The Kurds are indigenous nation who historically have always inhabited their own land, Kurdistan, Land of the Kurds, which stretches over the mountainous chain of the Zagros region and its plains, with a population of more than 40 million, who have retained their societal culture and have preserved their own languages and culture, are perhaps the only nation on earth who are still stateless. After the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the Kurds were divided among four newly invented states in the Middle East, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, forming entirely a different ethnic minority in each state while the Kurds were made to lose their own identity in the newly created arbitrary countries, these were compromising homogeneous national groups, their by denying the existence of other national groups within their own borders. The signing of the armistice agreement on 30 October 1918 which signaled the demise of the Ottomans has paved the way for the Treaty of Sevres on 10 August 1920, effectively allowing the allied powers in dividing the Ottoman Empire to implement the Sykes –Picot agreement of 1916 which created artificial countries in the Middle East by drawing a line in the sand and instead of delivering the Kurds from the Ottoman Empire, it marked the beginning of their oppression throughout the Middle EastSubsequent events and the new upheaval in the Middle East, including the falls of successive dictatorial regimes, the rise of radicalism and sectarianism, have added to the instability of the region, created new realities on the ground and have shown that old artificial borders are bound to fail. Our Kurdish leaders as well as the whole of the Kurdish nation have joined in, in demanding to have their own independent Kurdistan. The Kurds are the most freedom loving nations but also the most victimised nation throughout their modern history on this planet, who believe in liberty and democracy, therefore we ask you to support our petition to the British and European Parliaments to lend the Kurds full support in achieving their goals in having an independent state. With our sincere gratitude and regards On and behalf of PNKs Dr Khoshnaf Al-Kadi 2017-07-16, London

Unfortunately at present Albany Road is a very dangerous place to be walking on the public footpath.It's is equally very difficult to judge when to cross the road. There is a high degree of speeding motorists down Albany Road. Disappointingly the police don't appear over enthusiastically interested. Not so long back i received an unwelcome attempt of being made to look humiliated & embarrassed. It was promoted to others that I was not correctly illustrating the truth. Fortunately they say a camera never lies & I have that to hopefully dispel any possible uncertainty anybody may have. Unfortunately as consequence of these frequently speeding motorists down Albany Road I've unreasonably endured months of sleep deprivation & my pre-existing medical conditions have been exacerbated & adversely effected.

Despite the fact that I am in agreement with drugs being illegal in the UK. It is to my concern that punishing drug users as criminals causes more harm to the users. Many of these people are pressurised members of the population between 18-29 year olds, who use drugs as an escape from real life troubles.

This stretch of road is in a densely populated residential area, opposite a busy park. The traffic coming from the Abbey Lane end appears to be regularly exceeding the current limit of 40mph, even as vehicles enter the 30mph zone. Our concern is that this road is very dangerous for people to cross, which may result in a serious accident.

It is a important event it brings in a substantial amount of money into the area and surrounding areas during F1 and other race related events to the economy and it also has thousands of jobs connected to it, and our British Motorsport heritage is important as we were the leading manufacturers in sport's such as F1

The system should be FAIR and EQUAL to all athletes. These men are proud to represent their country and have furthered their careers by passing on their knowledge and commitment to young disabled sportsmen and women.The system has to be seen as balanced and give equality to all achieving similar or higher results.Therefore, they should be awarded Knighthoods. David has earned more golds than Dame Tanny Grey Thompson!

It is important to us all to be able to park to off load heavy goods, even groceries. Personally I have broken my Pelvis, yesterday I drove to get milk, I returned home straight away but a Barney lodge employee had parked outside of my front door ! I had to park under the bridge, I sat in my car and wept how am I going to walk that far unaided and by myself . Also as the houses here are around 200 year old listed buildings we are all updating and maintaining them. There are many stories of inconvenience, not being able to get a builders van parked in the street is often very stressful ! my story, I had to walk to Barney lodge to ask two members of staff to move their vehicles, I was having a wood burner installed and they needed access to the chimney, achieved by using a cherry picker, no chance of parking it, The owner's did move but were surley at being called out of work. Most of us are repairing and caring for these old buildings, they are a part of our History, part of our National heritage. Please help us to live here more comfortably, all we need and ask for is Resident parking as we continue care for these charming old cottages. Thank you for taking the time to read our issues, they are effecting our daily lives in a negative way.

