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The NHS are looking for more black blood donors

The NHS are looking for more black blood donors

Give Blood NHS are in need of more black blood donors because black people are 10 times more likely than white people to have a rare subgroup blood type called Ro. Video shows why one donor, Donna, is giving blood. 
Nov 8, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Celebrities in Hollywood react to Texas church shooting

Celebrities in Hollywood react to Texas church shooting

Celebrities on their way into the Hollywood Film Awards reacted on November 5 to the news that at least 26 people had been killed in a church in Texas. The massacre came just weeks after a sniper killed 58 people at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The shootings have stirred a years-long national debate over whether easy access to firearms was contributing to the trend.
Nov 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
President Trump believes Texas mass shooting is not a guns situation

President Trump believes Texas mass shooting is not a guns situation

President Trump has said the mass shooting at a church in Texas on November 5 is not a guns situation.At a press conference in Japan he said the shooting that left 26 dead was a mental health problem, describing the shooter as a deranged individual.
Nov 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Nasa: Ingredients for life at Saturns moon Enceladus

Nasa: Ingredients for life at Saturns moon Enceladus

Nasas Cassini spacecraft discovered hydrogen in the plume of gas and icy particles spraying from Saturns moon Enceladus. The discovery means the small, icy moon — which has a global ocean under its surface — has a source of chemical energy that could be useful for microbes, if any exist there.
Nov 3, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Facebook, Google and Twitter have circulated some of the most outrageous fake news

Facebook, Google and Twitter have circulated some of the most outrageous fake news

Since Donald Trumps 2016 presidential election campaign trail, fake news has been thrust into the spotlight. Tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have come under scrutiny for failing to stop the circulation of fake news. On 31 October, representatives from these three tech companies are testifying on Capitol Hill for the Russian-tie investigation for the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign. 
Nov 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
New York attack: Amateur footage shows aftermath of truck ramming in lower Manhattan

New York attack: Amateur footage shows aftermath of truck ramming in lower Manhattan

A box truck driver mowed down multiple people on a street in lower Manhattan, and at least one of them is dead, a senior New York City official told NBC. Police were initially responding to shots fired near West and Chambers streets in Tribeca, but officials say their investigation now shows the injuries may have come from the truck crash.
Nov 1, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Two tigers rescued from Syria take a two month trip to safety

Two tigers rescued from Syria take a two month trip to safety

Two tigers have been rescued from a zoo in a abandoned amusement park in Syria.Their journey to safety took them two months. They travelled through Turkey and Jordan before reaching their destination in the Netherlands.
Oct 26, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Trump vs Bob Corker: Who said what?

Trump vs Bob Corker: Who said what?

Donald Trump and Bob Corkers ongoing feud escalated with the American president calling Corker incompetent, and the US senator naming the White House adult day care center.
Oct 25, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Does Donald Trump really love the troops?

Does Donald Trump really love the troops?

US President Donald Trump has a strange relationship with the military. The Commander-in-Chief regularly praises the troops, and has positioned himself their champion. However, in the past he has caused controversy with comments about the armed forces, whether it be feuding with a Gold Star family, banning transgender people from the military, or claiming Senator John McCain was not a war hero because he was captured.
Oct 19, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Ivanka Trump said she had a punk phase and the internet loved it

Ivanka Trump said she had a punk phase and the internet loved it

Writing in her mothers new memoir Raising Trump, Ivanka claims she was really into Nirvana and even dyed her hair blue. Needless to say, social media users found this hilarious, and started tweeting jokes, photoshopped pictures and even Ivanka-themed punk song titles.
Oct 18, 2017
By Staff Reporter