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I N THE 1980s, when Basak Demirtas was just five, the police came for her father. Four years ago, her children watched their father being arrested in their turn. “I didn’t think my daughters would have to experience the same thing,” she says. But the lot of the Kurds is slow to change. Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. Selahattin Demirtas, her arrested husband, was at the time of his imprisonment the leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party ( HDP), the strongest democratic voice of Turkey’s Kurds. He remains behind bars on trumped-up charges, along wi...

Abu Dhabi: Pharmacies across the UAE have been witnessing a marked increase — sometimes as much as 100 per cent — in the annual demand for multivitamins and supplements that claim to boost immunity amid the global pandemic. And because many people opt for over-the-counter purchases, physicians have cautioned residents against allergies and unwanted side effects, urging them to first consult with a doctor. Dr Rakesh Kumar Khandelwal “The human body needs to consume at least 13 vitamins and 16 minerals regularly to function properly, and a well-balanced diet is the best way to obt...

Lloyds Banking Group aims to deliver £1.5bn funding to social housing in 2021, with at least £500m going towards environmental, social and corporate governance spending (ESG). Since 2018, Lloyds Banking Group has provided £9bn of funding to the UK’s social housing sector, outstripping its original £2.25bn funding commitment by £6.75bn over this period due to strong sector demand and the group’s appetite to support more social housing and ESG projects. The funding has been delivered by the group’s Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets team...

1/1 POLICE are investigating after residents were evacuated from a block of flats in Weymouth after a 'suspicious' fire broke out in the early hours. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted arson with intent to endanger life following the blaze at the property in Clayton Close, Littlemoor, at around 12.25am yesterday. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said a fire broke out in an electrical fuse box in the communal area of the block of flats. Three fire engines from Weymouth and Dorchester fire stations were called to the scene and firefighters exting...