Mariam (not her real name) and 23-year-old student Parwana Ibrahimkhail Nijrabi were among the many Afghan protesters who were detained after the Taliban takeover.

A therapy garden which will support the mental health of young adults and people with learning difficulties has been opened.The garden is located in a former cricket ground and pavilion in Epsom, Surrey.

It has been provided by a partnership between Surrey County Council and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.It was built using local businesses, charities and volunteers, and Natural England and Surrey Wildlife Trust helped design it.Therapy sessions will be held in the garden.

Ruth Leaver-Lewis, senior art therapist at the trust, said: “People accessing the garden can explore ways to relax, restore and revitalise through connecting with nature."The sensory elements in the space can help with mindfulness practice, such as: feeling the breeze, hearing the birds and smelling the flowers and plants.

"We also include families and carers in our sessions which supports relationship-building and emotional processing."

Mark Nuti, Surrey County Council cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: "It’s wonderful to see the opening of this beautiful space, specially designed to create an inclusive and supportive environment, particularly for those who find it difficult to engage with our other services.A museum featuring more than five million Lego pieces has been opened by a collector.

Jason Joiner, 55, who has been collecting the plastic bricks since he was seven, is the curator of Brickz in Milton Keynes.In recent years he has travelled around the world to find rare sets to display in his museum.

He said: "There's nowhere in Britain you can actually see all the Lego kits we had as kids.""I'm regaining my childhood and I wanted to share it."