33 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Don't trust Labour. Young male migrants will not be moved to detention centres or deported

Tony Blair hailed the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into British law as his 'proudest moment in politics'.

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64 h. ago This is how we do it: ‘We were evicted from our home due to noisy sex. We call it our bang to rights moment’

When he first met Luke, Chris was pre-transition, but they’ve embraced his journey enthusiastically• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyWe try to be respectful and, obviously, we don’t want to cause people alarm, but we’re very noisy creatures Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is on display at museum 70 years later

Mississippi museum announces display on anniversary of boy’s murder, a pivotal moment in civil rights movementThe gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing.The Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a news conference on Thursday, which is the 70th anniversary of Till’s murder. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 7 unmissable period dramas to stream from 'best adaptation' to 'global sensation'

From War and Peace to The Gilded Age, period dramas are having a moment and there's plenty to stream right now

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9 d. ago ‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right

In a summer of anti-migrant rallies, flags and nationalistic rhetoric, observers warn there is a lack of government voices pushing backThe Bell hotel in Epping has seen a lot since it was built in the 16th century as a coaching inn, serving travellers passing through the historic Essex market town and on to London, 15 miles to the south-west. This has long been a place that bustled with outsiders, though they have not always been welcome – the small green common opposite was once named after a beacon that local stories say was built to warn of invasion.Though now wrapped in ugly 1960s extensions that have stripped it of anything approaching charm, the unassuming building – close to agricultural land and a cricket pitch – is an unlikely place to spark a potential political crisis. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I thought my husband was perfect. But after our first child was born, things took a sinister turn... These are the hidden signs you MUST look out for: CAROLINE STRAWSON

I can still pinpoint the moment I first realised something wasn't right in my marriage. I felt overwhelming love for our newborn son, yet the same could not be said of my husband.

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3 w. ago Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, our voices are being eroded | Al Sharpton

The 1965 law, a rare and profound act of consensus, has been hollowed out. We cannot forget the power Dr King saw in the right to voteIn a moment when we should be celebrating one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history, we are in fact at a worse place as a nation than when it was passed. Those of us fighting to protect the right to vote find ourselves against a movement that doesn’t want to take us back to 1965. They want to create an America that more closely resembles the one of 1865.Sixty years ago, in a rare and profound act of consensus, Congress passed a law to end the centuries-old rigging of American democracy. Yet today the system is as rigged as ever, with the battered Voting Rights Act on life support.Rev Al Sharpton is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and radio talkshow host Continue reading...

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