Suicides among Japanese young people hit 30-year high.

Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country's education ministry says. In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives. The number is five more than last year, and the highest it has been since 1986.

Woman who spent £16m in Harrods arrested.

A woman who spent £16m at Harrods and became the subject of the UK's first Unexplained Wealth Order has been arrested and faces extradition. Zamira Hajiyeva, 55, is the wife of an ex-state banker who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for embezzlement in their home country of Azerbaijan.

Knife crime: What happened to Michael?

In November 2017, 16-year-old Jamar Jonas's brother Michael was stabbed to death in Betts Park, Penge, in south London. Nobody has been convicted of the 17-year-old's murder.

A brother. A knife. A life remembered.

Jhemar's brother Michael was stabbed to death in London last year. This, in his own words, is his story it's one we should listen to. In November 2017, Michael was killed in Betts Park, Penge, on the outskirts of South London. Nobody has been convicted of his murder. Michael had struggled with anger in the past, and he and Jhemar hadn’t seen each other for a while.

White ‘born again African’ theater director at the center of controversy for receiving funding meant for people of colour.

That Anthony 'Ekundayo' Lennon thing: can... can we as a white creative collective entity please learn already that we are not entitled to dominate *every single space*, and certainly not by literally stealing space intended to redress the racial imbalance. Others recognised the work Anthony has done for BAME actors and his involvement with the Talawa Theatre company but argue that his decision to identify as black is cultural appropriation, and wrong.

Woman hilariously hand models her cousin's engagement ring in viral proposal photo.

Good friends will always be there and will drop everything to be by your side even in the most crucial situations. One Australian best friend duo found themselves in such a situation when one of them was suddenly proposed to.

Photo of a Man Rocking a Woman’s Baby Has a Secret, Tender Story Wow!

you may have seen this viral photo making the rounds on Facebook: an older white man rocks a baby while a black woman fills out paperwork in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. But, the story behind the photo is even better than the photo itself. Earlier this week, numerous outlets revealed that the person who snapped the photo Natasha Crittenden Wilson was a stranger to the two people in the photo. Here’s what happened.

Kentucky Dad Apologizes for Wearing Nazi Halloween Costume, Dressing 5-Year-Old as Hitler.

A father in Kentucky has apologized for wearing a Nazi uniform and dressing his five-year-old son as Hitler for their father-son Halloween costume, saying he did not mean to offend anyone and was not looking to make any sort of political statement. Last week, Bryant Goldbach uploaded a photo onto his Facebook of him and his son in costume as they participated in the Trail of Treats, an event where kids and their parents can walk around and receive candy in Downtown Owensboro. However, Goldbach’s costume was quickly met with waves of criticism from people who were offended and upset by the casual portrayal of Hitler and the Nazis.

Elementary School Teachers Dressed Up as Trump's Proposed Border Wall and Mexicans for Halloween.

An elementary school in Idaho has received major backlash after several teachers wore offensive costumes for Halloween and posted the images to social media. At least a dozen teachers at Heights Elementary School in Middleton dressed up for the annual holiday as the proposed border wall and Mexican stereotypes, In the photos that were originally posted to the school district’s Facebook page, but have since been deleted the teachers who were dressed as a wall are seen standing inside a classroom behind large pieces of cardboard decorated as bricks with “Make America Great Again” written across in red, white, and blue letters.

The soldier who fired the first British shot in 1914: Prince Charles and Camilla pay tribute to Ghanian World War I hero who opened fire on German-led police in Togo.

In all the many histories of the Great War, it’s safe to say that Alhaji Grunshi rarely makes much of an appearance. But he should. For the little-known lance corporal in the Gold Coast Regiment has the distinction of being the first member of His Majesty’s forces to fire a shot in 1914.