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Teenagers with poor diets up to 20cm shorter, global study finds

Teenagers who have a poor diet could be up to 20cm shorter than other young people of the same age, a global study has found. According to research led by Imperial College London, inadequate nutrition may have contributed to 19-year-olds in south and southeast Asia, Latin America and East Africa being the shortest, while those […]

Martin Luther King III on US election: 'I've not achieved my father's dream'

Martin Luther King Junior’s described his country as the ‘Divided States of America’ as he criticised President Donald Trump for giving racism a ‘new licence’. The human rights leader spoke as Americans anxiously wait to hear who will take the keys to the Oval Office, with hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots yet to be […]

Attacks in France Point to a Threat Beyond Extremist Networks

PARIS — All were unknown to police intelligence officials. None pledged allegiance to a terrorist group, and no group claimed them as members. None stated any political agenda. Signs of radicalization, if at all visible, were expressed on social media. And they came armed with little more than knives. The three young men behind recent […]

Europe coronavirus deaths surge past 300,000: AFP tally

PARIS (AFP) – More than 300,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP from health authorities on Friday (Nov 6). The region is the second-worst affected by the pandemic in terms of fatalities, with a total of 300,688 deaths, compared to 408,841 in Latin America and the […]

FA faces claim of gender bias as it only closes girls’ academies during lockdown

A gender inequality row has erupted in football after the FA doubled down on their decision to close girls’ academies during lockdown while boys’ academies have been allowed to remain open. The move has sparked anger and concern in the women’s game, particularly as it closely follows the decision to halt the women’s FA Cup […]

Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham postpones elective procedures after rise in ‘very sick’ patients

A hospital in Birmingham has announced that all elective procedures are being postponed due to a “significant rise” in “very sick” patients. The seriously ill patients include both those with COVID-19 and those with other illnesses too, according to a statement from University Hospitals Birmingham. Procedures have been suspended at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and […]

Apache attack helicopter mistakenly opens fire at Suffolk army base

The army is investigating after an Apache attack helicopter mistakenly opened fire at a military base in Suffolk. The helicopter fired a round as it was being wheeled out of a hangar at Wattisham Flying Station on Wednesday. The incident happened after the helicopter suffered a malfunction during a live firing training exercise and was […]