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Excommunication, Catholicism and celibacy
Like Louise, I hope the Rwandan Roman Catholic priest Father Athanase Seromba will be excommunicated for betraying 2,000 Tutsis to their deaths after they sought shelter in his church, on top of his 15 years jail sentence, which is far too lenient. It made me wonder...
Women dying to kill – the rise of female suicide bombers
Zeinab Abu Salem (left) was 18 and had passed high school graduation exams when she blew herself up, killing two Israeli police,wounding 17 others, in order to liberate Palestine. Fatima Omar Mahmud al-Najar (right) was a 57-year-old mother of 9 and grandmother of 41...
Were you in a school Nativity?
One play which I enjoy so much each year is the Nativity, it's impossible not to smile at the innocence of excited young children as they grapple with the halos, crowns or tea towels adorning their heads. But one school in Norwich is giving it a...
Home Office must account for 9 killers who escaped in Suffolk
With fear at fever pitch in Ipswich as numbers of missing and murdered prostitutes increase, people should be aware that nine killers have escaped from two nearby Suffolk jails in the past six years - and three of them are still at large, including one who...
My interesting day
I am wearing my Headway Cambridgeshire hat today where I am a trustee. We are interviewing candidates to be the centre's new manager. Headway is a national organisation and provides rehabilitation for adults with brain injury, just ordinary people whose lives were...
Third prostitute’s body found, yet they continue to walk the streets
The body of a third prostitute has been found in woods near Ipswich sparking fears that a serial killer is on the loose. Yet amazingly, some of these women are still continuing to work because they need the money. This is complete madness. Simon Aalders, who is...
My Christmas book list
I've hardly had a chance to think about Christmas, but, as you can see from my new photo gallery at the top of my site, I'm beginning to get into the festive mood. I've compiled a list of books for my Christmas wish list, biographies are always a favourite as fact is...
Govt accused of using "big brother" data tactics
The government has been accused of using "big brother" tactics by paying for data to increase council tax bills. Rightmoves.co.uk has sold information to the government about the 800,000 properties on its online database, including floor plans and...
Prostitutes plead for police amnesty after second death
The body of second missing Ipswich prostitute Tania Nicol (left) is believed to have been discovered by police in a pond today. The naked body of her friend Gemma Adams (right) was found last Saturday in a stream The English Collective of Prostitutes believe other...