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This is the scene after a driver was killed when a tree fell on his van, narrowly missing a passenger who slumped in his seat seconds before the impact.

Dominic Ponsford

Daily Mail columnist Peter Oborne has warned that British newspapers are part of a "dangerous demonising" of the country's 1.6 million Muslims. His article comes on the same day that the Daily Express apologised for giving the impression that the spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Britain was a "fanatical extremist".

Outspoken Black British Member of Parliament Diane Abbott has called on food manufacturer Heinz to reconsider its controversial decision to axe a Deli Mayo Tv advert which featured two men kissing.

Workers accused of theft or damage could soon find themselves blacklisted on a register to be shared among employers. It will be good for profits but campaigners say innocent people could find it impossible to get another job.

Model Alek Wek

It's an open secret in the fashion industry: Black models rarely get jobs on catwalks, in magazines and on billboards. According to executives, they do not inspire women to spend money.

Gemma Meredith

"We are Anonymous, expect us." This was the message delivered to the Church of Scientology on the streets of London, as internet hacker group Anonymous declared ‘war’ on the favourite religious cult of wacky Hollywood actors.

Journalists have got to stop ‘kow towing’ down to those in power if they are to do their job, according to veteran British war correspondent Robert Fisk.