A woman in Scotland was in an abusive relationship. She had been battered and beaten by her partner but, until one particular night, he had never sexually abused her. But he came home drunk in the...
With the departure of Kirstjen Nielsen — who, rumor has it, has been lured away with a lucrative package from Jadis, the White Witch, and feels that the eternal snows of occupied Narnia go better...
I sit in North London, in a flat with windows the length of the floor to the ceiling, overlooking passers-by getting on with their day. Ege Dündar is looking out the window, reminiscing on his life...
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Like many people with chronic pain conditions, I struggle to get adequate pain killers. Even if my doctor weren’t (understandably) wary of giving me the really heavy stuff, I’d be cautious of...
Every year in late July, unless you keep away from the center of town shutters drawn and silicone earplugs firmly in place, you’re bound to see Elvis Presley getting takeout from The Olde Red Hen...
Mainstream entertainment is becoming more diverse. Gaming lags behind film and television, but we are starting to see concentrated efforts from developers and publishers to create more female, people...
One by one the police officers pulled six assault rifles from the Toyota Prado and Ford pickup, followed by six handguns, two drones, three satellite phones, five ballistic vests and a selection of...
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Theresa May has made a big balls-up of Brexit again. Actually, I don’t know if it’s ‘again’ so much as a continuous state of being. Desperate to get fellow Conservatives to vote for her...