Grenfell 9th anniversary: 9 yrs since 72 people lost their lives. Confirmation of whether any criminal charges will be brought are yet to be announced. 57 people and 20 organisations are under suspicion of criminal offences including corporate manslaughter https://t.co/FH8XNdHWSh
“It just doesn’t feel like my body anymore”
@vicderbyshire hears how one of the Hampshire teenage rape victims has been affected by the attack - carried out by three boys who were later given youth rehabilitation orders.
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"You could feel the care he had for the injustice."
Betty Brown, 93, the oldest living victim of Horizon scandal, received her OBE from King Charles and tells Matt Chorley about her experience.
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Nigel Farage is facing questions over a £5m gift he received from a billionaire backer before he became an MP
@vicderbyshire runs through the timeline
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"You're misleading the public."
Lisa Phillips, survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, criticises the Prime Minister and calls for a UK public inquiry into Epstein's crimes.
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"I'm just begging the House Of Lords to face the facts... please, please, let this compassionate, sensible, practical, scrutinised bill pass the way it was intended"
Dame Esther Rantzen urges the House of Lords not to block the assisted dying bill.
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“I graduated from my undergraduate degree last summer… and I have £90,231 of student loan debt.”
Gina Tindale, 22, who went to university from a low income background, says the necessity to take out a larger maintenance loan has significantly added to her debt.
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Reform’s position on the war -
9 March, Economic spokesperson Robert Jenrick: ‘this war needs to come to an end as soon as possible because it is making Britain poorer….that’s why Nigel Farage immediately ruled out suggestions that the UK might deploy boots on the ground. Nor do we see why British aircraft should become involved in offensive action.’ Daily Telegraph
8 March, Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice,: ‘We wld be helping the Americans and the Israelis in any way they saw appropriate’ GB News
28 February Reform leader, Nigel Farage ‘ The Prime Minister needs to change his mind on the use of our military bases and back the Americans in this vital fight against Iran!’ Post on X
"Gisèle Pelicot has demonstrated to the whole world that it is not for the victims of sexual predation to feel ashamed."
Musician Annie Lennox talks about the impact of Gisèle Pelicot, saying she has "changed the dial for all women."
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"In waiving her right to privacy during the trial, Gisèle took a powerful stand against sexual violence for victims everywhere."
Tennis icon Billie Jean King says Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history, will have a long-lasting legacy.
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"Gisèle has demonstrated to the world that it's not for the victims of sexual abuse to feel shame"
Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, describes the impact Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history, has had on the world.
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"Thank you for... having had the unfathomable courage and wisdom to share your trauma."
Actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson thanks Gisèle Pelicot for sharing her story as the woman at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history, saying "it's helped so many women around the world"
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"You have become a symbol of strength, of endurance, of kindness, of honesty, and we will be forever grateful to you."
Pioneering feminist Gloria Steinem has this message for Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history, who chose to waive her anonymity.
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For this programme, I watched hours of footage of Gisèle Pelicot attending court over the 3.5 month duration of the trial of her husband and 50 other men accused of raping her. The poise, dignity and courage she displated each day can be seen again in this interview.
'Strength is in my DNA...| am a survivor'
Gisele Pelicot, in her own words, in her only UK TV interview
Please do watch - her message is powerful; there are SO many emotions in this interview
On @bbciplayer now, or tomorrow night, BBC 2, 10pm
https://t.co/LwWXa0YLpL
RTE Radio 1 published this phone interview with Seamus Culleton, an Irish national held by ICE in Texas since September, says he “fears for his life” in detention. Culleton lived in the U.S. for 20 years, is married to a U.S. citizen, and was detained despite holding a valid license and work permit. He said people have been killed by the staff.