3 d. ago Zoe Ball speaks out on 'horrific' health ordeal that left her struggling to breathe

Zoe Ball said she suffered one of the 'horrific' symptoms during her time on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, which she quit last year before making a comeback

Economics

4 d. ago The Burden review – deeply personal portrait of living with Aids in secret

Elvis Sabin Ngaibino’s poignant documentary shows the pressures faced by family members forced to keep their condition hidden in their deeply religious communityShot in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, Elvis Sabin Ngaibino’s engrossing and poignant documentary is a family affair. The subject is none other than his cousin Rodrigue, who is consumed with a weighty secret: both he and his wife Reine are living with Aids. Within their deeply religious community, the condition is sorely misunderstood; in his fervid sermons, the local pastor associates Aids and HIV with witchcraft, curses, and even God’s punishment. Such superstitious and moralistic sentiments take deep root in the minds of the believers, worsening the social stigma surrounding an ongoing health crisis.Unable to speak their truth, Rodrigue and Reine are torn between their private troubles and public personas. The sensorial soundmix powerfully conjures the cacophony of voices that envelop their daily existen...

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7 d. ago Diddy FUMBLES as he speaks in public for first time in 13 months and begs his mother's forgiveness through tears

LIVE UPDATES: Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sentencing today for crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars as the pleads for 'mercy' and a swift release.

Politics

1 week ago ‘I hope Hamas will accept it’: Pope Leo praises Trump’s Gaza plan

The US President unveiled his plan during the Israeli prime minister’s visit to the White House on Monday

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2 w. ago 'Jaffa Cakes started speaking to me, then I began eating myself to death'

A woman's food addiction left her with nowhere to turn, until she stumbled across a Facebook advert which went on to help her completely transform her life

Events

2 w. ago Alabama killer to die by nitrogen gas as victim’s son begs for clemency

Will Berry says he’s forgiven Geoffrey West for the 1997 murder of his mother

Events

3 w. ago 'Do not cut our funding': Mental health charities plea with Scottish Government support in upcoming budget

The Scotsman speaks to metal health charities about how they are filling the gaps caused by long NHS waiting lists.

Politics

3 w. ago Pope praises Duchess of Kent’s ‘legacy of Christian goodness’ in funeral message

The King and other senior royals gathered with her immediate family and friends for her requiem mass.

Politics

3 w. ago Pope praises forgiveness as mother of slain US journalist James Foley speaks of healing at Vatican

The mother of James Foley, the American journalist kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic militants in Syria in 2014, has told her story of loss and healing at a Vatican vigil attended by Pope Leo XIV

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3 w. ago ‘Friends, not foes’ needed to help fix broken NHS, Streeting tells BMA

The Health Secretary was speaking at a special meeting of the organisation.

Politics

4 w. ago What is sound healing and does it have benefits for wellbeing?

Can a sound bath really help with anxiety? Emilie Lavinia speaks with experts on sound healing and neuroscience to find out

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