Expectant women were sent to the Bon Secours ‘mother and baby home’ in Galway between 1925 and 1961. Their illegitimate children were said to be ‘children of sin’, and as such treated with a lack of respect in death, according to the work of historians. Catherine Corless, whose work uncovered what allegedly happened at theContinue reading “Search For Bodies Of Almost 800 Infants Begins At ‘Mother And Baby’ Home”
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Drive-By Shooting Witnesses Released
Police have released fresh images of witnesses they are keen to talk to in connection to a drive-by shooting outside a wake where a mother-of-two was killed. Michelle Sadio, 46, was gunned down when a car drew up outside of a church near Wembley Stadium and opened fire on a gathering of mourners in theContinue reading “Drive-By Shooting Witnesses Released”
Children Who Remember Their Past Lives
‘That is the field where I died’, a five-year-old boy tells his parents. ‘I remember because the mud was so deep it went over my gaiters’, he says serenely while pointing across a former historic battlefield in southern England. In addition to being shocked by their son’s claim to have been reincarnated, his parents wereContinue reading “Children Who Remember Their Past Lives”
Pope Francis ‘Repeats Gay Slur’ Just Weeks After Being Forced To Apologise For Saying There Was ‘An Air Of F*****ry’ In The Church
The Pope has again used a homophobic term after apologising last month for saying gay men should not be admitted to church seminaries because ‘there’s already too much f*ry’ in closed-door meetings. He used the word ‘frociaggine’, a vulgar Italian term roughly translated as ‘f*ness’, on May 20 during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. AccordingContinue reading “Pope Francis ‘Repeats Gay Slur’ Just Weeks After Being Forced To Apologise For Saying There Was ‘An Air Of F*****ry’ In The Church”
Romany Dad: ‘We Are Not There To Cause A Crime Wave’ As Traveller Family Wins Fight To Turn A Farm Into A Gypsy Camp Despite 200 Villagers Complaining
A furious row has erupted after a traveller family won the right to turn a disused farm into a gypsy camp despite 200 objections from locals. Debbie Morris, who runs Beckingham Parish Council in Nottinghamshire, called the decision by Bassetlaw District Council ‘anti-democratic’. She said: ‘Normally five objections to a planning matter is considered aContinue reading “Romany Dad: ‘We Are Not There To Cause A Crime Wave’ As Traveller Family Wins Fight To Turn A Farm Into A Gypsy Camp Despite 200 Villagers Complaining”
Mexico’s Awestruck Worshippers Film Virgin Mary Statue ‘Crying’
Worshippers in Mexico were left in amazement after witnessing the real-life ‘miracle’ of a statue of the Virgin Mary ‘crying’ and the stunning scene was captured on film. The apparent miracle is said to have occurred at a church in El Canal, a community in the state of Colima. Hundreds of believers and spectators haveContinue reading “Mexico’s Awestruck Worshippers Film Virgin Mary Statue ‘Crying’”
Why Didn’t Queen Elizabeth Attend Her Son’s Registry Office Wedding To Camilla Parker Bowles?
Children, wider family members and close friends were all present and correct for the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Quite right, too. This was not just the formal union of two people very much in love but an occasion to be set down for the historical record. Amid the snappily tailored crowdContinue reading “Why Didn’t Queen Elizabeth Attend Her Son’s Registry Office Wedding To Camilla Parker Bowles?”
Has The Woman Who Discovered Richard III Under A Car Park In Northampton Found ANOTHER King?
Finding one dead king under a car park may be deemed a fluke. Discovering two could be seen as a very peculiar habit. Yet this may prove to be the case for historian Philippa Langley. Through a combination of careful research and what she calls a strange sensation, in 2012 Philippa Langely famously identified theContinue reading “Has The Woman Who Discovered Richard III Under A Car Park In Northampton Found ANOTHER King?”
Funeral For Paul O’Grady
Paul O’Grady’s husband was pictured clutching dog Conchita on arrival as a horse-drawn carriage slowing made its way through his home village of Aldington to St Rumwold’s Church in nearby Bonnington, Kent. Paul O’Grady’s husband Andre Portasio was emotional as he rode in the carriage pulled by two black horses and adorned with a wreathContinue reading “Funeral For Paul O’Grady”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 