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British woman, 75, loses her dream Spanish home after 13-year legal battle over a wall built by her neighbour - whose family now OWN her £250,000 property

A British pensioner has lost her dream home in the sun over a decade-long legal dispute over a boundary wall with her neighbours, whose family have now taken over the property. Margaret Townley, 75, claims she has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being forced to walk away from the house on which she has spent more than €300,000 (£257,347). The retired social worker, from Bath, has handed the keys to her neighbour after a vicious 13-year legal battle. Margaret Townley, 75, claims she has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice after being forced to walk away from the house Townley and her Chilean husband Roberto had first purchased their plot above Salobrena on the Costa Tropical in Granada in 2002 She said she believes corruption and fraud has caused the loss of her retirement home in Salobrena, Granada. Her nightmare began after she got into a legal battle with her builder neighbour over a dodgy collapsed boundary wall, which led to a judge ordering the house to b

Why have the left-wing US media stayed so strangely silent about sensational UK newspaper story claiming Putin approved plot to have 'mentally unstable' Trump win in 2016?

In a dramatic shift from breathless 'if true...' coverage of damaging leaks and rumors during Donald Trump's presidency, the mainstream US media remains notably silent after a British newspaper claimed to reveal documents proving a Russian plot to support Trump.   The Guardian on Thursday published an explosive report based on the purported Kremlin documents, but nearly all US outlets have refrained from covering the story, aside from commentary expressing skepticism about the documents. More than 24 hours later, the New York Times, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS all remain silent on the left-leaning British newspaper's claims. Perhaps unsurprisingly, conservative-leaning outlets including Fox News and the New York Post have also shied away from the story. But after years of exuberantly hyping every whisper that could be damaging to Trump, the left-wing media's caution signaled their quiet doubts about the report. The Guardian on Thursday published an explosive report

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's a peaceful protest against the regime!' Cuban exiles will set sail in an armada of 100 small boats from Florida to just off the coast of Havana in a show of support of the freedom movement on the Communist-controlled island

An armada of at least 100 small boats is being planned to set sail from Florida to 12 miles off the coast of Cuba in a show of support following the unprecedented freedom demonstrations on the Communist-controlled island. Organizers began recruiting in Miami on Tuesday night for the makeshift flotilla, which they hope will make the perilous journey across the Straits of Florida on Monday next week. They plan to have at least half the vessels setting off from Key West, just 105 miles from Cuban capital Havana where thousands took the streets on Sunday to protest human rights abuses, food shortages and soaring inflation. The other boats would start from Miami in a potentially dangerous trip of least 200 miles to Cuba's nearest coastline in craft averaging about 30ft long. All will be crewed by members of Florida's expat Cuban community. Nearly all have immediate family on the Caribbean island and will be heartbreakingly close to their loved ones – without being able to see them.

Pope Francis provokes uproar from traditional Catholics by restricting Latin Mass, reversing signature policy of predecessor Benedict

Pope Francis cracked down Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI's signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics who immediately decried it as an attack on them and the ancient liturgy. Francis, 84, reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict relaxed in 2007, and went further to limit its use.  The pontiff issued a new law requiring individual bishops to approve celebrations of the old Mass, also known as the Tridentine Mass, and newly ordained priests needing to receive permission from bishops in consultation with the Vatican. Francis said he was taking action because Benedict's reform had become a source of division in the church and been exploited by Catholics opposed to the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that modernized the church and its liturgy. The restrictions went into immediate effect with its publication in Friday's official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Roman

Carer, 43, says she had to isolate for eight days after being pinged through the WALL by NHS Test and Trace app after her neighbour caught Covid - even though she has not been near him

A carer has claimed she was 'pinged' through her living room wall after the NHS Covid-19 app sent her a notification to self-isolate even though she had not left the house. Sue Kent, 54, was sent an alert last week warning she had been in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. But Ms Kent, who owns a pet business in Manchester, had not left the house on the day the contact would have been made and only spoke to her window cleaner for a few seconds at her front door. She told MailOnline: 'Unless it was a ghost I couldn't have been in anyone's company.' The day after Ms Kent was told to self-isolate for eight days her neighbour revealed he and his partner had tested positive for coronavirus. Sue Kent, 54, was sent an alert last week warning her she had been in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. Pictured, Ms Kent is a carer for her father Leo Burke, 87 And she now thinks the app may have 'pinged' her phone because s

Vaccine chic: Tate Modern is transformed into NHS jab centre for one night only with Pfizer doses administered while a DJ spins records

The home of English rugby, a historic 13th Century cathedral and the famous Epsom Downs Race Course have so far topped the list of 'unusual' sites playing host to Covid vaccination centres. But now a new venue has entered the race - London's Tate Modern. Britons tonight lined up at the famous gallery to get their Covid vaccine while surrounded by priceless pieces of art. Vaccinators set up in the venue's Turbine Hall this evening, giving out Pfizer jabs between 5pm and 9pm today. As an extra incentive, while vaccinators have been dishing out jabs, a DJ has been spinning records to help keep people occupied while they wait. Thousands are expected to receive their first or second jabs at the one-day only event tonight. The event is open to anyone over the age of 18. Britons tonight lined up at the famous Tate Modern gallery to get their Covid vaccine while surrounded by priceless pieces of art The gallery's Turbine Hall was today converted into a mass vaccination cent