Tate Modern celebrates work of black artists from civil rights movement
You hear the exhibition before you see it – the booming voice of Dr Martin Luther King resonating through the Tate Modern [...]
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Driss Oukabir, Barcelona attack suspect, had criminal record for domestic abuse
Within hours of the attack in Barcelona, Spanish police had begun investigating Driss Oukabir, a 28-year-old man who was born in [...]
EU citizens will not need visas to visit UK after Brexit, say sources
EU citizens will be free to visit the UK after Brexit without having to obtain visas, it has [...]
Rising inflation leads to sales falls in all UK retail sectors apart from food
Britain’s consumers are taking a more cautious approach to shopping as higher inflation above the level of earnings eats into their spending [...]
Why America’s antisemites can hate Jews but still claim to admire Israel
My mother-in-law has just arrived from Israel for her summer holiday. First she coos over her grandchild. Then we sit on the floor and unwrap the beautiful pots and cups that she has made for us. We chat about how things are in Tel Aviv – the people, the weather, new restaurants. Soon enough we turn to politics. [...]
Sweden’s Fotografiska to open first overseas gallery in east London
A new photography gallery is to open in the East End of London, the first overseas branch of Sweden’s Fotografiska, founded in Stockholm in [...]
Lebanon repeals law that allowed rapists to escape justice by marrying victim
Lebanon has joined a number of other Arab states in scrapping a law that allowed rapists to escape punishment by marrying their [...]
Trump disbands business councils as CEOs flee after Charlottesville remarks
Donald Trump was forced to disband two White House business councils disintegrating around him on Wednesday in the wake of his controversial remarks about the weekend violence in [...]
UK car buyers turn to secondhand vehicles
The British car market is coming under increasing pressure as consumers turn away from buying new models after a squeeze on earnings, favouring secondhand cars [...]
The UK government’s border proposals for Ireland are absurd
Sweet nothings are lovely while they’re being whispered in your ear. The problem is that a sweet nothing is still nothing. The British government’s long-awaited position paper on the Irish border after Brexit is really rather lovely. It tells Irish people of all political persuasions exactly what they want to [...]