Facing the fear of water: Refugees learn to swim in Lesbos | Refugees
YSR has its roots in swimming, explains Estelle Jean, the organisation’s founder and executive director. “In 2016, thousands of people were coming by the sea,…
‘Genocide-free’ cola makes a splash in the United Kingdom | Israel-Palestine conflict
London, UK – On a sunny autumn day, the Hiba Express – a fast food chain in Holborn, a bustling central London neighbourhood packed with…
Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict
Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android…
Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes | Environment
At a bear sanctuary in the heart of Romania’s Carpathians, several cubs believed to have been orphaned have just arrived. There are fears that more will…
Fact check: Is the US government spending millions on transgender monkeys? | Donald Trump News
As Elon Musk launches the Department of Government Efficiency to recommend spending cuts, he has highlighted examples of what he considers waste. Musk, the world’s…
Lebanese Australians reminded of past wars as Israel attacks Lebanon again | Israel attacks Lebanon
Melbourne, Australia – Israel’s devastating bombing of Lebanon has reverberated around the world, reaching as far as the suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney’s…
I tried all the supermarket rice puddings – the winner was super creamy, thick and satisfying and cost just 79p
WHEN it comes to flavours that remind us of our childhood, a bowl of rice pudding comes top of the list.But even if you haven’t…
The UK’s NHS to roll out free antismoking pill. Will it work? | Health News
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is rolling out a free antismoking pill called varenicline for British smokers. Research has shown that varenicline is more…
A day in the life of a New Delhi roadside barber | Arts and Culture
Rajesh Kumar moved to Delhi from Bihar in 1999 at the age of 18 to help his father run a barber’s stall on the roadside…
‘The atmosphere was electric’ – the fall and rise of Morocco’s cinemas | Cinema
“You used to be able to smoke inside,” Omar Edressi recalls about Cinema Rif, the 86-year-old movie theatre that still stands on Tangier’s Grand Socco.…
TikTok gangsters armed with homemade ‘slam guns’ turn UK city into warzone where even funerals descend into bloodbaths
YOUNG teens brag of spilling blood “like vimto”, while criminals spray a funeral wake with bullets and cops discover a loaded weapon hanging from a…
Forgotten boyband hunks who quit fame for normal jobs – 90s icon who became ambulance driver to pin-up now pulling pints
THEY were the 90s heart-throbs that set teenage girls’ pulses racing across the globe thanks to their strong vocals, smooth moves... and toned bodies. And…
‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Khan Younis, Gaza – What does it mean to be hungry for months? In Gaza, where more than 43,000 of us have been killed by…
Clanging pans: Why Mozambique’s election protesters refuse to go away | Politics
Maputo, Mozambique – At 7pm on November 4, Maputo’s streets fell into an eerie silence. Public transportation was at a standstill, adhering to opposition leader…
How hero dogs are on the front line in the fight against killer drug flooding into Britain
DAN and Jos frantically check parcels to see if they are filled with a terrifying killer drug flooding into the UK.They are being trained as…
‘Dante’s inferno’: Wildfires scorch New York amid historic drought | Climate Crisis News
Brooklyn, New York – An incinerated, rusty microwave, the charred skeleton of a lawn chair, a pile of melted clothes, and singed scraps of the…
Indian students give Canada cold shoulder as Ottawa, New Delhi butt heads | Migration News
Kolkata, India – For the past several years, Manpreet Singh has been dreaming of going abroad for higher studies. The 22-year-old Sikh, a resident of…
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: What’s behind the celebrity boxing craze? | Boxing News
Mike Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion who has recently recovered from a stomach ulcer, is set to face 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a…
Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Beirut, Lebanon – As Israel sends mixed messages about a ceasefire with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, analysts say the war is likely to intensify in…
Is Israel committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Beirut, Lebanon – Israeli and Palestinian commentators and foreign officials are using the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe what Israel is doing in Gaza. Israel…