Getty Images Namibian Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada – but more than two years later it has yet to materialise. The 38-year-old, who lives in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, is desperate to get to Quebec to see her aunt and cousins whom she has not … Read more
Alamy The buddy pairing of Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has been hotly anticipated “I’m the messiah… I’m Marvel Jesus!” proclaims Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool in his third lead outing as the acerbic, X-rated, genre-satirising anti-hero, who returns to cinemas on Thursday for the first time since 2018. It’s a typically subversive line. But … Read more
There was no one prouder than Mikel Arteta when Bukayo Saka banished the demons of his penalty miss in the final of the European Championship three years ago by burying his spot-kick against Switzerland at Euro 2024. “I was very nervous,” the Arsenal manager said of the moment Saka stepped up in England’s quarter-final penalty … Read more
A £5bn debt crisis caused by out-of-control overspending on special educational needs could explode in less than two years, bankrupting scores of England’s local authorities, the UK government has been warned. The crisis stems from the failure to properly fund a huge increase in demand for Special Education Needs and Disability (Send) services over the … Read more
Families hit by the two-child benefit cap are much more likely to go hungry, skip meals or be unable to afford to eat healthily, according to new data which shows about one in four low-income families with three or more children are suffering food insecurity. The Food Foundation thinktank called on the government to scrap … Read more
BBC Nelly Naylor (top left), Rob Reiss (bottom left), Katie Drinkwater (centre), and Louise Nichols (top right) are just some of many thousands who have been waiting for an assessment It would take more than eight years for the NHS to see all adult patients waiting for ADHD assessments in many parts of the UK, … Read more
Joe Kent-Walters Frankie Monroe, the impish proprietor of a working men’s club who has made a Faustian pact to keep his establishment open, is bound to be a breakout star at this year’s fringe. His creator, Joe Kent-Walters, grew up on a diet of The Mighty Boosh and Vic and Bob. He started out running … Read more
President Vladimir Putin and his authoritarian regime are peddling the false narrative that the Russian economy is strong, and that its war machine is unharmed by western sanctions. This is a lie that must be rebutted. In fact, there are many signs that the Russian war economy is deteriorating. The sanctions and other measures to … Read more
In 2021, Liz and Gabe Rutan-Ram decided to take the next step toward growing their family and applied to foster a child. After identifying a three-year-old in Florida who they hoped to ultimately adopt, the Rutan-Rams turned back to their home state of Tennessee to start training to become foster parents. But their plans quickly … Read more
1. Food aid for Gaza “The prosecutor of the international criminal court has shamefully accused Israel of deliberately starving the people of Gaza. This is utter, complete, nonsense. It’s a complete fabrication. Israel has enabled more than 40,000 aid trucks to enter Gaza. That’s half a million tons of food!” According to data from the … Read more