2 h. ago Photographer Joy Gregory on her new project, decades in the making: ‘A lot of people I worked with on it have died’

A new retrospective by the Black British artist plays with everything from the Victorians’ use of flowers to Eurocentric beauty standards – including one piece she started in 2003There weren’t many Black students at the Royal College of Art when Joy Gregory was a student in the 1980s, but she did study alongside artist and Blk Art Group founder Keith Piper, who was putting together a Black photography exhibition. “He asked me if I would submit some work,” says the 65-year-old artist.Piper had liked her work, which explored themes of colonialism, beauty, gender and race. However, her submission was rejected by the organisers on the basis that it simply wasn’t Black enough. “You have to recognise the political climate at that time around practice and making a mark and I was basically taking pictures of flowers,” says Gregory. “For me, you have the right to make whatever work you want. By shutting down what can and cannot be, you start to censor yourself. I was a bit pissed off, thinki...

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12 h. ago Deadly 'Signal 13' shooting leaves five cops wounded in rural Pennsylvania

Multiple people have reportedly died after police officers were shot in Pennsylvania in what's been described as a 'very active scene.'

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24 h. ago French police 'have been using ramming tactics to stop small migrant boats entering overseas territory off Africa'

An investigation has uncovered that at least 24 people have died or disappeared at sea after lethal confrontations between migrant boats and French border police in the Indian Ocean.

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29 h. ago Terrifying study reveals exactly how many people DIED in Europe thanks to climate change this summer

This summer was the UK's hottest on record, with four separate heatwaves and endless hours of sunshine. Experts have now calculated how many people died thanks to climate change.

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42 h. ago Experts pinpoint how many people die per year from filthy habit enjoyed by millions

For decades, experts have warned that smoking tobacco, can trigger heart disease and stroke.

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51 h. ago Highland crash: Two people die after horror crash on A9 road between Slochd and Tomatin

They were pronounced dead at the scene.

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64 h. ago 'I'm a mortician and people tend to have the same regret just before they die'

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed mortician and funeral director, has shared his insights into death and dying - and he's noticed a recurring theme among those who share their regrets just before they die

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3 d. ago Ozzy Osbourne, Maggie Smith and Michelle Trachtenberg honoured during emotional Emmys In Memoriam segment

Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson performed the emotional track Go Rest High on That Mountain as pictures of people who had died were shown on the large screen.

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4 d. ago ‘I’ve seen at first hand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

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5 d. ago ‘I’ve seen firsthand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

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5 d. ago Theresa May says Assisted Dying Bill lacks safeguards to stop people being pressured to die

Theresa May has opposed the Assisted Dying Bill, saying she believes it does not have the safeguards in place to prevent people from being pressured to end their lives.

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7 d. ago Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 people dead and 10 missing

Torrential rains cause flooding and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara province and on the tourist island of BaliFlooding in Bali, Indonesia – in picturesRescuers have recovered the bodies of 15 people who have died in flash flooding in two Indonesian provinces, while authorities said 10 others were missing.Torrential rains beginning on Monday caused flooding and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara province and on the tourist island of Bali. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Three people, including two children, die in English Channel

Two children are believed to be among those who died in the latest Channel crossing tragedy, according to reports.

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7 d. ago Four dead, including two children, attempting to cross Channel to UK in last 24 hours

Number of attempts to cross Channel has been particularly high for several days, say French authoritiesFour people including two children have died in two separate incidents while trying to cross the Channel to the UK in the last 24 hours, while three others are missing in a third incident.On Tuesday night off the coast of Sangatte, France, three people lost their lives while travelling on a dinghy with 38 people onboard. Three others are missing after an incident in Neufchâtel-Hardelot, France, on a boat with 115 people onboard. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Two children among three dead in small boat disaster: Tragedy after 38 migrants attempted to cross English Channel to the UK in one dinghy

Two children are among three people to have died in the English Channel overnight in a small boat tragedy, French authorities report.

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8 d. ago A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna review – a woman’s ambitions in Pakistan

This novel fizzes with energy as it follows the parallel lives of two siblings and exposes the crushing divides of gender and classI admired Dur e Aziz Amna’s precise and lyrical first novel, American Fever; the protagonist – an exchange student from Pakistan to rural Oregon – staying with me long after I encountered her. She has now delivered a superb second novel that features another fascinating central character, though in a much darker, more disturbing context.A Splintering is the story of Tara, one of five siblings from a poor farming family in the hinterlands of Pakistani Punjab. This is the kind of landscape where age-old codes of manhood, with brother or son as provider and adjudicator of women’s lives, still rule. Tara, gazing at the stars from their courtyard at night, wants to get away from the squalor of Mazinagar (literally, past city), where most people live and die unnoticed, and build a life full of money and possessions in the city. She has no romantic notions...

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8 d. ago Man dies and another three people need medical help after Glasgow city centre suspected drug incident

One person has died and another three have needed medical treatment following the city centre incident.

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8 d. ago Man dies in Glasgow after 'multiple people take unwell' in 'drugs' incident

A 52-year-old man was pronounced dead in Glasgow city centre.

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9 d. ago Horrifying moment train slams into cars killing at least eight with 45 injured

At least eight people have died and 45 injured after a train crashed into a double-deck bus. Authorities are at the scene.

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9 d. ago Horrifying moment train slams into cars in Mexico crash killing at least eight with 45 injured

At least eight people have died and 45 injured after a train crashed into a double-deck bus. Authorities are at the scene.

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