Unique skateboarding production explores story telling in Palestine’s Jayyous skatepark

The skaters of the West Bank Jayyous Skatepark have been practicing tricks for a truly international production of A Skate Play – skatepark-based theatre first produced in Brooklyn, New York, five years ago.  This week the Jayyous Skatepark – built last year by international volunteers, skatepark experts from the UK's Skate Pal project, and locals from Skateqilya in the small village near the Palestinian city of Qalqilya – is set to host free outdoor performances of A Skate Play Monday – Friday. The performance,...

Miracle tot survives fall from 4th floor of London block of flats & life support turned off

A baby boy whose life support machine was switched OFF following a 40ft fall from a block of flats has defied medical odds to make remarkable full recovery. Now known as the "miracle boy of St George's Hospital", little Anwar Nyanzi was given just a one per cent chance of survival after falling from a fourth floor flat in London. Anwar suffered severe brain, spinal and neck injuries and broken bones, including several ribs, his left arm and hand, leaving...

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