- Friday, March 07, 2025
A man in Spain has been diagnosed and hospitalised with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after being bitten by a tick, reports The Sun. The virus is reported to be deadly and makes its victims bleed from the eyes. It also supposedly kills 30 percent of those it infects. The patient,…
The governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been found to be “institutionally racist”, the organisation leading the independent review of the governing body said on Monday. The study confirmed there were 448 examples that demonstrated institutional racism, with 62% of survey respondents saying they had experienced, seen or…
The WHO (World Health Organisation) called a new expert meeting for July 21 to decide whether to declare a global health emergency. On Saturday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the monkeypox outbreak to be a “public health emergency of international concern”. The WHO said that so far 14,533 probable…
London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged Justice Secretary Dominic Raab to take urgent steps to support victims of rape and sexual offences, saying the crisis in the justice system is straining the support services. In an open letter, Khan sought measures to tackle the persistent problem of “severe court backlogs”…
Derby’s de-addiction campaigner Jaz Rai waited for a year to receive his OBE honour in person but after collecting the medal from Prince William recently, he felt the wait was worth the “enjoyable experience”. The founder of the charity Sikh Recovery Network made it to the Queen’s birthday honours list…
THOUSANDS of visitors enjoyed a free day out on the opening weekend of the Festival of Inspiration at Neasden Temple. Families explored the children’s adventureland before tucking into mouth-watering Indian street food whilst listening to a vibrant blend of music at a cosy spot inside the gardens of the festival…
A FLAGSHIP scheme of the UK government that slashes the price of leading software, boosting productivity and growth of the UK’s small businesses, will benefit even more firms starting Monday (25), the department of business, energy and industrial strategy said in a press release. With Customer Relationship Management software proven…
Rishi Sunak on Sunday promised to get tough on China if he becomes Britain’s next prime minister, calling the Asian superpower the “number one threat” to domestic and global security. The former finance minister’s pledge comes after his rival in the final two of the race to lead the ruling…
PARTITION, for so many people from south Asia, evokes the horrors of the violent and brutal separation of India and the creation of Pakistan. Less mentioned, however, is life before 1947, when people from different cultures and religions lived side by side largely in harmony for many years. Author Kavita…
ELECTIONS divide – and the race to determine the next leader of the Conservative party is no different. Every candidate for prime minister has reminded the Tories they will need to unite around whoever emerges as leader. But calls for a clean contest have been honoured more in the breach…
