Evidence Joel helps launch campaign in memory of her son, who had sickle cell anaemiaThe mother of 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye, who was found dead weeks after being reported missing, is urging the black community to donate blood.Evidence Joel has jo…
UN criticised over statement on overuse of antibiotics in farming
Statement calling for significant cut in antimicrobial drug usage is ‘real missed opportunity’, say criticsAnimal health experts and UN leaders have called for a significant reduction in antimicrobial drug usage in food animals, which is already causin…
Does Covid immunity wane and will vaccine booster jabs be needed?
Multiple studies seem to suggest immunity declines over time, though what this means is unclearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith plans for the UK’s Covid vaccine booster programme this autumn soon to be revealed, we take …
Domestic abusers ‘weaponised’ Covid in England and Wales, study finds
Police forces urged to stay alert to ‘Covid blaming’ as an excuse or defence by suspectsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus was “weaponised” by domestic abusers during the pandemic and police forces should remain ale…
‘I’m one of them’: the FGM survivor providing a lifeline in Leeds
Stigma can stop women seeking help but Hawa Bah, who was cut at eight, reaches those suffering in silence to get them the care they needOne night 14 years ago, Hawa Bah crept out of her house in Guinea and slipped into the darkness. She says she had lo…
Private Covid test-and-trace staff told to limit toilet and food breaks
Hays Travel home worker left feeling ‘worthless to government’ after being moved to answer 119 callsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrivate call centre staff subcontracted to work on Covid test-and-trace services have been a…
Lucy Dawson: the model who got a mystery headache, a misdiagnosis – and a new mission in life
When she began experiencing head pain as a student, Dawson was diagnosed with a breakdown and sectioned. She actually had encephalitis. Five years on, now paralysed in one leg, she is speaking out for disability rightsLucy Dawson was skating through li…
Colin Bateman: ‘I don’t usually get emotional while writing but this is hugely personal’
The author of dark comic novels such as Divorcing Jack has written a play, Nutcase, drawing on his relationship with his teenage sonAfter writing 34 books (including comedy crime novels such as Divorcing Jack and Driving Big Davie) and numerous movies …
Handsome review – meandering Down’s syndrome road trip
The world travels of a pair of brothers, one with Down’s, start to look like a middling gap-year projectOn the rare occasions the cinema has engaged with Down’s syndrome – 1996’s The Eighth Day and 2019’s The Peanut Butter Falcon are the main ones to s…
Police failing to impose orders on men accused of abuse, watchdog finds
Investigation finds lack of understanding of how to use measures to protect womenPolice are failing to impose restraining orders or bail conditions on men accused of rape, domestic abuse, harassment and stalking, a watchdog has found, placing women and…