8 h. ago The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel | Lenny Henry, Zeinab Badawi, Yolanda Brown and others

Contributors from the worlds of music, politics, the arts and beyond on those who helped shape their beliefs and identities Continue reading...

Culture

25 h. ago ‘I hate that they show my bum in the first scene!’ David Duchovny on poems, podcasts – and his TV comeback

Playing Fox Mulder made him a global phenomenon then he walked away to save himself. As he stars in killer-nanny thriller Malice, David Duchovny talks art, his beef with Gillian Anderson – and being murdered by Jack WhitehallHalfway through our hour-long conversation, David Duchovny slumps in his seat a little then gently chastises me. “I got tired while you were talking,” he groans. In fairness, I had been talking a lot, but only because I was trying to list everything he’s managed to do in the past year.There’s his podcast, Fail Better, in which he’s wrung incredibly candid interviews from notoriously reticent stars like Alec Baldwin and Robert Downey Jr, more on which later. There’s his book of poetry, About Time, which came out last month. There’s his History Channel show Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny. As we speak, he’s just finished an eight-date tour, where he performed songs from the three folk-rock albums he’s released over the last decade. We are ostensibly here ...

Culture

3 d. ago Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?

The aim is to address systemic and institutional racism but those efforts need the space to expand not shrink• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt’s Black History Month in the UK, and it feels like it’s time for a rethink. Over the years, an event that started out as a celebration and reminder of history, culture and the connections between global Black communities, has taken on a corporate feel, expanding to include events where Black people are paid to talk to white audiences about “unconscious bias” and “allyship”. The 2020s Black Lives Matter protests created a surge in the business of demonstrating racial awareness. But even that moment has passed. The wave has crested, leaving a sort of hollowed out legacy of what raising awareness is for. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago ‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins

The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the presentAs a ceasefire brings a measure of peace to the Dresden-like hellscape that Gaza has become, it is time to take stock of all that has been lost. The human cost of what the UN commission of inquiry recognises as a genocide is of course incalculable, but fewer are aware of how much rich history and archaeology has also been destroyed in these horrific months. This is bolstered by the widespread assumption that Gaza was little more than a huge refugee camp built on a recently settled portion of desert. That is quite wrong. In reality Gaza it is one of the oldest urban centres on the planet.Golda Meir famously declared that “there was no such thing as Palestinians”, but the reality is very different. Palestine is actually one of humanity’s oldest toponyms, and records of a people named after it are as old as literacy itself....

Politics

8 d. ago The Boleyn's bite back in this month's historical fiction: Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory, The Marriage Contract by Sasha Butler, House of Splinters by Laura Purcell

Eithne Farry reviews this month's best historical fiction

Politics

9 d. ago Black History Month: London’s Chief Nurse on diverse healthcare leadership

Black History Month: London’s Chief Nurse on diverse healthcare leadership  London Post

Politics

1 week ago The Guardian view on the rising risk from flooding: uninsurable buildings should focus minds on climate adaptation | Editorial

The bleak future faced by one small town offers a cautionary tale about the threat from global heatingThe bleak prospect facing the market town of Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire, due to rising flood risks, is first and foremost a problem for locals. After seven floods in four years, and with plans for new flood defences around the town abandoned after costs rose to £30m, the town council announced this month that three buildings it owns, including a theatre and historic pump rooms, no longer have insurance. Independent retailers are in a similar situation, and some are packing up as a result. The number of empty properties is growing.Tenbury is at higher risk than most places from floods, due to its low-lying position between the River Teme and Kyre Brook. But the threat it faces is not unique, and will become more common in future. Last year UK insurers paid out a record £585m for weather-related damage to homes and possessions, after unusually s...

Events

1 week ago Powerful new exhibition amplifying Black British voices launches for Black History Month

The media platform, Seasoned, has launched an immersive exhibition in Central London to highlight research from the Runnymede Trust and amplify Black British voices

Politics

1 week ago Black History Month: London’s Director of Public Health on representative leadership

Black History Month: London’s Director of Public Health on representative leadership  London Post

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Reckless’ behavior and dystopian AI: disturbing picture of suspect in Pacific Palisades fire emerges

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, allegedly used ChatGPT to create scenes of a city burning and to confide an obsession with firesJust after midnight on New Year’s Day, a 29-year-old Uber driver named Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly ignited what became the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history.Nearly 10 months after the disaster, Rinderknecht’s arrest this week brought some closure to residents. Investigators say he was a troubled young man obsessed with fire, who tried to hide his role after setting a small blaze that reignited days later into a deadly inferno. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Huge new attraction launching in UK this month that could rival Science Museum and Natural History Museum

A BRAND new attraction is opening in the UK next month - and mathletes will love it. Set to open on London's South Bank this month, MathsWorld claims to "do for mathematics what the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum do for the physical and biological sciences". The new hands-on museum will feature different...

Culture

2 w. ago Black History Month: 10 everyday items that were invented or developed by Black people

As Black History Month continues in the UK, we celebrate the inventors and the other outstanding achievements and contributions Black Britons have made to this country

Politics

3 w. ago Horrifying murder of entire family with gruesome weapon as killer lived with corpses for days

One of the most gruesome cold cases in history involved an attacker hiding in a families roof for months before brutally murdering all of them and living in their home and eating their food for four more days

Events

3 w. ago A brand new pub will open in a historic west London building this month

A brand new pub will open in a historic west London building this month  Time Out Worldwide

Politics

3 w. ago Black History Month 2025: What is it, when is it, how to celebrate

Every year, October has been dedicated to celebrating and honouring Black culture and history.

Culture

3 w. ago 'I was first Black student at school and people can't believe what I went through'

October marks Black History Month in the UK. To mark the occasion, a campaigner has shared the story of Ruby Bridges, who broke barriers as the first Black student to attend her school

Politics

3 w. ago 'I was first Black student at school and angry mob chased me on first day'

October marks Black History Month in the UK, and Ruby Bridges has shared what life was like as the first Black student to integrate into a Louisiana school in 1960

Politics

3 w. ago What is Black History Month and what is the history behind the UK celebration?

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the achievements, contributions and history of Black people in the UK - here's everything you need to know on the history and significance of the event

Culture

3 w. ago England have won hearts and minds, a prize even greater than the World Cup | Robert Kitson

The Red Roses have done for rugby what the Lionesses have done for football – putting women’s sport at the forefrontSometimes it is about more than just a shiny trophy. Yes, the Red Roses are now the champions of the world and deservedly so. Yes, they have claimed the elusive glittering prize for the first time since 2014. But in all sorts of ways the past month will go down in history for something even more important: the coming of age of women’s rugby union as a mass spectator attraction in a summer of female sporting empowerment like no other.Everyone will have their own abiding memories of the past month, just as they did when the Lionesses captured their nation’s hearts in July. For every small child aching to be Chloe Kelly or Lucy Bronze there will now be others dreaming of being as brilliant as Ellie Kildunne or Meg Jones. Winning helps, of course it does, but so does relatability, connection and shared enjoyment. The Red Roses put smiles on a lot of faces not least because...

Politics

3 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Crime is soaring in London. But Sadiq Khan wants to spend £66million on wokery

The projects include Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month and an event called 'Black On The Square' in Trafalgar Square.

Economics