PUBLISHED: 07:00 08 March 2018 | UPDATED: 09:58 15 March 2018 Emma Youle People with mental health problems are being pushed to the edge at hostels for the homeless in Hackney. Picture: Polly Hancock Archant Vulnerable people with mental health problems are among the hundreds living in hostel rooms in Hackney – and their grim surroundings only make it worse. Emma Youle reports on a startling lack of support for those in crisis Freelance producer Andrew, 37, described the homeless hostel where he lived as a 'pressure cooker environment'. Picture: Polly Hancock Two years ago, as he battled depression in a dreary Hackney hostel room, Andrew decided he no longer wanted to live. The freelance producer had a blossoming career in live and visual arts and had even been involved with a seminal performance work about human rights at the UN in Geneva. But from 2014 he found himself caught in the grasp of a dark mental illness that had been present since childhood. Unable to earn … [Read more...] about Suicide bids and breakdowns: How life in Hackney hostels is making mental health of homeless worse
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Pope Francis Tweets Support for Alfie Evans, Ordered to Be Taken Off Life Support
Pope Francis has tweeted his support for Alfie Evans, after the parents of the critically ill British baby lost a court battle to keep their child on life support. Tom Evans and Kate James had appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to prevent doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool from pulling the plug on their 22-month-old son, afflicted with a rare degenerative neurological condition, but lost their legal battle in late March.In his tweet Wednesday, the pope said he hoped that “everything necessary may be done in order to continue compassionately accompanying little Alfie Evans, and that the deep suffering of his parents may be heard.” He added that he was praying for the child, his family and all involved.As it did with the case of young Charlie Gard, the Vatican’s Bambino Gesù hospital offered to treat Alfie, even though consultants from the hospital agreed that there was no chance of curing him after visiting Alfie in … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Tweets Support for Alfie Evans, Ordered to Be Taken Off Life Support
Two men left with life-changing injuries after fight in Dagenham
PUBLISHED: 09:30 03 April 2018 Rhiannon Long Church Elm Lane in Dagenham. Picture: Google Archant A 19 and 23-year-old man are suffering from life-changing injuries after a fight broke out in Dagenham. Police were called to Church Elm Lane at midnight on April 1 to reports of a fight, but found a number had left by the time they’d arrived. There were two men remaining, suffering from head and facial injuries. They were taken to an East London hospital where their wounds are being treated as life-changing, but not life-threatening. Officers from the East Area Command Unit are investigating, but no arrests have been made. Anyone with information should call the unit on 101 or alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. … [Read more...] about Two men left with life-changing injuries after fight in Dagenham
Houstonians who knew MLK remember his life 50 years later
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifty years ago today, a bullet changed history and tried to stop change.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated while planning a march with striking garbage workers in Memphis. Millions mourned the civil rights leader's death, even though his nonviolent movement for civil rights had lost a lot of public support. But there were some close to King who never lost faith, like Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee when King was fatally shot by a sniper's bullet, only feet away."I lost my mentor and my teacher," Jackson says, admitting he knew instantly that King was dead. "He was hit so hard. It's one of those jarring moments in one's life that you never, never forget. "A lot changed for the charismatic leader in his final years.Six months before his death, King's last visit to Houston to raise funds for his struggling movement was a failure. Even big names like Harry Belafonte and Aretha Franklin … [Read more...] about Houstonians who knew MLK remember his life 50 years later
Trial Court Can’t Order Accused To Undergo Life Term Beyond 14 Yrs Without Chance For Remission, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Akanksha Jain April 2, 2018 8:48 pm Change Font Size HC modifies life term of murder convict sentenced to 25 yrs in jail without remission. Modifying to life term the punishment awarded to a murder convict sentenced by the trial court to undergo 25 years in custody without being considered for remission, the Delhi High Court has said the trial court cannot order an accused to undergo life imprisonment for a certain number of years beyond 14 years without being considered for remission. “…after the judgment in Union of India v. V. Sriharan, the trial Court cannot possibly order that the accused will undergo life imprisonment for a certain number of years beyond 14 years without being considered for remission,” said a bench of Justice S Muralidhar and Justice IS Mehta. It is to be noted that in V Sriharan’s case, the apex court had expressly stated that imprisonment for life in terms of Section 53 read … [Read more...] about Trial Court Can’t Order Accused To Undergo Life Term Beyond 14 Yrs Without Chance For Remission, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]