The police force in the West Midlands of England are tackling area’s battle with gun crime.

Once a hotspot, it was an area suffering from high-profile shootings. Gun fights between rival gangs were happening regularly.

Now, figures show a significant decline in gun violence over the last six years. So how did it happen?

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18 -year-old Yusra Mardini left Syria for Europe on a boat packed with refugees. With land in sight, the vessel began to sink and she and her sister had to swim the last part of the journey to Greece. After several months in Germany, she has qualified to swim at the Rio Olympics as part of Team Refugee, which was set up by the International Olympic Committee in recognition of the worldwide refugee crisis.

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Brazil’s left-wing President Lula is elected for a fourth term, beating Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote. Lula, 80, had said the …

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The student movement in Serbia was born from tragedy that began with students blockading streets and turned into almost daily protests and a national movement against corruption and government negligence.

In just under two years the students have succeeded in tearing up 14 years of political dominance under Aleksandar Vučić, who has seen support for his Serbian Progressive party ebb away and ultimately fail in what became a referendum on the future of Serbia.

Celebrations erupted in Belgrade and other cities as supporters gathered in town centres or in front of Student List headquarters. In a post on social media, the students declared “Serbia is free”.

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