Families around the world will be celebrating Kwanzaa from from 26 December 1Jan. It is a special holiday created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 to unite black families. The holiday's seven principles were created around a value system intended to foster unity and help build up our communities.
With Christmas becoming more commercial with every new generation why not take some time to reflect on one or all of the seven principles? Even better, make it a family project you can share together.
A "huge social gulf" has opened up between the rich and poor in Britain's cities, a Conservative shadow cabinet member warned.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling was speaking ahead of today's launch of a strategy paper setting out Tory plans to tackle inequality in what they term "Britain's divided cities".
Under the plans, specialist help would be offered to get young people out of gangs and into work or training, while job placements for 18 to 21 year olds in areas affected by gang crime would be made a priority in the welfare system.
Families who have their home repossessed face a six-year wait for social housing, council leaders were warned today.
People who lose their home because they can no longer afford mortgage repayments or who found themselves homeless for other reasons will have to wait for more than six years before they are permanently rehoused in a two-bedroom property, according to the chairman of the Local Government Association.
A doctor who left a baby boy with a 'very abnormal' penis after botching a circumcision was suspended for six months.
Anthonipillai Nicholas-Pillai was 'shivering and sweating' as he performed the operation on the four month old baby at his north London surgery.
The doctor then lied to cover up his blunder, the General Medical Council found.
A Fitness to Practise Panel heard a 22-week old Muslim boy was left with "two tone" genitals as a result of the operation in April 2001 at the Bush Hill Park Medical Centre in Enfield, Middlesex.
Fibroids are the primary reason for surgical removal of the uterus, accounting for most of the hysterectomies performed. At present, two surgical procedures available to remove uterine fibroids are myomectomy (fibroid removal from the uterus) and hysterectomy (uterus removal).
Uterine fibroids can become such a major health problem for women suffering from it that performing their routine task at workplace and home becomes very difficult. There have also been many instances where the presence of fibroids has hampered the proper formation and growth of the foetus in the womb.
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A doctor who left a baby boy with a 'very abnormal' penis after botching a circumcision was suspended for six months.
Anthonipillai Nicholas-Pillai was 'shivering and sweating' as he performed the operation on the four month old baby at his north London surgery.
The doctor then lied to cover up his blunder, the General Medical Council found.
A Fitness to Practise Panel heard a 22-week old Muslim boy was left with "two tone" genitals as a result of the operation in April 2001 at the Bush Hill Park Medical Centre in Enfield, Middlesex.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell recently checked into a Brazilian hospital for emergency surgery to have a small cyst removed. The 37-year-old model is said to have flown into Sao Paolo especially for the laparoscopy (pinhole surgery) on her stomach and is said to be "resting and recovering well,"
The Viacom-owned Black Entertainment Television (BET) network has launched BET in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made on Thursday in Leicester Square, London.
"We're thrilled to be able to bring high quality, black cultural content to communities around the world and deliver on our commitment to expand the BET brand internationally," said Debra L. Lee, BET Networks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in a press release from BET.
The Grammy Award winning artist brings her fusion of R&B, jazz, soul and poetry to Brixton on 18 July. Kill Scott will appear at the Carling Academy Brixton, 211 Stockwell Road, LONDON, London and South East SW9 9SL.
