Afghan translators send letter to UK to beg for sanctuary

Don’t abandon us: More than 100 Afghan translators who worked with British troops beg Boris Johnson to help them find sanctuary in UK More than 100 former Afghan translators for the British military fear the Taliban will hunt them down  In a letter to be handed in to the British embassy in Kabul today, they … Read more

‘Do the right thing!’ Ex-Afghan war generals urge ministers to give translators sanctuary in Britain

‘Do the right thing!’ Ex-Afghan war generals urge ministers to give translators sanctuary in Britain General Lord Dannatt said it was ‘disgraceful’ plight had dragged on for so long Meanwhile, General Lord Richards said Britain owed them an ‘incredible debt’ It comes as 48 interpreters are living in fear of the Taliban and the Islamic … Read more

Ministers will discuss plans to offer dozens of Afghan interpreters sanctuary in Britain 

Hero translators’ fresh fight for justice: Ministers will discuss plans to offer dozens of Afghan interpreters sanctuary in Britain Ben Wallace and Priti Patel to discuss policy offering sanctuary to Afghan interpreters Gavin Williamson previously promised to let in 50 interpreters with their families Only two interpreters have come to Britain in the two years since … Read more

Bears About the House viewers left in tears after five-month-old cubs were stolen from sanctuary

Viewers of BBC2 wildlife series Bears about the House say they watched the latest episode of the series through tears after two bear cubs were stolen from the sanctuary that features in the programme.  Conservationist Matt Hunt, CEO of Free the Bears and Giles Clark, an animal expert and conservationist from the UK, rescued five-month-old … Read more

Study suggests testes harbour Covid-19 giving virus sanctuary from immune system

Do testicles make men more vulnerable to coronavirus? Study suggests testes harbour Covid-19 giving virus sanctuary from immune system Covid-19 attaches to a cell protein called ACE2, which is found on the testes The same protein is not present in as high numbers on female ovarian tissue Men are dying from coronavirus at twice the … Read more