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The Sun
19 hours ago
- General
- The Sun
Convicted murderer and ‘Islamist fanatic' gets thousands in legal aid to argue about his anxiety
A CONVICTED murderer has got thousands in legal aid to argue that separating him from other lags made him feel too anxious. Islamic convert Denny De Silva, 32 — said to be an 'extremist enforcer' — had taxpayers fund his human rights challenge. He has previously been found guilty of smuggling in phones to share IS material and there were complaints he was battering other inmates at HMP Full Sutton, East Yorks. He was sent to a separation unit but in January went to the High Court to argue limiting access to the gym, library, and educational opportunities violated his right to a private life under the European Court of Human Rights. He won the case — adding more to his legal aid bill. De Silva had already run up costs of £42,000 for barristers and £24,000 for solicitors at his 2016 murder trial. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: 'This shocking case shows how the ECHR is has become a charter for criminals. "I couldn't care less if a dangerous Islamist fanatic has 'anxiety' from separation centres. 'Governors must be able to lock up radicalising prisoners in isolation without worrying about mad human rights laws.' De Silva was jailed in 2016 for a minimum of 27 years for shooting dead a gangland rival. He converted to Islam in prison but is said to intimidate and incite other Muslim prisoners. The Ministry of Justice confirmed the £66,000 figure was correct but billing was not finalised. Inside evil Southport killer's cushy jail life where he STILL gets Maltesers, crisps & other treats despite guard attack 1
BBC News
a day ago
- Health
- BBC News
Great Wall of China trek raises £85k for Dove House Hospice in Hull
A group of people who trekked along the Great Wall of China have raised more than £85,000 in support of a team took on the challenge to fundraise for Dove House Hospice, which is a charity that provides respite and end-of-life care for people in Hull and East hospice warned they were facing a funding shortfall in April due to rising Ruth Scott, from Hull, said she took part in the walk because the charity provided "incredible care" for vulnerable people and their families. Dove House costs about £11m a year to run, but the charity only receives about £1m in statutory funding. The rest of its funds are raised by the people signed up for the site's latest fundraising challenge and set off for China 17 May, walking a 31-mile (50km) route along the Great her return, Ms Scott said: "It's not an easy walk, incredibly steep in places, a lot of the wall is rubble."The views are just unbelievable. You can't comprehend."It's a privilege if I'm honest, to be able to go there."She said she had felt inspired by the charity's work throughout the challenge."They provide incredible care for people when they're really vulnerable," she said."They're in the last stages of their life, and they support people who are dying, and also the families."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Ancient skeleton tests reveal how disease evolved
Researchers at the University of Bradford have taken part in analysis which has found how ancient DNA for a type of bacteria which causes a fever has evolved over thousands of years. Borrelia recurrentis bacteria causes relapsing fever, an illness with many recurring episodes of fever, which is typically found today in areas with poor sanitation or overcrowding, such as refugee camps. It is a distant cousin of the bacteria which causes Lyme disease. Working with the Francis Crick Institute and UCL on samples of archaeological human bone, researchers believe the work can help show how diseases might develop and change in the future. Four samples from across England tested positive for Borrelia recurrentis, caused by bacteria spread through the bites of lice rather than ticks. The samples, dating back to the medieval and Iron Age periods, were obtained from the skeletons of infected people. These included DNA from bone and teeth fragments from a female skeleton from Wetwang Slack, an Iron Age archaeological site in East Yorkshire, and fragments from remains found in Canterbury in Kent, Poulton in Cheshire and South Gloucestershire. Scientists manged to sequence the whole genome, an organism's complete set of DNA, from the four samples. Ranging from 2,300 to 600 years ago, their samples included the oldest Borrelia recurrentis genome to date. The research found how the relapsing fever spread from lice to ticks which may have coincided with changes in human lifestyles, such as living closer together and the beginning of the wool trade. Dr Jo Buckberry, from the University of Bradford's School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, said: "It's really exciting to work with ancient DNA specialists, to identify diseases than we cannot see on the skeleton. "As we celebrate Bradford 2025 and reflect on our role in the historic wool trade, it's fascinating to know our archaeological research has contributed to the understanding of how the use of wool has changed the diseases affecting people in the past." Researchers looked at differences in the ancient and modern-day Borrelia recurrentis and found the species likely diverged from its nearest tick-borne cousin, about 4,000 to 6,000 years ago. The study also found a change from the bacteria's transmission from ticks to lice happened during the transition from the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, period to the Early Bronze Age. Pontus Skoglund, group leader of the Ancient Genomics Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute, said: "Understanding how bacteria such as Borrelia recurrentis became more severe in the past may help us understand how diseases could change in the future. "The time points we've identified suggest that changes in human societies such as new clothing material or living in larger groups may have allowed Borrelia recurrentis to jump vectors and become more lethal, an example of how pathogens and humans have co-evolved." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Thousand-year-old skeletons found in hotel garden Left for dead again: Ancient Indian skeleton still waiting for permanent address The Francis Crick Institute UCL University of Bradford
BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
Bradford researchers solve mystery of disease and wool trade
Researchers at the University of Bradford have taken part in analysis which has found how ancient DNA for a type of bacteria which causes a fever has evolved over thousands of recurrentis bacteria causes relapsing fever, an illness with many recurring episodes of fever, which is typically found today in areas with poor sanitation or overcrowding, such as refugee is a distant cousin of the bacteria which causes Lyme with the Francis Crick Institute and UCL on samples of archaeological human bone, researchers believe the work can help show how diseases might develop and change in the future. Four samples from across England tested positive for Borrelia recurrentis, caused by bacteria spread through the bites of lice rather than samples, dating back to the medieval and Iron Age periods, were obtained from the skeletons of infected included DNA from bone and teeth fragments from a female skeleton from Wetwang Slack, an Iron Age archaeological site in East Yorkshire, and fragments from remains found in Canterbury in Kent, Poulton in Cheshire and South manged to sequence the whole genome, an organism's complete set of DNA, from the four from 2,300 to 600 years ago, their samples included the oldest Borrelia recurrentis genome to date. The research found how the relapsing fever spread from lice to ticks which may have coincided with changes in human lifestyles, such as living closer together and the beginning of the wool Jo Buckberry, from the University of Bradford's School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, said: "It's really exciting to work with ancient DNA specialists, to identify diseases than we cannot see on the skeleton."As we celebrate Bradford 2025 and reflect on our role in the historic wool trade, it's fascinating to know our archaeological research has contributed to the understanding of how the use of wool has changed the diseases affecting people in the past." Researchers looked at differences in the ancient and modern-day Borrelia recurrentis and found the species likely diverged from its nearest tick-borne cousin, about 4,000 to 6,000 years study also found a change from the bacteria's transmission from ticks to lice happened during the transition from the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, period to the Early Bronze Skoglund, group leader of the Ancient Genomics Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute, said: "Understanding how bacteria such as Borrelia recurrentis became more severe in the past may help us understand how diseases could change in the future."The time points we've identified suggest that changes in human societies such as new clothing material or living in larger groups may have allowed Borrelia recurrentis to jump vectors and become more lethal, an example of how pathogens and humans have co-evolved." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
RNLI leaves 'ageing' Spurn Point site after two centuries
An RNLI crew has handed over the keys to its "ageing" lifeboat station which has been its home for more than 200 at Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, the Humber Lifeboat Station has been the only one with a full time crew, the RNLI station at Spurn Point has been handed over to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust which owns the Spurn National Nature Reserve, a three mile (4km) stretch of land it describes as "Yorkshire's very own Lands End". RNLI Operations manager for the Humber Region David Scott said it was "quite an emotional day" and added: "We have to remember all the people that have served at Spurn, all the generations, something that'll never be forgotten about." RNLI Regional Estates Manager Gary Aarnes-Olsen added: "It is an end of an era. I don't think you can get away from the emotion of people that lived here. "There's people on crews today who were children living here."The RNLI has been based at Spurn Point since 1810 but the charity said ageing infrastructure meant it was no longer commercially viable. The rescue team made a permanent move to Grimsby Dock in February 2024 with its Severn class lifeboat. Anna Heslop from RNLI North and East said, following a "good response" to a recent recruitment campaign, there was a desire locally to volunteer for the charity."At the heart of the RNLI's achievements over the last 200 years, volunteering is what we do and how we do it, so we're excited to be able to offer new volunteering opportunities to our communities in Grimsby," Ms Heslop south along the coast, work is under way on a new station at Cleethorpes where the charity provides an inshore lifeboat service. David Craven, regional manager for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, said: "The RNLI have been a valued and welcome tenant and partner, based on the very tip of our Spurn National Nature Reserve and we were sad to see them relocate to Grimsby after 200 years."Mr Craven said the buildings used by the RNLI would pass into the ownership of the trust. "We understand there will be a great deal of interest in their future, and we are taking to time to carefully consider the next steps to ensure a sustainable future for the site," he added."I think the history of the RNLI and the lifeboat is firmly etched into the fabric of Spurn Point," said Mr Scott, who lived at Spurn for a year as a volunteer lifeboat member. "It's something that we're not going to forget." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
