torture

Banned from Britain: Torture and murder suspects from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and North Korea

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RUSSIA: Dmitry Borisovich Kratov, Chief medical officer at Butyrka Prison, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA Oleg Silchenko, Investigator in the Investigative Committee, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Gennady Vyacheslavovich Karlov, Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry, failed to investigate mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Natalya Vinogradova, Deputy Head of Department of Ownership and Financial … Read more

China accused of ‘brutal and disgraceful’ torture of British consulate worker Simon Cheng

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Britain yesterday accused China of the ‘brutal and disgraceful’ torture of a British official – ratcheting up tensions between the two countries. The Foreign Office labelled the mistreatment of former consulate worker Simon Cheng last summer ‘shocking and appalling’. He was held by the Chinese for more than two weeks in what ‘amounted to torture’, … Read more

How 81-year-old widow ‘weaponised’ pet parrot to torture her neighbours

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A spring evening and Catherine Searle emerged from her terrace house, carefully crossing the road to the small patch of grass opposite. There she briefly stopped to scatter some breadcrumbs on the ground — an 81-year-old widow feeding the birds. But as she turned to head back home, one hand was dragged across the bonnet of … Read more

Alanis Morissette discusses postpartum depression and the ‘absolute torture’ of addiction

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Alanis Morissette detailed her experience with postpartum depression and addiction as she spoke about returning to music with her new single Reasons I Drink. The singer, 45, made an appearance on Wednesday’s edition of This Morning, and she spoke candidly about how her new song is about a ‘merciful empathetic way of viewing addiction’, whilst sharing … Read more

ASK TONY: Water torture of our £1,300 bowls club bill

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I am the treasurer of a 300-year-old bowling club. In October, I received a water bill for £1,335.29 (£1,220.72 actual plus £114.57 estimated).  Bills had previously been about £30 per quarter for a kettle and toilet used several evenings per week in the summer. In the winter, I turn off the water at the mains and … Read more