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Daniel Anjorin: A 'gentle' boy killed on the way to school
Hundreds of tributes were paid to 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin who was killed last Tuesday after being stabbed in northeast London. People attended a vigil held in his memory where rows of flowers and Arsenal shirts were laid. Full story
Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, appeared in court accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin on the way to school. The BBC details the horrific way in which the young boy was killed which readers may find extremely distressing. Full story
Health
A man diagnosed with prostate cancer will walk side by side with the Hollywood actor who "changed his life" by prompting him to get checked. Chris Davies, 75, who happened to hear Batman Begins star Colin McFarlane on the radio who 'spoke so persuasively' while describing his own diagnosis while promoting the annual Prostate Cancer UK fundraiser, March for Men, says he is "forever grateful" and now they will walk together on June the 2nd to raise money to fund research and support those "navigating the disease." Full story
An 11-year-old girl was told to ‘take paracetamol and drink more water because it was summer’ after being misdiagnosed with sickness bugs and migraines before finally being told that she had a brain tumour after seeing medics ‘about 30 times’ over 3 years. Full story
A "life-changing" treatment will be made available on the NHS for people with sickle cell disease - a blood disorder that can be fatal and is most common in those of Afro-Caribbean heritage. The drug Voxelotor was initially rejected "for widespread NHS use" but has since been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Full story
Black mothers are over twice as likely to be admitted to hospital with mental illnesses occuring from the start of pregnancy and up to a year after giving birth, than their white counterparts, according to Guardian analysis of NHS figures. Cultural attitudes towards mental illness and difficulty accessing services are among several contributing factors. Full story
A former NHS psychiatrist says he had to move abroad to Canada after being bullied "so badly he couldn’t eat or sleep." Dr Ahmed Hankir who trained in Manchester says he felt "ganged up on" and that the "corrosive culture of bullying" in parts of the NHS is "endemic across the country." Full story
Entertainment
Over 100 activists, broadcasters and journalists have signed a letter expressing “deep concern" at the "sudden disappearance" of Sangita Myska from LBC after she stopped appearing on her usual weekend slot since April 20. Signatories include musician Charlotte Church, photographer Misan Harriman and Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South. Full story
Politics
Sadiq Khan was re-elected as Mayor of London for a third term. The 53-year-old beat Conservative candidate Susan Hall by more than 276,000 votes and won nine of the 14 constituencies. In his acceptance speech he said. "We ran a campaign that was in keeping with the spirit and the values of this great city. A city that regards our diversity not as a weakness but an almighty strength and one that rejects right hard-wing populism and looks forward not back." Full story
MP Kate Osamor has been readmitted into Labour following an inquiry into her saying that Holocaust Memorial Day was a day to remember the six million Jews murdered and 'recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia & now Gaza.’ She has since apologised. Full story
Kenyan-born Lilian Seenoi-Barr will become Northern Ireland's first Black mayor. Born in the Maasai community, she arrived in Northern Ireland in 2010 as a refugee at the age of 28. Lilian says she credits her family as her inspiration and reason for her political success. Full story
Legal
A Black solicitor says he was left in tears after being ‘grabbed by the neck and pinned down by security guards who ignored pleas that he couldn’t breathe' following a row over entry into the Youth Court at Stratford Magistrates'. No arrests have been made. Full story
World News
Children who were still alive were "piled up and shot" as they attempted to escape ethnic violence according to witnesses in the Sudanese civil war which began last April. Their statements were collated by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report which called for sanctions on those responsible for the war crimes as evidence showed that the Arab-led Rapid Support Forces organised ethnic cleansing against Sudan’s non-Arab Masalit tribe in West Darfur. Full story
According to UN experts, over 390 bodies reportedly showing "signs of torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive", including those of women and children have been discovered at Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals in Gaza. According to experts, of the 34,488 Palestinians killed, 14,500 have been children and 9,500 women. Full story
An aspiring doctor who was 'pushed' into a Louisiana lake by friends who claimed they didn't know he couldn’t swim has made a miraculous recovery after doctors first described him as "practically brain dead." Christopher Gilbert, 26, who was taken off life support, is now able to eat and is "recuperating physically." His family is planning legal action against the woman who pushed their son to be arrested. Full story
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