Hardeep Matharu
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Next-level failure: Cannabis laws are now criminalising the children they're intended to help
New report on cannabis shows government policy is inadvertently encouraging teens to deal and ramping up mental health problems → Read More
How ministers left the prison system on its knees... and got away with it
As the fallout continues from the Birmingham prison debacle, there is no sign that ministers will take responsibility for the problems they have created. → Read More
Prison crisis: Have we reached a turning point?
Gauke's progressive-sounding steps for prison reform are a start but there is still a mountain to climb → Read More
Chris Grayling's probation reforms have been a disaster for the service
Warnings about the scale and pace of the reforms have come to fruition → Read More
Golden Globes 2017: Remembering the time Donald Trump 'mocked a disabled reporter', as referenced by Meryl Streep
Donald Trump might not have attended the Golden Globes and have claimed not to have watched Hollywood's first award show of the year but his presence could certainly be felt in the room. This was most notable during Meryl Streep’s emotionally charged acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award. While the actress did not name him once, she rebuked the President-elect for imitating a… → Read More
Teenager complaining of stomach pains has 'parasitic twin' removed
A teenager who complained of stomach pain had actually been carrying his unborn ‘parasitic’ twin inside him for 15 years, doctors discovered. → Read More
'Aristotle's tomb' discovered by archaeologist
A Greek archaeologist believes he may have discovered Aristotle’s tomb. Konstantinos Sismanidis excavated the birthplace of the ancient philosopher in northern Greece in the 1990s, and now thinks that a destroyed structure he came across may have been the last resting place of the teacher of Alexander the Great. → Read More
US nuclear weapons are still controlled by floppy disks, report finds
The Pentagon coordinates the US' nuclear weapons – using a floppy disk, as it turns out. A new report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the country’s department of defence is still using 1970s-era computer systems that require the original eight-inch floppy disks. → Read More
Anders Breivik: Mass murderer 'to be allowed visits by his girlfriend' after human rights court win
Mass murderer Anders Breivik may be allowed visits from a woman who claims to be in love with him after a court ruled that being kept in isolation in prison had violated his human rights. A court in Oslo ruled in the killer’s favour on one of two claims for alleged human rights violations yesterday. → Read More
Baby Gammy: Twin sister to stay in Australia despite father's conviction for child sex offences
The twin sister of ‘Baby Gammy’ can remain living in Australia with her parents, despite the father’s conviction for child sex offences nearly 20 years ago, a court has ruled. Justice Stephen Thackray, Chief Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia, also said that David Farnell and Wendy Li had not abandoned Baby Gammy, who has Down’s Syndrome, in Thailand with the twins’ surrogate mother… → Read More
Baby Gammy: Twin sister to stay in Australia despite father's conviction for child sex offences
David Farnell only poses a 'low risk of harm' to Pipah, twin sister of Baby Gammy - the babies who were born to a surrogate mother in Thailand in 2013. Pipah will continue to live in Australia, while her brother lives in Thailand → Read More
Scottish village in Italian Alps where residents wear kilts and play bagpipes
An Italian village in the Alps has been so heavily influenced by the Scottish that bagpipes, kilts and strong dialects dominate the culture of its 200 inhabitants. Gurro, in the Italian region of Piedmont, is populated by the descendants of Scottish soldiers. According to local legend, they arrived in the village after fleeing the Battle of Pavia, which took place from 1521 to 1526, with severe… → Read More
Scottish village in Italian Alps where residents wear kilts and play bagpipes
An Italian village in the Alps has been so heavily influenced by the Scottish that bagpipes, kilts and strong dialects dominate the culture of its 200 inhabitants. Gurro, in the Italian region of Piedmont, is populated by the descendants of Scottish soldiers. According to local legend, they arrived in the village after fleeing the Battle of Pavia, which took place from 1521 to 1526, with severe… → Read More
Ukrainian man 'posed as US high school student after his visa ran out'
A 23-year-old Ukrainian posed as a US high school student “you would want your son to look up to”, it has been reported. Artur Samarin, 23, pretended to be 18-year-old Asher Potts, an honour roll student at Harrisburg High School, in Pennsylvania. He was arrested and charged with theft, identity theft and tampering with public records by Harrisburg police on Tuesday, according to news agency AP. → Read More
Former Nazi guard goes on trial over deaths of 170,000 people at Auschwitz
A 94-year-old who was a guard at the Auschwitz death camp has gone on trial in Germany accused of playing a part in 170,000 murders. Former SS sergeant Reinhold Hanning has admitted he was a guard at the Nazi death camp, but denies that he was involved in the mass killings there – maintaining that he was stationed in the part of the camp where the gassing of victims did not actually take place. → Read More
'Saudi Arabian women banned from Starbucks after collapse of gender segregation wall'
Women were banned from entering a Starbucks in Saudi Arabia after a ‘gender barrier’ wall collapsed, it has been claimed. A sign posted on the window of a Riyadh store of the coffee chain, in Arabic and English, reportedly read: “Please no entry for ladies only. Send your driver to order. Thank you.” One woman who said she was refused service at the café wrote on Twitter: “Starbucks store in… → Read More
Britain could be more left-wing than people assume, study finds
The centre ground of British politics could be further to the left than generally thought, according to new research. Surveys on political party membership were carried out in the wake of last year’s General Election by researchers at the University of Sussex and Queen Mary University of London. → Read More
UK Pegida leader Tim Scott struggles to explain why radical Islam is a threat
An ex-soldier who wants to lead a new anti-Islamic movement has appeared on TV struggling to explain exactly what threats radical Islam poses to the UK. Tim Scott, a former soldier deployed in Afghanistan and a fighter against Isis with Kurdish forces, was interviewed by journalist Alex Thomson, following the announcement that he plans to lead a UK wing of the right-wing German movement Pegida. → Read More
Isis 'poster girl' was chained to radiator by her mother to prevent her joining jihadists in Syria
A mother has told of her despair at watching her daughter turn into an Islamic extremist, saying she even chained her to the radiator in their home to stop her fleeing to join Isis in Syria. → Read More
Donald Trump criticised for mocking journalist's disability during campaign speech
Donald Trump has been widely condemned for mocking a reporter’s disability during a campaign speech. The Republican presidential frontrunner imitated The New York Times’ culture and investigative reporter, Serge Kovaleski, during a rally for supporters in South Carolina on Tuesday. → Read More