Producer and performer who worked with Bob Marley and pioneered both dub and roots reggae styles dies in hospital in JamaicaLee “Scratch” Perry, whose pioneering work with roots reggae and dub opened up profound new depths in Jamaican music, has died a…
Leon Bailey’s long road to Aston Villa via Slovakia and a cold Austrian park
The £30m striker had a remarkable route into the professional game but it has given him the mental strength to succeedFrom rejections to muggings, Leon Bailey’s journey to the Premier League has been a whirlwind ride. But throughout all the trials and …
A bug in a medical startup’s website put thousands of COVID-19 test results at risk
A California-based medical startup that provides COVID-19 testing across Los Angeles has pulled down a website it used to allow customers to access their test results after a customer found a vulnerability that allowed access to other people’s personal information. Total Testing Solutions has ten COVID-19 testing sites across Los Angeles, and processes “thousands” of […]
Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears
High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboardCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Jamaican government has called on the Home Office to halt a controversial deportation flight …
The links between Welsh slate and slavery | Letter
Steve Cushion on the Pennant family, who used the profits made by enslaved workers in Jamaica to expand the Penrhyn slate quarryYour article (Welsh slate landscape becomes UK’s newest world heritage site, 28 July) did not mention the origins of the fin…