Kelpies artist brings new sculpture to Minnesota
Henningson Andy Scott said the sculpture looks like it has always been there and always will be The loon is the state bird of Minnesota, a black and white duck like creature with piercing red eyes. It’s also the mascot of Minnesota United, whose owner Bill McGuire commissioned a giant steel sculpture of a loon, […]
Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?
Billy Henri Arnaud Poulay never wanted to leave the tiny Indian Ocean island of Agalega, but this year he packed his bag and took off, broken-hearted by what he regards as the militarisation of his home. Until recently, just 350 people lived on Agalega, fishing and growing coconuts. Other food was delivered four times a […]
‘Children as young as 11 introduced to gambling’
University student Ryan Archer’s love of gaming spiralled into gambling when he was 15 Thousands of children and young people are losing money on websites which allow them to trade virtual items, gambling experts have warned. The items won – usually modified guns or knives within a video game known as a skin – can […]
Kavanaugh sex assault claims were ‘all made up’
Trump: “The main base of the Democrats have shifted so far left we’ll end up being Venezuela.” US President Donald Trump has said the sex assault claims made against his new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were a “hoax” and “all made up”. The Republican president condemned Democratic calls to impeach the judge as an […]
Frankenstein: Behind the monster smash
Alamy This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein – first printed on 1 January 1818. Shelley came up with the idea at the age of 18 after being challenged by romantic poet Lord Byron, while in Switzerland, to construct a ghost story. The results were to have […]
Fulham Boys School to swap smartphones for ‘bricks’
The Fulham Boys School Head teacher David Smith says there has been a mixed response from parents to the ban A west London school has banned smartphones for younger pupils and will only allow basic “brick” phones from the start of term this week. The Fulham Boys School’s head teacher David Smith said giving smartphones […]
‘The attacks live on’ – why bands are once again rocking against racism
Getty Images The Specials played an anti-racism gig at Coventry’s Butts Stadium “We shouldn’t be having this conversation about racism and racist attacks almost 50 years on.” Lynval Golding, founding member of The Specials, is angry that this summer’s riots have given him “flashbacks” of his experiences in Coventry in the 1970s and 80s. But […]
Fresh restrictions placed on Isle of Man king scallop fishing
BBC The entire king scallop fishery will be closed over the Christmas period Fresh restrictions have been placed on the Isle of Man’s king scallop fisheries. The volume that can be caught has been reduced by 20% of the 2018 limit by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot said the […]
Is Northern Ireland headed for a seismic shift?
PA Media Much to the frustration of some in Northern Ireland, there can often be a feeling that politics here is of little consequence to the rest of the UK. After all, this wee place has completely different political parties from the main players at Westminster, not to mention a history of armed conflict which […]
Why Nigeria’s ban on foreign models won’t work
Getty Images In our series of letters from African writers, novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers the Nigerian government’s move to crack down on foreign models in adverts. Some in the British and American media have interpreted Nigeria’s prohibition on the use of foreign models as a ban on white people and foreign accents, and an […]