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Ore fled her home country, Nigeria, through fear of prosecution and persecution

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How a Nigerian LGBT+ refugee found home in Scotland
Ore is new to Scotland. The story she carries with her will take years to process. She has fled her home country, Nigeria, through fear of prosecution and persecution. Surge‘s Jamie Smith spoke to her about her new life in Scotland and the events which brought her here. This is Ore’s story.

Donald Trump speaks before the start of proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York

Donald Trump speaks before the start of proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York

LAWRENCE DONEGAN

Guilty or innocent? Trump trial outcome will briefly unite split country

A pro-Trump poster

A pro-Trump poster

LAWRENCE DONEGAN

'Let’s get ready to rumble' - Now Trump thinks he is Muhammad Ali

Fr Chiedozie 'Chido' Ezeribe at his parish church, St Dominic's in Bishopbriggs

Fr Chiedozie 'Chido' Ezeribe at his parish church, St Dominic's in Bishopbriggs

Catholic Church in Scotland

'I fell in love with Scotland', a Nigerian priest on hope and breaking cycles of hate

“Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me,” Mr Biden told a crowd in his hometown of Scranton. “He wakes up in the morning at Mar-a-Lago thinking about himself.

“Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me,” Mr Biden told a crowd in his hometown of Scranton. “He wakes up in the morning at Mar-a-Lago thinking about himself.

Lawrence Donegan

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Can Joe Biden's Democratic machine rise above the rage of Trump?

Lorraine McIntosh: 'It was really one of the most incredible weeks of my life for good reasons and for bad reasons'

Lorraine McIntosh: 'It was really one of the most incredible weeks of my life for good reasons and for bad reasons'

Deacon Blue's Lorraine McIntosh on how Scots are tackling sexual violence in Rwanda

Migrants leave Ulapa, Chiapas state, late Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. The migrant caravan heading north in southern Mexico has so far been allowed to walk unimpeded, a change from the Mexican government's reaction to other attempted mass migrations. (AP

Migrants leave Ulapa, Chiapas state, late Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. The migrant caravan heading north in southern Mexico has so far been allowed to walk unimpeded, a change from the Mexican government's reaction to other attempted mass migrations. (AP

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Ian M. Houston: Immigrants should be embraced not demonised

Despite an informal ban on imports and an invasion of Ukraine, whisky enjoyed a boom year in 2023 in Putin's Russia

Despite an informal ban on imports and an invasion of Ukraine, whisky enjoyed a boom year in 2023 in Putin's Russia

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Whisky imports hit record high in Russia despite Ukraine invasion and Scotch 'ban'

An employee arranges bottles of sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow

An employee arranges bottles of sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow

Scotland & Alcohol

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How Russia ditched vodka and hit the beers to address its alcohol problem

Fran Healy of Travis sings at the 2005 Tsunami Relief Concert

Fran Healy of Travis sings at the 2005 Tsunami Relief Concert

Scottish Event Campus (SEC)

'The unimaginable suffering demanded some sort of human response'

Former President Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump

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Can anyone stop Donald Trump now?

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) embraces his spouse Yulia Navalnaya (L) attend a mass march marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on February 27, 2016 in Moscow, Russia

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) embraces his spouse Yulia Navalnaya (L) attend a mass march marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on February 27, 2016 in Moscow, Russia

Yulia Navalnaya ready to continue her husband's fight against Vladimir Putin

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Humza Yousaf pledges to 'do all we can' in calls for democracy in Belarus

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The real Biden-Trump US election battle? Who can bring the most money in...

HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - JANAURY 26: People, holding Palestinian flags and banners, gather outside the International Court of Justice during the session on the day the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on Gaza genocide case against Israel made by

HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - JANAURY 26: People, holding Palestinian flags and banners, gather outside the International Court of Justice during the session on the day the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on Gaza genocide case against Israel made by

After the Hague judgement on Israel and Gaza it's important to manage expectations

Humza Yousaf's elevation to First Minister has caught the eye of the far right

Humza Yousaf's elevation to First Minister has caught the eye of the far right

How Humza Yousaf became the target of a global right wing conspiracy

A policeman stands in front of a heavily damaged residential building, three days after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, on January 5, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A policeman stands in front of a heavily damaged residential building, three days after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, on January 5, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Kremlin launches media campaign over Russian student 'bullied' at Scots university

Donald Trump was triumphant in Iowa

Donald Trump was triumphant in Iowa

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Struan Stevenson: Trump Iowa triumph shows global democracy is in crisis

Speaking to an audience of US and international military personnel at the National Defence University in Washington last week, Zelenskyy characteristically didn’t hold back on the sense of urgency his country faces.

Speaking to an audience of US and international military personnel at the National Defence University in Washington last week, Zelenskyy characteristically didn’t hold back on the sense of urgency his country faces.

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Relief in Kyiv as EU brings Ukraine in from the cold amid a winter of discontent

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Denmark's parliament adopts law making it illegal to burn religious texts

Amanda Perez, left, is comforted by fellow student Alejandro Barron following a shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Amanda Perez, left, is comforted by fellow student Alejandro Barron following a shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Gunman dead after killing three in attack at Las Vegas University

Nile Rodgers, musician and producer, center left, speaks during a demonstration at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Nile Rodgers, musician and producer, center left, speaks during a demonstration at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

COP28 climate talks face roadblocks following first day of rapid action

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin visits Saudi Arabia and UAE to shore up support in the Middle East

Comedian Jerry Lewis, left, meets with Ed Simmons, center, writer Norman Lear, background right, and producer Ernie Glucksman for

Comedian Jerry Lewis, left, meets with Ed Simmons, center, writer Norman Lear, background right, and producer Ernie Glucksman for

Influential US TV producer Norman Lear dies aged 101