The United States’ first interracial love song
Diane Bernard Features correspondent Atlantic Records (Credit: Atlantic Records) Today we take them for granted, but in the 1960s interracial duets were almost unheard of. Diane Bernard explores the forgotten story of Storybook Children, the taboo-busting song that became a hit. In May of 1968, just a few weeks after Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination, […]
The Woman in White and the meanings hidden in a masterpiece
Beverley D’Silva Features correspondent National Gallery of Art, Washington (Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington) In art, spirituality and protest, a woman wearing white is a powerful symbol. Is she a goddess, a ghost, a “fallen woman” – or something else entirely, asks Beverley D’Silva. She was a vision in a white dress, as she […]
Research centre exploring the mutations behind blood cancer
Aileen Turvey Spencer Turvey died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in 2020 My brother Spencer was just 45 when he died a day after being diagnosed with an aggressive blood cancer. We had always been close, despite me living in Yorkshire and him in Ireland. I am godfather to one of his three children and […]
Reichsbürger group members go on trial over alleged coup
It’s an alleged coup plot featuring a German aristocrat, a “massive arsenal” of weapons and the belief that Queen Elizabeth II’s death might have been a secret “signal” to act. The trial of nine men and women allegedly connected to the so-called Reichsbürger movement got under way on Tuesday with those accused of being ringleaders […]
Devon gliding club wants more women to take to the skies
Andrea Ormsby BBC News, Devon Steve Fletcher Of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK, fewer than 5% are women A gliding club in Devon is encouraging women to reach for the skies. The Dartmoor Gliding Society said that fewer than 5% of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK were women and it wanted to encourage […]
Abbi Pulling to feature in Reese Witherspoon’s Netflix series
Charis Scott-Holm & Rob Makepeace BBC News Getty Images Abbi Pulling celebrates after winning Round 2 of the F1 Academy at Miami International Autodrome in Florida A racing driver from Lincolnshire is set to star in a new Netflix documentary following the progress of the all-female F1 Academy championship. Abbi Pulling, from Gosberton, drives for […]
Why Reservation Dogs is the biggest snub of this year’s awards season
Kate Nelson Features correspondent FX The groundbreaking comedy-drama about four Native American teens is one of the greatest TV shows of recent times, yet has been mostly ignored by the big awards bodies. For Native Americans like me who have rarely seen ourselves accurately represented in entertainment, the revolutionary TV show Reservation Dogs has been […]
‘People are being priced out of becoming parents’
Harriet Robinson & Simon Parkin BBC News, West of England Family photo Karen Marks said their house is “carnage”, but the best thing is “seeing the world through their eyes” Couples in Somerset are amongst those being “priced out of becoming parents”, according to the charity and campaign group the fertility network. National guidance suggests […]
Emma Raducanu: US Open champion can inspire more women and girls into sport
“I think she is a role model for women and girls, and I’m sure for boys and men in so many ways. “I think it’s not just the fact that she won, but the way that she did it – the style, the composure, the level-headedness that she’s had throughout has just been extraordinary.” This […]
Female coaches welcome Moroccan plans for women’s football
“The conventions signed on Thursday iare a great step towards that vision, with a shared project across all levels of developing the game. It is a special day for Morocco.” The new plan includes the launch of a two-tier professional championship from next season, the establishment of a national under-17 championship and regional championships for […]