67 m. ago If you think the Defund movement failed, you’re missing the bigger picture | M Adams and Miski Noor

Five years after George Floyd’s murder, America’s view on policing has fundamentally changed. But one summer of protest isn’t enoughMemory is a strange thing – the way sounds, images, and sensations converge to cement a moment in our minds. For millions of people, the memory of what happened to George Floyd five years ago in Minneapolis will stay with us for ever.On Sunday, we remember the life of George Floyd and reflect on the summer of 2020, when movement builders activated as many as 26 million people into the streets to demand an end to the state’s violent disregard for Black lives. Many people will opine today about the perceived failures of that time and the years that followed, focusing on how corporate pledges to increase diversity have since been revoked or zeroing in on how many police departments did not cut their budgets, all in an effort to decide whether the summer of 2020 was really as powerful as it felt.M Adams, Co-Executive Director, Movement for Black Lives &...

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1 hour ago BBC Woman's Hour presenter Anita Rani accused of being 'biased and bigoted' by gender rights campaigner

Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters - a women's rights group - said her views had been 'misrepresented' on the show by Anita Rani (pictured).

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2 h. ago Home Bargains shoppers go wild for £25 paddling pool 'perfect for water

Fans of the discount chain are in a tizz over its latest summer range, which includes a paddling pool complete with slides and inflatables to keep tots occupied for hours

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4 h. ago An Idris Elba box office bomb from legendary director is airing on TV tonight

The film made $40 million less than it cost to produce

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5 h. ago Law and District AAC athlete is Scottish University champion in successful month for club

Emily McNicol won a top prize in a month when several others won medals

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6 h. ago UK households urged to hang broken egg shells in gardens for crucial reason

Gardeners are being told to keep their egg shells for future gardening tasks, by collecting them and putting them inside of a mesh bag for birds to feed during the spring and summer.

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7 h. ago Big camping sale including tent that stood 'a month's rain in a day' now £146 off

It's the perfect time to bag a bargain on outdoor gear ahead of the summer months

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8 h. ago Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda and real reason why reduced stickers are bright yellow

Bargain hunting food shoppers can spot a yellow sticker a mile off - but the reason why reduced labels bear a bold colour is actually very simple

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8 h. ago Dermatologist says she's not needed to 'redo Botox' as soon by using skincare that's £1.50 in deal

The new Optimum Peptides collection follows the success of the health and beauty chain's collagen collection, and has already earned the approval of dermatologists and customers alike

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14 h. ago A new room for a doomed loom – and the battle to save Australia’s slowly dying crafts

When a rare weaving device was destined for the skip, a collective of artists, teachers and students united to rescue it. They bemoan how university course changes are replacing deep skills with competency checklists“Rachel, bad news,” the text message read. “They’re disconnecting the loom tomorrow.”Rachel Halton still doesn’t know who made the decision, in October 2022, to summarily decommission the $160,000 Jacquard loom that had been a cornerstone of RMIT’s renowned weaving and textile design courses for 20 years. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Jafar Panahi’s Cannes victory is a wonderful moment for an amazingly courageous film

Panahi has endured years of harassment from the Iranian authorities but has created a tremendous body of work; his Palme d’Or is richly deservedIranian director Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an AccidentIn the end, the Cannes Palme d’Or went to the most courageous film director in the world. It was a very satisfying grownup decision, favouring a remarkable and utterly individual film-maker: the director and democracy campaigner Jafar Panahi, an artist who unlike any other director in the Cannes competition really has suffered, taken real risks for cinema and spoken truth to power – and endured arrest and imprisonment for his pains.He has created a rich canon of work which has told the world about Iranian society and the Iranian mind with a subtlety and depth that we are never going to get from the TV news. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Britain's Got Talent chaos as two stars suffer huge health struggles in semi

Two Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists revealed they've have had huge health setbacks ahead of tonight's semi-final

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15 h. ago Iranian director Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident

Panahi, long censored and previously imprisoned in his home country, took top prize as Sentimental Value and The Secret Agent also honouredThe dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has won the top prize at the Cannes film festival for his drama It Was Just an Accident, inspired by his stints of imprisonment at the hands of the Iranian government.The film was the first made by the director after a ban on film-making was lifted – although he has continued to direct despite being expressly forbidden to do so. In 2011, a year after his first arrest, a copy of his drama This Is Not a Film was snuck into Cannes on a USB stick hidden in a cake. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Saints accuse Bordeaux of ‘foul play’ towards Henry Pollock in post

Bordeaux players ‘were after him’, complains Fin SmithPhil Dowson says early losses of two players had ‘huge impact’Northampton have urged tournament officials to launch an investigation into a post-game fracas involving England’s Henry Pollock after Bordeaux’s Champions Cup final victory. It is understood Saints will make a citing complaint if the incident does not lead to an official disciplinary probe.Phil Dowson, Saints’ director of rugby, said the 20-year-old had been the victim of “foul play” by a Bordeaux player. The meleé was initially sparked by an altercation between the Northampton captain, Fraser Dingwall, and the French international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert, before several other Bordeaux players became involved. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Northampton heartbreak as Penaud inspires Bordeaux to Champions Cup glory

Final: Northampton 20-28 Bordeaux BèglesFrench side claim their first Champions Cup titleBeneath the roof of Welsh rugby’s noisiest cathedral here was a game to raise anybody’s blood pressure. There have been some extraordinary finals in this tournament but none as breathless or frenetic for such long periods. This was rugby on fast forward, a blink-and-you-miss-it thriller that finally ended with Bordeaux winning the first Champions Cup title in their history.They just about deserved their special vintage but what a contest. Northampton, reduced to 13 players at one stage with two men in the sin-bin, were heroically brave and insanely committed. Every single Saint refused to bend the knee despite a worsening casualty list and collectively played a full part in a final that rocked and rolled from start to finish. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Foul play suspected as Cannes Festival hit with power outage that leaves 160,000 homes without electricity

Police have said they are 'looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately' as blackouts cause travel chaos

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20 h. ago Home Bargains teases three stunning new outdoor dining ranges as shoppers fall 'in love'

The high street favourite is getting ready to launch its summer garden range that will add a taste of elegance to alfresco dining and 'capture the essence of sun soaked coastal living'

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20 h. ago Home Bargains' £8 candle 'keeps bugs at bay' and 'looks lovely' in gardens

Home Bargains shoppers 'need' the outdoor candle that's 'perfect' for cosy evenings

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21 h. ago James Martin admits he 'always struggles' as he comes to heartbreaking realisation

TV cook James Martin has opened up about the huge change he has had to make to his car collection after admitting that he struggles to get in and out of race cars

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21 h. ago Nathaniel Parker performs Anthem for Doomed Youth Poem by Wilfred Owen – video

The actor reads a poem in memory of Derek Jarman, who was the first director to cast him in a film - as Wilfred Owen in War Requiem. The film is part of a series to mark Celebration Day 2025 – a new annual moment, held on the last bank holiday Monday of May, to honour and celebrate those who have shaped our lives but are no longer with us. Directed by Oliver Parker at Abbey Road Studios, curated by Allie Esiri and published exclusively by the Guardian. On Celebration Day, join in by sharing your memories using #ShareYourStar• ‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones• Susan Wokoma performs What If This Road by Sheenagh Pugh – video Continue reading...

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