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A 7/7 bomb victim’s son said today he had “no choice” but to make his mother face jail for stealing his £50,000 compensation payout. Adam Gray was 11 when his dad Richard, 41, died at Aldgate Station, London, in the 2005 suicide blasts. He gave his criminal injuries ­damages to his mum Louise for safekeeping – and she then splurged the lot on a high-rolling lifestyle. Now a judge has warned Louise, 42, she is “likely” to be jailed. And Adam, 20, who has seen his family torn apart by the bombings and now the money row, has added: “Justice needs to be served.” He told the Sunday People: “I supported the police’s investigation. “It’s been more than a year since I confronted Mum over stealing my compensation and she’s never shown any real remorse or made any attempts to pay me back. “That money was supposed to ­safeguard my future but she’s left me penniless. "I’ve lost my dad and … [Read more...] about Son of 7/7 victim: I’ve lost BOTH parents now after mum stole my £50k compensation

Theresa May will today attempt to relaunch the Tory election campaign amid fears Labour could be about to take the lead in opinion polls. The Prime Minister will return to the campaign trail with a promise to protect the child victims of domestic violence before she takes part in her first major television showdown with Jeremy Corbyn. Recent opinion polls have shown the Tory lead over Labour slipping to as little as five points, with party chiefs privately voicing concern they may even be overtaken.  Theresa May will today attempt to relaunch the Tory election campaign amid fears Labour could be about to take the lead in opinion polls Last night a Tory source told the Daily Mail: ‘We fully expect to fall behind Labour in a poll in the coming days. It will happen.’ In south-west London this afternoon Mrs May will unveil proposals to appoint a domestic violence commissioner to stand up for victims and hold the police and criminal justice system to account.  Longer … [Read more...] about Theresa May vows to introduce longer jail terms for people who violently attack children

Coronation Street’s Antony Cotton has told how he responded to a ­desperate call about a suicidal soldier. It was 11.30pm but the Corrie star did not hesitate and rushed to the struggling man. He said: “I drove to a motorway bridge, to a soldier I’d never met who was suicidal and then drove him back to my house.” That was five ago and Antony, 44, lost contact with him until Christmas Eve last year. Antony said: “I saw him in a supermarket, walking towards me with a pram with his wife and two babies. “There was Christmas music playing and I stepped round my trolley and hugged him. “We were both close to tears and he just said: ‘thank you’. It made my Christmas and that’s why I do what I do.” Antony, a passionate supporter of the armed forces, has been making other people’s Christmases this year. He teamed up with the Sunday People to visit the residents of Greater Manchester’s Broughton House, a … [Read more...] about Corrie’s Antony Cotton reveals how he saved suicidal soldier from motorway bridge

The US and UK governments have issued travel warnings for northeast India after two people were killed and dozens were injured during anti-immigrant protests.  Many in the far-flung, resource-rich region fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh, who they accuse of stealing jobs and diluting the region's cultural identity. The epicentre of the protests is Guwahati in Assam state, where two were shot dead and 26 were hospitalised this week after security forces fired both blank and live rounds, according to medical staff.    The epicentre of the protests is Guwahati in Assam state, where two were shot dead and 26 were hospitalised this week Police fired tear gas at protesters against the citizenship bill in Delhi after the demonstration became violent Sam Stafford, 18, was shot dead by security forces this week. Pictured is a relative at his funeral mourning his death The funeral procession of … [Read more...] about US and UK governments issue travel warnings for northeast India after two people were killed and dozens injured in anti-immigrant protests as natives accuse Bangladeshis of stealing their jobs

Dozens of staff at People’s Vote have staged a walkout in protest at moves by the PR guru Roland Rudd to force two leading figures out of the organisation, plunging the campaign for a second referendum further into chaos. The campaign was in disarray on Monday after James McGrory, the director, and Tom Baldwin, the head of communications, were asked to leave with immediate effect. Rudd, who is the chairman of Open Britain, one of the organisations that makes up the People’s Vote campaign, sent an email to staffers on Sunday night saying it would be moving on to a “more structured basis”. Patrick Heneghan, a former head of campaigns for the Labour party, was then appointed temporarily as acting chief executive of People’s Vote. Rudd told staff he would address a meeting at 9am on Monday but he did not attend after Baldwin and McGrory turned up to work as usual. Instead, he appeared on Sky News to defend the reorganisation and sent Heneghan in his place. … [Read more...] about People’s Vote staff walk out over sacking of senior figures