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No stranger to the cameras: Justine Miliband

Justine Miliband's first foray into the election campaign trail revealed her to have been a rebel at school – including jumping out of a window to avoid being caught wearing lipstick. But the Labour leader's wife is no stranger to the cameras, having starred in TV shows as a child actor in the 1980s. She joined Ed Miliband on a visit to her old school in Nottingham this week, where the Labour leader admitted that his ‘troublemaker’ wife would have been ‘too cool’ for him. Scroll down for video Rebel rebel: An 18-year-old Justine Thornton starred in the TV show Dramarama filmed in her hometown of Nottingham Dramarama was filmed in Justine's hometown of Nottingham, where she returned with husband, Labour leader Ed Miliband, this week to meet pupils at her old school, West Bridgford The couple made a rare public appearance on the campaign trail ahead of next month’s local council elections. During a tour of West Bridgford School, it was revealed Mrs Miliband broke

38 die in mental hospital fire near Moscow

38 die in mental hospital in dreadful incident after fire-broke out in hospital outside Moscow. Thirty-eight people were killed, most of them in their beds, in a fire that raged through a psychiatric hospital near Moscow on Friday, raising questions about the care of mentally ill patients in Russia. The fire, which broke out at around 2 a.m. (2200 GMT on Thursday), swept through a single-storey building at the hospital, a collection of wood and brick huts with bars on some windows that was home to people sectioned by Russian courts. By mid morning, a few blackened walls were left standing. The roof had caved in on top of the twisted metal of what were once beds. Bodies lay on nearby grass, covered with blankets. Only three people escaped from the fire in the village of Ramensky, 120 km (70 miles) north of Moscow, prompting speculation the patients were heavily sedated or strapped down. Irina Gumennaya, aide to the head of the chief investigative department of the Moscow region, dismiss

Agony of woman locked up for six weeks by secret court just for trying

The woman imprisoned by a secret court yesterday described the shocking moment police descended on her father’s care home to ‘cart me off to jail’. Wanda Maddocks was sentenced for trying to remove her father John from a home where his family thought he was in danger of dying. But she was not present in court, nor was she represented by a lawyer, when the judgment was made – and her sentencing was not made public for six months. Speaking out: Wanda Maddocks, the first person to be imprisoned by the Court of Protection, was trying to remove her father John from a care home where his family feared he was in danger of dying Miss Maddocks, 50, is believed to be the first person to be jailed by the Court of Protection, which settles the affairs of those too ill to make their own decisions. More... The sinister spread of justice behind closed doors 'She was treated like a killer': Son's anger at secret imprisonment of his sister in row over care of their father Police offi

Leap of faith: Freerunner makes death defying jumps from historic Indian temple look easy

Leaping through the air seemingly into an abyss below, freerunner Thomas Couetdic looks certain to fall to his death in the breathtaking landscape of Hampi in India. But Thomas, 28, lands safely on another boulder as he performs death defying jumps from rock to rock - wearing little more than a pair of trousers with no safety harness and no shoes. While most freerunners chose to master their art in urban landscapes, the intrepid parkour expert prefers to hop from rock to rock in the Unesco World Heritage Site. Scroll down for video Death defying: Thomas Couetdic leaping off a boulder in India without wearing so much as a pair of trainers to cushion his fall Giant leap: The freerunner looks tiny in comparison to the rocky landscape of Hampi, India Located within the ruins of Vijayanagara some of the rocks from which Thomas jumps are as big as the average house. Thomas, from Arpajon, France was travelling around India in search of adventure with friend and London photographe

Rested-looking Hillary Clinton dodges 2016 talk and says she just wants

Hillary Rodham Clinton looked rested and refreshed on Thursday, as she joined America's first ladies to celebrate the opening of the George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Mrs Clinton and her husband Bill were among the honored guests who traveled to the Lone Star state to join the dignitaries at the gathering for the presidential center for the 43rd president. While in Texas, the former Secretary of State took advantage of the opportunity and delivered her first paid speech since leaving the helm of the State Department early this year. Upbeat: Hillary Clinton, seated next to her husband Bill, looked radiant as she celebrated the Presidential gathering in Texas Happy occasion: Former First Lady Hillary Clinton was simply beaming at the event in Texas, attended by all living U.S. presidents (pictured right, Laura Bush and left, Barbara Bush) Easy going: Mrs Clinton looked relaxed as she took the stage with America's first

Woman 'plotted to rob former politician she met on sugar daddy site

A 21-year-old Indiana woman has confessed to plotting the armed robbery of a former politician she met on a 'sugar daddy' dating website after allegedly growing tired of his sexual advances and finding a new boyfriend. Cheyenne Poole, speaking to reporters from the Marion County Jail, said that after spending about four months with former Marion politician and city auditor Curtis Coonrod, 58, she wanted out - but without hurting his feelings. 'He wanted kissing and feeling, and that was something that did not interest me at all,' Poole told the Indy Star on Wednesday. 'But I never wanted to tell him that, just because I didn’t want him to be angry.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Scammed: Authorizes say Cheyenne Poole, 21, has admitted to plotting to rob former Marion politician and auditor Curtis Coonrod, 58, after meeting him on a dating website called Sugardaddie.com Aided: Poole said that after released from jail in January she had difficultly finding a j