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Worcestershire football fan father in charity walk for daughter

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By Matt Hutchinson & Caroline GallBBC Hereford & Worcester BBCFootball fans will set off on a charity walk to help fund the kind of cancer treatment received by Bella (centre)A man whose daughter developed leukaemia is among 30 football fans doing a charity walk between stadiums. Eleven-year-old Bella was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in August 2021 after doctors initially thought she had a viral infection. Her family said she was currently in remission having undergone special treatment. Read More...

A local's guide to Prague, Czech Republic

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It’s difficult not to fall in love with the beauty of Prague. One of the few European cities that has escaped major natural disasters and destruction of 20th-century wars, it can feel like the set of a historical movie when you wander the cobblestone streets of the Old Town on a rainy day or watch the sun lower behind the silhouette of the Prague Castle. At times, it seems as if the city gets lost in its own charms — trapped, architecturally, somewhere among medieval walls, art nouveau, socialist Brutalism and experiments of post-Communist transformation. Read More...

Central Park Five prosecutor leaves Columbia amid Netflix backlash

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Explore More The assistant district attorney who prosecuted the now-exonerated Central Park Five said on Wednesday that she will leave her post as a part-time lecturer at Columbia Law School due to backlash over a Netflix series on the case called “When They See Us.” Elizabeth Lederer — who still serves as a prosecutor for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — said in a letter to faculty and students that she will not seek reappointment after negative reaction over her portrayal in the show. Read More...

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