Patrick Hughes
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- Sep 18, 2026
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- Sep 9, 2026
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Forced adoption records could 'unlock' missing histories (opens the original)
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A woman whose baby was taken from her in a forced adoption aged 16 has said important questions about the UK's mother-and-baby homes remain unanswered, including how many children were buried in unmarked graves. Diana Defries, who successfully campaigned for a state apology for forced adoptions, said greater access to records could help families understand what happened in the homes. And historian Dr Michael Lambert, from Lancaster University, argued that archives held privately by religious con
World War Two Southampton Mulberry Harbour saved by preservation work (opens the original)
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Part of a historic floating World War Two roadway of the type used during the D-Day landings has been saved from further deterioration and is set to go on display. Mulberry Harbours, as they were known, were built in the UK and used overseas to help transfer Allied troops and equipment as they began the liberation of France. Associated British Ports (ABP) used cranes to lift the flexible roadway section of the Mulberry Harbour, known as a whale, from Town Quay in Southampton last year after it h
Crowd gathers outside hotel containing Pakistan under-19 cricket team (opens the original)
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An international cricket team became the mistaken focus of an anti-migrant protest after being spotted entering a hotel in Portsmouth. Reform county councillor George Madgwick said about 30 to 40 people gathered outside the Marriott Hotel in Cosham on Tuesday evening, amid false rumours that a group of migrants had arrived by bus. In a now-deleted Facebook post, he urged people not to attend, saying hotel staff showed him "proof" the guests were the touring Pakistan under-19 national cricket tea
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