Day: January 22, 2023

A tenant with an incurable lung condition he says was caused by mould in his flat has called for greater punishments for councils and landlords that fail to act on “inhumane” living conditions. In 2021, Max, 38, was diagnosed with sarcoidosis an autoimmune condition triggered by exposure to certain irritants such as chemicals or fungus four years after he had moved into a flat riddled with leaks, damp and black mould that was offered to him by Hackney council. The chronic disease has since spread to his heart, and is suspected to have affected his nervous system, greatly increasing the risk of the condition becoming terminal. His symptoms include coughing blood, dry eyes and problems salivating. Three doctors on separate occasions produced letters stating that there were medical dange...

Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has said the well-known photo showing the Duke of York next to Virginia Giuffre is fake. Maxwell, 61, who was convicted of sex trafficking, has previously cast doubt on the authenticity of the photo, said to be taken inside her Mayfair home, showing Andrew with his arm around Ms Giuffre, and Maxwell in the background. Speaking from prison in the US, Maxwell said she is sure the picture is not real. In an interview with TalkTV, due to be aired on Monday evening, Maxwell said: It’s a fake. I don’t believe it’s real for a second, in fact I’m sure it’s not. She added: Well, there’s never been an original and further there’s no photograph, and I’ve only ever seen a photocopy of it. Andrew has also questioned the validity of the image of him with...