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Apr 30, 2021

Covid cases above 300,000 every day, deaths above 2,500 every day, and that’s an underestimate.

India, the vast nation that stretches from the Himalayas to the backwaters of Kerala, this land of colour is now darkened by a Covid dystopia unlike anything we’ve seen before.

An early lockdown last year seemed to help...


Apr 28, 2021

Sickle cell disease is a painful blood condition that affects thousands, mainly among those with an African or Caribbean family background. A painful disease that is not known by many - even healthcare professionals. The recent case of Richard Okorogheye, a 19 year old found dead in Epping Forest, has revealed the...


Apr 26, 2021

On the morning of the 9th of April, La Soufrière , a volcano on the island of St Vincent and the Grenadines, awoke for the first time in more than 40 years.

This beautiful nation is now divided into safe zones and no-go areas, the lush green of the Caribbean replaced by blankets of grey - the slug caused by the...


Apr 22, 2021

Britney Spears fans across the world have formed a Free Britney campaign. They want the pop star out of a legal arrangement called a conservatorship.

The controversial arrangement gives her father control of her career, estate and much of her personal life.

Now their views are being talked about in big...


Apr 21, 2021

Australia has just opened a travel bubble with neighbouring New Zealand: two nations that have suppressed Covid-19 and have everyday normality. Australia, home to 25 million people, has seen just under 1,000 deaths in total and daily Covid cases are often in the single digits. But suppression of the virus comes at a...