Women protest Northern Ireland abortion ban by handing themselves over to police
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable LONDON — Three women from Derry in Northern Ireland have publicly handed themselves in at a police station and requested they be prosecuted for buying illegal abortion pills. The women — Diana King, 71, Colette…
No black officers in four police forces and senior representation is ‘pitiful’
By Alan Travis From The Guardian UK Cheshire, North Yorkshire, Dyfed-Powys and Durham have no black officers and diversity champion needed, says inquiry by MPs Four police forces in England and Wales still do not have a single black or…
Space photo – England
Space photos captures the beauty of England at night By Tim Chesteruk From Mashable LONDON — Astronaut Tim Peake’s photography is coming on in leaps and bounds. Within days of his epic Aurora Borealis snaps, the British astronaut has posted…
British Caribbean-roots Hollywood actors
10 top British Caribbean-roots Hollywood actors you should know By NAN ET Editor From Nnews Americas Now News Americas, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. April 27, 2016: British Caribbean-roots actors are making a major impact in Hollywood with several currently on…
The Editor Speaks: St George & the Dragon & Shakespeare, too.
If you ask the majority of English people when is St George’s Day, the majority will not know. It is April 23rd and even the media are frequently shy about reminding people of it. Unlike Scotland and Wales there strangely…
Destination of the week
Having a ball with Viv’s dream team: Why Antigua is so much more than just a tropical paradise By Harry Judd for The Mail On Sunday The West Indies have produced some of the greatest cricket players ever McFly’s Harry…
The Editor Speaks: Carib-bean or Car-ribean?
I must admit to being irritated when I hear the noun Caribbean pronounced Car-ribean. One only has to look at how Caribbean is spelt to see that pronouncing it Car-ribean is wrong. Unfortunately, even persons born in the Caribbean, today…
World T20: Jamaica PM joins Caribbean leaders in congratulating victorious West Indies
IANS From First Post Kingston: Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said the unprecedented achievements of the West Indies cricket teams in winning three titles this year should be a source of motivation for the region. Holness is the latest…
West Indies women also win World T20 cricket title in India
From The New Indian Express KOLKATA: Having clinched their maiden World T20 title, West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor on Sunday said the historic triumph should act as a stepping stone for the development of the women’s game in the Caribbean….
The West Indians are the true Pirates of the Caribbean. Here’s why
By Garima Srivastava From Scoop Whoop They did it! They did it for the second time. The West Indies lifted the World T20 trophy again and though the end sounds like a happy one, they were aided by England leaving…
