5 d. ago LGBTQ+ Americans consider move to Canada to escape Trump: ‘I’m afraid of living here’

LGBTQ+ people in the US contemplate heading north as they wrestle with the president’s assault on the communityThe number of LGBTQ+ Americans inquiring about moving to Canada has soared since Donald Trump’s re-election, campaigners have said, as people across the US wrestle with the fallout of rising anti-gay rhetoric, anti-trans executive orders, and the more than 600 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights.“So much is happening in the US right now and a lot of it is terrifying,” said Latoya Nugent of Rainbow Railroad, a North American charity that helps LGBTQI+ individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Moment suspect flees undercover cops during car stop arrest attempt in North London

Witnesses shared footage of a man escaping from his car as swooped on the High Road in North Finchley at about 12noon on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Girl, 6, ‘sent home to die’ from London A&E after doctors dismiss sickle cell complication as stomach flu

Shen’iyah Green, from Enfield, died on the journey home from hospital, after being being wrongly diagnosed with stomach flu

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2 w. ago Woman who fled Ukraine to escape war stabbed to death in North Carolina train station

The suspect, a homeless man with a lengthy criminal history, will be charged with first-degree murder after he is released from the hospital.

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2 w. ago Woman who fled Ukraine to escape horrors of war tragically stabbed to death at North Carolina train station

Iryna Zarutska, 23, was found dead at 9.55pm on Friday at South End light rail station in North Carolina.

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3 w. ago New 'Prison Island' escape room to open in North London with 30 'cells'

New 'Prison Island' escape room to open in North London with 30 'cells'  This Is Local London

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4 w. ago 'Enchanting' UK gardens with floral archways, woodland paths and ponds

According to visitors, the North Wales garden is an "enchanting escape" with woodland paths and lily ponds

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