Coma victim from M1 crash dies
Model Kaya Bousquet, who was left in a coma after a horrific car crash on the MI motorway last week, has died.
The 23-year-old died in hospital a week after two of her friends, 22-year-old club …
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Anti-depressants are overprescribed
Recent study findings that anti-depressants do not have a clinically significant effect in most cases, appear to support long-argued claims by mental health campaigners that anti-depressants are …
Keith Brown released after cannabis shoe sentence
A British man sentenced to four years in jail in Dubai after cannabis weighing less than a grain of sugar was found embedded in the tread of his shoe has reportedly been pardoned.
The English …
The rhythmic legacy of Joe Gibbs: Pioneering the reggae revolution
In the pantheon of reggae music, few names shine as brightly as Joe Gibbs. A visionary producer and sound engineer, Gibbs played a pivotal role in shaping the sound and direction of reggae music from …
Model and R&B singer die in M1 car crash
Family and friends are in mourning after a horrific motorway smash left two girls dead and one fighting for her life in a coma.
22-year-old club promoter and model Patience Jackson, up and coming …
DJ Grooverider jailed for four years in Dubai
A Radio 1 DJ recognised as one of the pioneers of drum N bass music was yesterday sentenced in Dubai to four years in prison for possession of cannabis. Grooverider, whose real name is Raymond …
Warning over illegal skin bleach
Skin whitening creams can make women infertile and sprout hair on their backs, doctors have warned. Medics fear that the creams, which are sold under the counter in cosmetics shops, have hormones that …
British tourist jailed in Dubai
A British tourist has been jailed for four years in Dubai after police found a tiny speck of cannabis on the sole of his shoe.
Keith Brown, 25, a youth development worker from Smethwick, West …
First Tory black woman MP
Lawyer Helen Grant made political history by becoming the first black woman to be selected to defend a Tory seat.
The former Judo Champion dealt her rivals a deadly blow, knocking them out of the …
Britain finally gets an official slavery remembrance day
In December 2007, the UK Government announced that a national Slavery Memorial Day will take place on 23 August, a date linked to the Haitian rebellion. Black campaign groups have welcomed the …
Arthur Wharton world’s first black professional footballer
Arthur Wharton was the world’s first Black professional footballer. Despite his sporting prowess, he was never fully accepted and died a forgotten man.
Arthur was born on 28 October 1865 in …
Lucky Dube: The legacy of a reggae legend
The tragic murder of Lucky Dube on 18 October 2007 sent shockwaves around the world, particularly within the reggae community and his home country of South Africa. Dube was not just a musician but a …