The victims and families of those attacked by Joseph DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer, have delivered harrowing and emotional victim impact statements ahead of his sentencing. The 74-year-old former police...
Coronavirus: Second lockdown would be ‘catastrophic’ for the economy
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is calling for mass COVID-19 testing and says a second lockdown would cause “catastrophic” damage to the economy. He wants the government to maximise their “full...
South Africa records high recovery rates for Covid-19
South Africa has one of the highest Covid-19 recovery numbers in the world. Officials say 80% of those who’ve had the virus have so far recovered.
Levels of depression have doubled during coronavirus pandemic – BBC News
The number of adults in the UK who are experiencing some level of depression has doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Office for National Statistics. Their survey, carried out over a 12...
After COVID: A global hunger pandemic? | COVID-19 Special
There are warnings the world is on the brink of a hunger pandemic. COVID-19 is threatening to push millions into starvation. Oxfam says combined with conflicts, inequality and a climate crisis, the pandemic has shaken a...
54.4 degrees Celsius: Record Death Valley temperature a sign of things to come?
A temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius (130 Fahrenheit) was recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday, the highest officially recorded air temperature on Earth for at least a century and, according to climate...
Mutinying soldiers detain Mali’s President Keita, Prime Minister Cisse
A leader of the mutiny said Tuesday that both Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse had been detained by soldiers, sparking fears of a coup. A government source later...