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Mohamedou Ould Slahi reveals the hell suffered by inmates in Guantanamo prison in his diary. The 35 who after his study in Germany at the age of 18 said that he spent a year or so in Afghanistan with the Mujahideen, US ally as at that time, fighting Soviet invasion is still in prison in Guantanamo, illegally and without charge, after 13 years in US custody – 12 of them within the detention camp.

A British doctor, Dhanuson Dharmasena, 32 is under fire for female genital mutilation (FGM), otherwise known as female circumcision. Court told that Dr Dhanuson Dharmasena carried out procedure at a London hospital with encouragement from Hasan Mohamed The doctor, of Ilford, London, denies the charge in what is the first prosecution of its kind in the UK. A second man, Hasan Mohamed, 41, denies encouraging and abetting the offence.

Coronation Street fires an actress who lied about her age. Katie Redford, 25 tricked ITV into believing that her actual age was 19; so that she was cast for a 14 year old character, Bethany.

  Coronation Street popular figure, Anne Kirkbride passes on. Her death yesterday has led to an outpouring of grief from thousands who have 'grown up' with her character Deirdre Barlow and 'can't imagine' the soap without her.  Over the weekend rumours had begun circulating about her poor health. And yesterday evening the devastating news was released that Anne had lost her battle with breast cancer she suffered at the age of 60.