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 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 […]
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 […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Duke of Edinburgh has a turbulent relationship with the Prince of Wales. Although it is believed to have mellowed in recent years, the two royals have always had completely different approaches […]
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 […]
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 […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The former TV boss said he could not believe that BBC director-general Tim Davie would not want to get to the bottom of new allegations made by Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, that […]
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 […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. EU and UK negotiators will make further efforts next week as they attempt to strike a free trade deal. However, both sides have once again warned that serious divergences remain. Mr Barnier, […]
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 […]