On 10 July, a recording emerged of Tory MP Anne Marie Morris using the n-word while taking part in a public discussion about Brexit. While attending an report launch event in central London, the Newton Abbey MP used the phrase “real n*****r in the woodpile” to describe a hypothetical scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Despite using the highly offensive term, none of her fellow panellists - including other Tory MPs - reacted. Not one. Which is weird because most of us know that using the n-word is wrong. Don't we? YES, WE DO! So it's up to us to show Morris - and anyone else who thinks it's OK to use n-word in any capacity - that it isn't. To remind Morris and her ilk that there's no such thing as a 'totally unintentional' use of the n-word. That language is powerful, and so when you use the n-word - in any context, but especially while holding public office and in a public space - you inflict unimaginable trauma and pain on a significant section of the UK community. And this is unacceptable. Theresa May MP - you and your party have been accused of being callous, inhumane and out of touch with modern Britain. Now more than ever, we need you to be the 'strong and stable leader' you profess to be and take a zero tolerance approach towards those who seek to divide us as a nation. Sack Morris immediately. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-mp-racist-brexit-recording_uk_59638608e4b02e9bdb0e2c77

I have been very upset with uber drivers for cancelling on me in the past, but recently I have come to understand why they keep doing this. When an uber driver accepts a job, it merely comes up with "accept job", then it tells them their pick up location, then once they are at the pick up location they finally know where they are dropping the customer to.... and this is fair enough if they are in the middle of their shift, but for someone who has been working all night, and decides to take one more job (thinking it won't be too far) then realises the job is an hour their and back, this isn't so fair on either part. Us as uber customers get angry at this driver for even accepting in the beginning which leads us to report them. They then get suspended for a few days from their peanut paid job - which is most likely what they are providing for their families with. So please sign and share to hopefully get uber to realise how unfair their system is to the driver and customer. And hopefully by doing this, we will have minimal driver cancellations!

After the government has refused a second vote on the issue in parliament, the charity Help Refugees (represented by Leigh Day solicitors) is taking the Home Office to court over the Government’s failure to make suitable arrangements for relocating and supporting a specific number of child refugees as promised by the scheme currently known as "DUBS" under UK immigration law. For those who haven't heard about DUBS, it was an amendment made to 2016 law which requires the government to make arrangements ‘as soon as possible’ (after 31 May 2016) to relocate and support a ‘specified number’ of unaccompanied refugee children from Europe. This scheme was created as a response to the increasing pressure on the UK to help in what has been deemed the worst refugee crisis since World War Two. In February of this year our Home Office abandoned the continuation of DUBS quietly in Parliament, and local governments and charities across the UK have been trying to fight the decision. Help Refugees has now launched a formal legal challenge against the government as part of a last chance effort to protect what is truly a lifeline for unaccompanied/lone children fleeing war and/or conflict to Europe. Keeping the DUBS scheme is essential because currently there are 28 million children uprooted because of conflict in their own countries but over 1/9th of the world's refugees right now are in Europe and children make up a third of these numbers (and above 45% in the South East of Europe such as Greece and Macedonia), which make legal channels like DUBS essential for these kids to be able to begin a better life and to not be left to be targeted by traffickers and abusers who focus on Europe's camps. As the 6th richest country in the world, the UK is denying it's international commitments by reversing yet another safe legal passage for these children. Our local councils have said the UK can take in 4000 more children - meaning we have the capacity, all that's lacking is the willingness of our government to support our capacity to give. In its stance, the Home Office is targeting without justification children who have absolutely no one else to turn to and whose lives and futures are at significant risk right now. They have lost everything, meanwhile our government stands from a distance and says we have nothing to give. The Charity Help Refugees and those lawyers standing against the Home Office this week, are doing so because they reject this position. They reject that this is the UK we believe in. We ask the UK public to support this court case as the last chance to keep this scheme in law. We ask that you sign and spread the word about this case and that you don't let the lives of so many kids be determined behind closed doors. Let's shame the Home Office for its position, let's stand tall and fight for the right of these children to a better future from conflict.

So many cars speed on this road one day a child is going too get hurt......what does it take too make a road safe?

City of York Council with Network Rail have put forward proposals to enhance access across Scarborough Rail Bridge by modifying the pedestrian/cycle bridge to allow step-free access at each side and making the bridge wider (from 1.3m to 3.6 metres). The bridge is already a popular crossing for pedestrians/cyclists but is inaccessible to those with mobility issues, pushchairs that are too heavy to lift up the steep steeps and those who are physically unable to carry their bicycles up/down the steps. The proposals will allow easier crossing of the bridge on this popular route without having to resort to crossing at Lendal Bridge which is heavily congested with motor traffic and has narrow footpaths. More details and a plan can be found on the Council's website: https://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/13458/proposed_new_bridge_plan & https://www.york.gov.uk/scarboroughbridge Plans will also be on show in York Station foyer between 1pm and 6pm on Wednesday the 12th July, and between 8am and 1pm on Thursday the 13th July. This phase of the consultation process on Friday the 28th of July.