Travelling by minibus taxi in South Africa: literature highlights the perils of Black life in a racially unequal society
Travelling remains time-consuming, precarious, and shockingly dangerous for most South Africans 30 years after apartheid has ...
4 Secret Tablets in a Tomb May Be the First Evidence of the World's Oldest Alphabet
Four small, clay tablets, unearthed in 2004, are finally gaining attention as possibly the first evidence of an alphabet, but ...
Townhall10dOpinion
My Christmas Wish List
It’s a list that has been in my head for dozens of years, but only recently I decided to commit to writing in order to see ...
Taste of Country18d
These 9 Country Stars Served Their Country in the Military
Country music has a longstanding tradition of supporting the troops, with stars including Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler and Darryl Worley taking frequent trips overseas to play for the men and women ...
Common Sense Media20d
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black is the story of the actions of Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty during his time as a Vatican official in 1943-45. He was responsible for organizing a group that sheltered and smuggled ...
Birmingham Mail21d
Parents brand illegal car meets 'scourge of the Earth' after Dudley teen killed
Ben Corfield, 19, was one of two people who died at an unauthorised car meet in the Black Country in November 2022. He had been standing on the pavement watching high-performance cars being ...
The New York Times21d
In Trump’s Win, G.O.P. Sees Signs of a Game-Changing New Coalition
Trump picked up support among Latino and Black working-class voters ... say is necessary for survival in the rapidly changing country. But he nudged it in that direction. At a time when the ...
Express & Star23d
Black Country children 'most obese' in the country — with three key areas ranking high
According to the list, Sandwell ranked the highest in the country for obese year 6-age schoolchildren with 31 per cent — but two other local areas aren't far behind. Wolverhampton ranked the ...
Birmingham Mail23d
Most violent streets in the West Midlands as highest crime areas named - check your postcode
People who live in Birmingham and the Black Country can now see where the most high-crime areas are, following analysis of police data by BirminghamLive, and may reconsider taking a walk along ...
BBC24d
Under-fire trust not functioning well, says NHS
NHS England visited Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in July and September after it was placed under extra scrutiny last November. Chair Jeremy Vanes announced last week he was to ...
ITV24d
'Major' water main burst causes flooding in the Black Country as repair work continues
A major water company is working to repair two burst water mains in Bloxwich and Wednesbury which have led to localised flooding. South Staffs Water reported a burst main on Stafford Road on ...
The New York Times25d
An Indonesian Tribe’s Language Gets an Alphabet: Korea’s
Every desk had a paper nameplate on it with the occupant’s name written in the Korean alphabet, called Hangul. Soon, the students were following their instructor’s lead and etching the ...