Emma Forde

2 days ago | bbc.com | Jane Deith |Emma Forde

'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'Jane Deith and Emma FordeBBC File on 4 InvestigatesGetty ImagesWhen Kate and her husband sat down one evening to have a chat, she could never have prepared for what he was about to tell her. "I have been raping you. I've been sedating you and taking photographs of you for years."Kate (not her real name) was speechless. She sat there frozen. She couldn't comprehend what he was saying.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Jane Deith |Emma Forde

7 hours agoThe spies conducted surveillance for the Russians, targeting journalists, diplomats and dissidents in Britain, Austria, Spain and Montenegro, prosecutors said. LONDON — A Russian spy ring plotted to trade blood diamonds for weapons in Africa and supply drones to Russia’s military, according to …

Jul 30, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Emma Forde |Andrew Picken

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Jul 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Emma Forde |Andrew Picken

British military veterans affected by a long-running toxic water scandal in the US, say they feel let down by a lack of support from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Between the 1950s and the 1980s, hundreds of UK personnel and civilians were posted or spent time at Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina, where they were exposed to cancer-causing chemicals from a polluted water supply.

Feb 27, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Emma Forde

During the 1970s, hundreds of deceased miners had their lungs removed and passed on for medical research. Was this done without the consent of miners or their bereaved families? Black lung disease, formally known as pneumoconiosis, is a horrible condition caused by inhaling coal dust. "It was really bad," ex-coalminer Michael Quinn recalls, memories flashing of seeing his colleagues left unable to breathe.