down’s syndrome. Douglas Kedge, 85, penned a letter to a women protesting an episode of Emmerdale in which a couple decided to terminate a pregnancy after the baby was … Read more
Twenty retired French generals have called for military rule if Emmanuel Macron fails to halt the ‘disintegration’ of the country ‘at the hands of Islamists’, in an open letter published ahead of next year’s presidential election. The open letter, published in Valeurs Actuelles, a right-wing news magazine, claims a military coup might be necessary to … Read more
Twenty retired French generals have called for military rule if Emmanuel Macron fails to halt the ‘disintegration’ of the country ‘at the hands of Islamists’, in an open letter published ahead of next year’s presidential election. The open letter, published in Valeurs Actuelles, a right-wing news magazine, claims a military coup might be necessary to … Read more