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By Furvah Shah Following the sudden death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, on January 26th following a helicopter crash, condolences poured in immediately and media coverage was intense. Amongst those covering the story, BBC’s News at Ten featured a piece about the players' death during their programme. However, they made the mistake of including footage of another black basketball star, LeBron James, instead.  Kobe Bryant (left) and LeBron James (right) Paul Royall, the editor of the BBC programme, tweeted that “we apologise for this human error which fell below our usual standards”. However, this is not the first incident of ‘human error’ in which the BBC, and other notable British media companies have unashamedly misidentified people of colour.  Whether it’s the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, being misidentified for Pakistani cricket player, Wasim Akram, or if it’s member of Parliament, David Lammy, being  mistaken for the journalist, Gary Y...

By Jana Roumie According to the  Worldometer , the COVID-19 virus has infected over a million people and killed more than 50,000. Due to the severity of the pandemic over the past few weeks, people have been forced to leave schools, universities, and work to stay home and self-isolate as countries begin closing borders.  Statistics show that the number of international students in the UK currently stands at 485,645, meaning that all those students have potentially been distressed by the Corona outbreak. As an international student, I understand how scary and lonely it is to be so far away from family and friends during all of this. I was born and raised in Dubai, UAE. It’s my home, where my family members and loved ones live, but I’ve been studying abroad in London for over three years now.  Isolation is hard, but it becomes even harder when you’re 5000 miles away from your loved ones in the middle of a world crisis. The emotional burden is heavy....

By Chantel Lewis "We are only as strong as we are united" - J.K Rowling In this time of crisis, hopelessness and uncertainty, we should all aim to be kind as we continue to come together and fight against the coronavirus. From the NHS workers to the supermarket shelf stackers, everyone is trying to do their part to keep calm as we come together as a community. If you’re working from home and wondering how to get involved and help, there are a number of ways to do so - from keeping two metres distance from everyone when doing your weekly food shop, to delivering a round of applause to the NHS employees who are tirelessly working on the frontline. Here at ZARE, we aim to take care of our neighbours as much as we take care of ourselves. Down below is a list of five ways to help do your part and fight COVID-19.  Help foodbanks Foodbanks are always looking for help as they make sure that no one goes hungry during a time where countless people are panic buyin...