On the edge of Bradford’s red-light district, in a dimly lit Indian restaurant, sit two scared prostitutes They shake, smoke and drink coffee. Sally and Fran have just been chased from their regular spot on Lumb Lane, north of the city centre, by a car of masked youths which hurtled towards them, almost knocking them [...]
Between New York, Zagreb and Sarajevo a tortuous compromise emerged.On 24 May, as a result, General Smith gave an ultimatum to both the Bosnian Serbs and the Muslim-led government to cease firing heavy weapons by noon on 25 May. He also ordered the Bosnian Serbs to return the seized weapons within the same deadline and [...]
What better start for any child?”7.25pm: two visitors in their twenties have been listening in the background. Ravi, aged four, who has never used a computer before, is transfixed. Stuart loads a CD-Rom, and after a couple of minutes, Ravi masters the mouse, and looks as if he should be doing the demonstrations.7pm: meet the [...]
It’s nor our problem.”The politicians have made lots of cock-ups. We knew something was coming so why was nothing done? Why were no precautions taken? It’s not our war. BY DANNY PENMAN
Families of the British hostages held in Bosnia attacked the Government’s handling of the situation last night and called for the immediate [...]
Reality is out there; the only chance for me to survive is out there When I’m outside, that’s when I do my best. I lived my day by thinking, well I’ve got the means to end it If the next day is bad, I’ve got the choice. Although it sounds destructive, in effect it was [...]
As BBC2 this evening shows the second part of a documentary history of British film censorship, several former British Board of Film Classification examiners have broken their silence on years of acrimonious disagreement within the BBFC between the majority of the examiners and the senior management. “All this is to do with ego,” she says, [...]