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The New Dictionary Definition of Torture

From next week you will have the rare opportunity to ask a genuine American citizen of which there are literally thousands walking around here. Just send your question to the bugle at timesonline.co.uk and every week a different American will be happy to answer your quiz. Now it's time for a special news feature. What is torture? Well, I'll tell you what it's not Andy. It's not anything that we're involved in at the moment. In fact, that should be the new dictionary definition of torture. The Oxford English Dictionary shouldn't have put it better themselves. When you put real pressure onto it, the word torture is a lot more bendy than it actually claims

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