YOU WONT BELIEVE: 10 | Mind Blowing Facts

The duchess who retreated from royal spotlight for low-key life as a teacher

The Duchess of Kent – who preferred to be known simply as ‘Kate’ – was known for her charity and compassion

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

The caring duchess who dropped her HRH style and became a music teacher

The Duchess of Kent, who was born on February 22 1933, was married to the late Queen’s cousin, the Duke of Kent.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025

‘City of fear’: Palestinians trapped as Israel intensifies Gaza City attack

Almost one million remain in the city; those who flee risk death elsewhere in enclave, with no safe place to hide.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2025

Children in Sudan’s el-Fasher ‘starving’ after 500 days of siege: UNICEF

UN agency warns children in North Darfur city remain cut off from aid and protection as fighting continues to rage.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2025

1 In 4 People Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water: UN

More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough.

International Business Times · Aug 26, 2025

Israel’s attacks on Gaza are putting people with disabilities at extreme risk

Recent images of an emaciated Gazan child, Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, provoked global outrage. Some sought to minimise this harm, attributing it instead to pre-existing conditions or disability.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2025

‘Without water nothing can exist’: the Malawians repeatedly displaced by drought

Unpredictable weather fuelled by the climate crisis is forcing millions from their homes, with many struggling to access water

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2025

'We stand ready': 20 children from Gaza to be treated in Scottish hospitals

"Scotland stands ready" to treat up to 20 children from Gaza in hospitals, the country's Health Secretary has said

The National (Scotland) · Aug 22, 2025

South Sudan’s youth swept up in gang culture and street violence amid wider conflict

Government crackdown after rape video goes viral shines light on plight of young people caught up in fallout from gang warfare and civil war

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025

‘The children in Gaza are too weak to play or sing: hunger has stolen their childhood’

IN FOCUS: As a hunger crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating, Bryony Gooch speaks to workers at a camp where the children ‘still have hope’

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025