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Great and shocking exclusive by the Guardian's Harry Davies
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This is incredibly moving, desperately sad and a powerful reminder of what's really important in life.

The great Patti Labelle, who is 80 tomorrow, talks to me about triumphs, disasters and why she's got the best ahead of her.
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'Prisoners serving sentences with no clear end is a stain on British justice – it also amounts to torture'
UN torture expert Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture on Britain's IPP scandal
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Chelsea have to be the biggest arseholes in world football.
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The The Labour Party frontbencher said when in Govt they will move 'at pace' to release those prisoners who could be released.
At pace. Not now. Not for many months. But at pace.
Remember, justice delayed is justice denied.
Shame on Labour for failing to help #IPP prisoners, now.

'Labour won't back desperate IPP prisoners'
Shame on Labour. Pure political cowardice. And the biggest shame is that it comes from a former (decent) director of public prosecutions. Unforgivable.
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The latest from the brilliant TRAPPED: The IPP Prisoner Scandal team – the shocking story of Wayne Bell

This is the piece I wrote about the contaminated blood scandal six years ago. Virtually all the information was provided by Su Gormon, who along with her husband Steve Dymond, died before the final report came out today.
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Lovely piece by Jim Reed on the great Steve Dymond and Su Gormon who did so much to highlight the contaminated blood scandal but didn't live to see the result of their campaigning work. Thinking of them in particular today, alongside many others.
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Just watched Samantha Morton, aka Sam morton, on Jools, Later...with Jools Holland on BBC Two – absolutely wonderful. Entrancing. The whole show's great

Love this, in today's Guardian Saturday
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Simon Hattenstone Josh Halliday Patrick Butler 2.cont.. only picked up 10 months later when they owed me money
I would like to see all political parties stop this cruel and heartless method of recovery and amnesty declared .After all in most cases it’s the DWP fault and their manner is authoritarian and nasty to claimants.

Simon Hattenstone Josh Halliday Patrick Butler Disgraceful and it happened to me but was a very small amount and it was DWP fault as for various reasons I ended my claim but they still kept paying me that included around 5/6 phone calls from me telling them and online but I made slight mistake..,

Vile. Vile. Vile.
If the countries aren't safe, as the Home Office admits here, why are they being denied asylum?

And, as it happens, 51% of refusals are overturned on appeal.

More than 134,000 people who care for loved ones are being forced to repay often huge carer’s allowance overpayments. The debts are incurred in many cases through no fault of their own.
Fantastic work by Josh Halliday and Patrick Butler
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Such a good piece by Donald McRae – and great to see it on the Guardian's sports pages

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Horrible, cynical populism from Starmer who should know better (and does know better)
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On the afternoon of May 22nd @SL5Legal and No5 Barristers' Chambers will be presenting the second in a seminar series. This one focuses on Advocacy Before the Parole Board. Please read Stuart’s thread below for more details. There are only a few places left…