42 m. ago A Black Georgia community uprooted in 1942 still fights to go home

US descendants of Harris Neck’s Gullah Geechee families seek the return of ancestral land seized for a wartime airfieldA once thriving Black community along the Georgia coast called Harris Neck is now covered with greenery. During its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area boasted a school house, general store, firehouse and seafood processing plants, and supported 75 Black households on 2,687 acres. The inhabitants were Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of formerly enslaved west Africans, who remained on the Sea Islands along the south-east US where they retained their distinct creole language and culture following the civil war.In 1942, though, the community was leveled to the ground when the federal government kicked the families off of the land using eminent domain to build an army airfield. For nearly 50 years, the descendants of the Harris Neck community have fought to regain their ancestral land through peaceful protests and lobbying local and federal...

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4 h. ago Indonesia and Thailand flooding death toll tops 350 as rescuers struggle to reach worst

More than 100 still missing on Sumatra island, where authorities to start cloud seeding to reduce rain, as Thailand sees one of worst floods in a decadeThe death toll from devastating floods and landslides in south-east Asia climbed past 350 on Saturday as clean-up and search and rescue operations got under way in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago South east London pub reopens with mega new features after six

South east London pub reopens with mega new features after six-figure makeover  This Is Local London

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24 h. ago Worker cleared of stealing snacks from office after colleagues all say they do the same

More than three dozen colleagues ‘risk investigation for theft charges’ by admitting to taking snacks from same fridge

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26 h. ago Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds

Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdownAfrica’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s great natural climate stabilisers.The alarming shift, which has happened since 2010, means all of the planet’s three main rainforest regions – the South American Amazon, south-east Asia and Africa – have gone from being allies in the fight against climate breakdown to being part of the problem. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes wild threats after Washington shooting

While the troops were fighting for their lives in hospital, Donald Trump's attention was focused on the alleged shooter - or specifically, his immigration status

Events

46 h. ago Large parts of the county are STILL suffering from hosepipe bans even though it is November

Yorkshire Water and South East Water's hosepipe bans, which were introduced in July, remain in place.

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51 h. ago More than 500,000 people in London and South East to be dragged into paying 40% income tax after Reeves Budget

The Chancellor was facing criticism that she was hitting workers with tax rises to pay for more benefits

Economics

55 h. ago China’s tech giants take AI model training offshore to tap Nvidia chips

Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs

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59 h. ago Mansion tax on properties over £2m, up to £7,500 a year, will COST Treasury before it comes in with less taken from stamp duty & CGT and will drag in more homes over years

Labour's mansion tax attack will hit 'normal' properties in London and the South East - and initially cost the government money, experts have warned.

Economics

2 d. ago Labour 'mansion tax' will cost homeowners up to £7,500 a year

Kate Allen, 45, founder and owner of Finest Stays, a luxury holiday letting agency based in Devon, manages more than 100 high-value holiday homes, most worth more than £2million.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Alicante cuisine epitomises the Mediterranean’: a gastronomic journey in south

The Alicante region is renowned for its rice and seafood dishes. Less well known is that its restaurant scene has a wealth of talented female chefs, a rarity in SpainI’m on a quest in buzzy, beachy Alicante on the Costa Blanca to investigate the rice dishes the Valencian province is famed for, as well as explore the vast palm grove of nearby Elche. I start with a pilgrimage to a restaurant featured in my book on tapas, Andaluz, a mere 25 years ago. Mesón de Labradores in the pedestrianised old town is now engulfed by Italian eateries (so more pizza and pasta than paella) but it remains a comforting outpost of tradition and honest food.Here I catch up with Timothy Denny, a British chef who relocated to Spain, gained an alicantina girlfriend and became a master of dishes from the region. Over a fideuá de mariscos (seafood noodles, €20), we chew over local gastronomy. “For me, Alicante epitomises the Mediterranean – for rice, seafood and artichokes,” he says. “But there are curiosities...

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4 d. ago The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’

Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponised to serve nationalist goalsIn the summer of 2023, I arrived in Dharamshala, an Indian town celebrated as the home of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader. The place hadn’t changed much since my last visit almost two decades ago. The roads were still a patchwork of uneven asphalt and dirt, and Tibetan monks in maroon robes filled the streets. Despite the relentless hum of traffic, Dharamshala had a rare stillness. The hills seemed to absorb the noise. Prayer flags flickered in the breeze, each rustle a reminder of something enduring.But beneath the surface, the Buddhism practised across Asia has shifted. While still widely followed as a peaceful, nonviolent philosophy, it has been weaponised, in some quarters, in the service of nationalism, and in support of governments embracing a global trend toward majoritarianism and autocracy. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Our pick of upcoming South East London festivities in December

Our pick of upcoming South East London festivities in December  Southwark News

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4 d. ago Man charged with murdering woman in south east London estate

Man charged with murdering woman in south east London estate  News Shopper

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5 d. ago South Korean rapist jailed for life over online blackmail ring that shocked country

Kim raped or assaulted 16 victims, including 14 minors, and recorded videos of his crimes

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5 d. ago Man, 62, dies in hospital after fight on residential south east London road

Man, 62, dies in hospital after fight on residential south east London road  This Is Local London

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5 d. ago Mural on side of north London library to stay despite 'ghastly eyesore' complaints from locals

Hundreds complained about the artwork that Enfield Council had not sought permission for

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5 d. ago Popeyes set to open 100th restaurant in south east London with loads of freebies

Popeyes set to open 100th restaurant in south east London with loads of freebies  This Is Local London

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5 d. ago 2.6 million people in London and South East to be hit by stealth income tax with Reeves Budget raid

The Chancellor is set to continue the income tax thresholds freeze, first introduced in 2022 by Rishi Sunak, until 2029/30

Economics