1 hour ago I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?

A biopic of Frantz Fanon and other remarkable new movies are finding success via social media, yet remain invisible at the big film festivalsFrance’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was historically among the most significant in Europe. After Britain, France had the second biggest colonial empire. We know that 1.38 million people were deported in at least 4,220 documented French slave trade expeditions. Yet the stories of the lives of those people are almost entirely absent from the French collective imagination.Growing up in France, the only images of this crime against humanity I ever saw on screen were in US-made films. I learned about it from the 1970s TV series Roots and from Steven Spielberg’s movie Amistad. Today in France, Hollywood films such as 12 Years a Slave or Django Unchained are still the references when it comes to depicting the horrors experienced by enslaved people.Rokhaya Diallo is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Children could be banned from social media for LIFE if they share classmates' nudes under new proposal

Tech companies will be told to cover all bases to ensure offenders cannot re-register using a different name, by using identity verification systems and internet address tracking.

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4 h. ago Children could be banned from social media for LIFE 'if they share classmates nudes'

Tech companies will be told to cover all bases to ensure offenders cannot re-register using a different name, by using identity verification systems and internet address tracking.

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5 h. ago The firebrand plotting to turn Britain Green: He's been an Extinction Rebellion activist, a 'boob whisperer' hypnotist and an actor, now he wants to win over virtue

Zack Polanski posted pictures on his social media showing his backing for Palestine Action, the organisation accused of breaking into an RAF base and vandalising aircraft.

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5 h. ago Idaho sniper's grandpa hints at vain reason he launched firefighter ambush as his terrifying social media is revealed

Wess Val Roley allegedly launched a barrage of gunfire over several hours around 1.30pm at Canfield Mountain, close to the town of Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho, killing two firefighters.

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6 h. ago Influencer raised nearly €500k for 'needy Palestinians' but splashed donations on expensive cars and Rolex watches, court hears

The 34-year-old - who goes by Abdel Hamid on social media - pocketed the money through 37 online appeals made between 2021 and October 2024, a court heard.

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8 h. ago Mum of boy who 'died after allergic reaction at school' says 'world should've been safer'

Benedict Blythe, five, collapsed at school after an allergic reaction and later died, an inquest heard - his mum said 'the world should have been safer for him'.

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9 h. ago 'London Blue': Chelsea hit back at Flamengo as unexpected Club World Cup rivalry takes new twist

Blues were referred to as ‘London Blue’ on social media and have embraced the reference after outlasting Flamengo at the Club World Cup

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9 h. ago Council shut down my disability podcast... all because a photo of me taking my prescription cannabis was circulated by a spiteful social media user

Sarah Wingfield, 37, was keen to draw attention to employment issues for disabled jobseekers in the episode, set up by DurhamEnable. But the exciting prospect soon turned into a nightmare.

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9 h. ago Boy, 16, 'died in stolen motorbike crash while burglary victim was chasing him'

A court heard Dean Barnes, 16, who was riding as a pillion passenger on a stolen bike, died in a crash while Callum Duncan chased burglars in the early hours of January 24, 2023

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11 h. ago Scots food reviewer left 'depressed' after visiting 'one of worst rated' McDonald's

Charlie Roscoe regularly visits establishments in Edinburgh and shares the experience on social media.

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11 h. ago Corrie star Melissa Johns announces pregnancy with first child as she posts cute clip

Coronation Street star Melissa Johns has announced she is pregnant with her first child, revealing the happy news in a sweet social media post with her husband Dan

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12 h. ago Israel launches waves of Gaza airstrikes after new displacement orders

Scores of Palestinians reported killed as senior Netanyahu adviser due to arrive in Washington for ceasefire talks Middle East crisis – live updatesIsrael ramped up its offensive in Gaza on Monday, with new displacement orders sending tens of thousands of people fleeing the north of the devastated territory and waves of airstrikes killing about 60 Palestinians, according to local officials and medical staff.The violence in Gaza came as a senior adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, was due to arrive in Washington for talks on a new ceasefire, a day after Donald Trump called in a social media post for a deal to end the 20-month war and free 50 hostages held by Hamas. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Boy, three, died in a 'furious and prolonged' attack by 'dangerous' 50kg dogs after his parents allowed him to wander into their pen unsupervised, court hears

Daniel Twigg was mauled to death at Carr Farm, in Milnrow, near Rochdale, on May 15, 2022, due to the alleged negligence of his parents Mark Twigg, 43, and Joanne Bedford, 37.

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13 h. ago Boy, 16, on stolen bike died trying to get away from burglary victim chasing him

Dean Barnes died after being pursued by Callum Duncan, jurors were told

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13 h. ago Boy, 5, 'died after allergic reaction at school' as mum says 'world should've been safer'

Benedict Blythe, five, collapsed at school after an allergic reaction and later died, an inquest heard - his mum said 'the world should have been safer for him'

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13 h. ago Haunting audio reveals firefighter's final moments as Idaho sniper unleashed terror on anniversary of terrifying local incident

The unconfirmed theory has been floated on social media, after sleuths realized the dates of the incidents matched up.

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13 h. ago Offgrid adventures: Connecting with nature and friends in the Peak District

The Independent’s social media editor Niki Cottrell takes a train trip to the Peak District with friends to tackle the famous Kinder Scout trail

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13 h. ago EE reveals the uplifting power of football on teen girls’ wellbeing

Over 9 in 10 teen girls say the sport makes them ‘more confident’ and able to deal with social media pressures

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14 h. ago Boy, 5, died at school after he ate biscuit and suffered a serious allergic reaction, inquest hears

Benedict Blythe, in his first year at Barnack Primary School in Stamford in Lincolnshire, died in hospital on December 1 2021 after vomiting at school.

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