Sarah Hooper

Metro.co.uk • 25th June 2024

Flames engulf parliament as police 'shoot dead' five protesters

Kenya’s parliament building is in flames as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill took over the building, the first direct assault on the government in decades.

Metro.co.uk • 23rd June 2024

I helped save 13 football players from a cave, but life still goes on as normal

A keen problem solver, John offered his assistance to the Thai authorities to help rescue the boys, who had become trapped deep in a Thai cave.

Metro.co.uk • 22nd June 2024

The world has forgotten Afghanistan – but my broken heart never will

Storai Ahmadi had a busy life in Kabul, Afghanistan, working as a programme manager with Women for Women International.

After working her eight hour shift, she would go to classes to complete her Master’s Degree in business.

Those days are now memories, she says, almost three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

Storai is one of thousands of Afghan refugees who arrived in the United Kingdom after the Taliban takeover ushered in a new wave of crackdowns on hu

Metro.co.uk • 20th June 2024

UAE now less restrictive than some US states on key law affecting women

The United Arab Emirates has passed key legislation which will allow women to undergo abortions in cases of rape or incest.

Metro.co.uk • 16th June 2024

My father is wrongly imprisoned in Azerbaijan - I'm working to free him

The son of a prominent international scholar is pushing for a meeting with Lord David Cameron to free his dad from imprisonment in Azerbaijan.

Metro.co.uk • 15th June 2024

Why a prostester hasn't been forgotten 50 years after his death

On a summer’s day in central London on June 15, 1974, Warwick University student Kevin Gately, 20, attended a protest in Red Lion Square.

He became the first casualty at a UK demonstration since 1919.

Metro.co.uk • 12th June 2024

Putin's warships park at Biden's doorstep rekindling Cold War fears

Vladimir Putin’s warships have stormed ashore Joe Biden’s doorstep, in what could be yet another step towards a global conflict.

It is a sight rekindling fears of the Cuban Missile Crisis – a fleet of Russian vessels reaching the Caribbean ahead of planned military drills.

Metro.co.uk • 11th June 2024

Putin drafts biggest ally to ramp up nuclear drills amid Western 'threats'

Vladimir Putin is drafting his biggest ally to ramp up nuclear exercises amid ‘provocative statements and threats’ by the West against Russia.

Belarus and Russia have begun joint practice launches of nonstrategic nuclear weapons.

Metro.co.uk • 1st June 2024

13 people were massacred during a match. 31 years on, what have we learned?

June 1, 1993 was a balmy day in Sarajevo. After months of living in fear of attacks from Bosniak Serbs, locals decided to host a small football game to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the suburb of Dobrinja.

In 1992, it became warzone, with snipers firing at civilians from high rise buildings

Metro.co.uk • 30th May 2024

Girl, 9, shot in London restaurant drive-by was having dinner with her family

A nine-year-old girl who was having dinner with her family is in critical condition after being shot in a Hackney Turkish restaurant yesterday evening.

Police were called at about 9.20pm to Kingsland High Street after reports of multiple gunshots fired.

Metro.co.uk • 28th May 2024

'Addictive' punk band named after poppers stupefies London crowd with rowdy gig

‘This is a sick world,’ Amy Taylor says, unbuttoning her long trench coat to reveal a nurse’s outfit paired with white knee-high boots. ‘I think we need a nurse to make things feel a little bit better.’

Metro.co.uk • 26th May 2024

Nigel Farage accused of spreading 'pure Islamophobia' on Sky News

Nigel Farage has been accused of spreading ‘pure Islamophobia’ while speaking about Rishi Sunak’s proposal to reintroduce National Service.

Metro.co.uk • 26th May 2024

Baby 'beheaded' and children 'burnt alive' in Israeli strikes on Rafah

Newborns burnt alive, children beheaded and bodies of civilians scattered in tents housing displaced Palestinians – this is the aftermath of Israel’s war on Gaza.

Metro.co.uk • 25th May 2024

90 years after Bonnie and Clyde's deaths, this town hasn't forgotten the pair

Gibsland, Louisiana is hard to see on a map.

With a population of just 700, its main attractions include a Family Dollar, small cafe – and a museum dedicated to Bonnie and Clyde.

Metro.co.uk • 24th May 2024

Russian troops 'shoot wheelchair-bound elderly woman in head' during evacuation

Horrifying video footage has emerged, showing the moment an elderly woman was gunned down by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Metro.co.uk • 23rd May 2024

Where the General Election will be won and lost

As voters set out to cast their ballots on July 4, Tories and Labour are set to go head to head in key battlegrounds.

Metro.co.uk • 20th May 2024

What could happen if Israeli and Hamas leaders are issued arrest warrants?

The International Criminal Court has announced it’s seeking arrest warrants for the most prominent Israeli and Hamas leaders.

Metro.co.uk • 16th May 2024

Royal Vauxhall Tavern future in the balance after row over Eurovision boycott

A prominent London gay bar has been put up for sale following arguments involving showing this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Metro.co.uk • 15th May 2024

Slovakian Prime Minister seriously injured as suspected gunman charged

A suspect has been charged after the Slovakian Prime Minister was shot at five times.

PM Robert Fico, 59, was wheeled into hospital after the assassination attempt in Handlova, northeast of capital Bratislava, while speaking to supporters.

Metro.co.uk • 14th May 2024

The Israeli extremists ransacking food trucks for starving child

Harrowing video footage has emerged this week of Israeli extremists ransacking and dumping bags of food aid intended for Gaza.

6th February 2024

An Ode to the Backseat

A love letter to music

4th February 2024

Atlantic blight – Opioid Addiction in the US and UK

The UK and coastal North Carolina share many common characteristics, despite being 4000 miles apart.

The Sun • 21st October 2023

Israel vows to increase airstrikes on Gaza as it prepares for 'next stage'

ISRAEL last night vowed to ramp up airstrikes on Gaza as it prepares for the "next stage of war".

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said bombing raids will be crucial in "minimising danger" to create the "best conditions" for invasion.

Tens of thousands of troops and huge columns of tanks remain massed on the Israel-Gaza border awaiting orders.

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday night, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said: “We have to enter the next phase of the war in the best condition

The Sun • 11th October 2023

Hero Israeli woman saves whole village leading squad to kill 25 Hamas terrorists

FIGHTING BACK Hero Israeli woman Inbar Liberman saves whole village as she leads squad to kill 25 Hamas terrorists in bloody firefight

A BRAVE Israeli woman has been hailed as a hero after saving her entire community from blood-thirsty Hamas terrorists.

Inbar Lieberman helped coordinate defensive measures to kill two dozen Hamas militants from invading the kibbutz of Nir Am, only one mile from the besieged Gaza strip.

After explosions erupted early Saturday as Hamas unleashed a surprise attac