58 m. ago ‘It’s almost like Vaseline’: artists including Antony Gormley swap paint for seaweed ink in art challenge

Ocean-inspired artworks created using kelp-based pigment will be sold to raise funds for conservationLast year in early summer, Alex Glasgow could be seen hauling up a long string of orangey-black seaweed on to the barge of his water farm, located off the west coast of Scotland near Skye. Growing on the farm was what Glasgow described as “perhaps the quickest-growing biomass on the planet”: seaweed.The weed from Glasgow’s farm, KelpCrofters, is used in everything from soil fertiliser to artisanal soaps to glass-making and is part of a burgeoning industry – not just in Scotland, but around the world. Continue reading...

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58 m. ago The left is rising, and the far right is reeling. Will I finally see the Finland I dreamed of? | Mike Watson

My adopted home has been a dark place of late. But in last week’s local elections, voters turned against cruel politics – and raised hopes of a more progressive futureThe Finns say “spring comes in swinging” – when winter gives way to spring, and green shoots meet the final flurries of snow, often well into April. In Finnish politics, too, some hope is beginning to emerge after a long, dark winter.In municipal, regional and mayoral elections held across the country last week, rightwing populist parties were roundly defeated, while parties on the left gained ground. In particular, the far-right Finns party saw its vote share collapse, from 20% in the general election of 2023 to as low as 7.6% now. This leaves the coalition government of which it forms a part severely weakened and the centre-left Social Democratic party (SDP) with the biggest vote share nationwide (23%). When the Finns party leader, Riikka Purra, admitted defeat on results night, she complained that a punainen aalto, ...

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1 hour ago Seven family days out in Abu Dhabi from bonkers waterslides to indoor skydiving

Lisa takes on wild rides, theme parks and explores places of worship during her trip to this cultural landmark. Reflecting on her trip, she offers advice to visitors wanting to know more.

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5 h. ago ‘I don’t know what the party is’: 2028 frontrunner Gavin Newsom admits Democrats are missing a message

Governor Gavin Newsom is leaving office in 2026. Many anticipate he’ll launch a White House bid

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6 h. ago Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer to apologise to women after PM finally broke his silence on Supreme Court ruling and admitted trans women aren't women

The Leader of the Opposition told the Mail that the Prime Minister should say sorry to those who lost jobs or were harassed in the row over equality law.

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6 h. ago Trump admits China’s tariffs will drop ‘but it won’t be zero’

Trump’s massive import taxes have roiled stock markets since he announced them on April 1

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7 h. ago Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham review – what a brilliantly daft road trip, bab!

The comic’s love for his home town leads him on this charming and wacky odyssey to find ‘his people’ across the pond. Brummies of the world unite!Joe Lycett is on a mission to visit every one of the 17 Birminghams in the US and the one in Canada too. Why? Because he is a native of the UK’s own Birmingham, and he wants to see if there is any shared identifiable vibe and to foster a sense of togetherness among the scattered Brummies. Also, as he says, he has a pressing need to make a travelogue for Sky “and if anyone can do it, it’s Frank Sk– it’s me”. There is also a Birmingham on the moon (a remnant of an impact crater – save your jokes, please, that’s Joe’s department) and one in Belgium. But “we don’t have a lunar budget and I’m not going to Belgium,” says Lycett, so off he sets round the US in a tour bus suitably decked out in Cat Deeley and Alison Hammond scatter cushions. They both hail from Birmingham in the UK. This is not difficult, people. Do try to keep up.Joe has a sheaf ...

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9 h. ago Oscars SLAMMED after revealing members never even watched the films they voted on

The Oscars are the biggest night in Hollywood, but a new rule will now require the people who vote on who or what deserves awards will have to put in some more work.

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10 h. ago New Zealander to become Scotland qualified after Glasgow Warriors contract commitment

Player of Season locked in for another three years

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10 h. ago Three prosecutors in Eric Adams case quit, claiming they were being pressured to admit ‘regret and wrongdoing’

Prosecutors join a litany of other prosecutors and people who have resigned in refusing to comply with the dismissal of Eric Adams’s bribery case

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11 h. ago Martin Lewis turned down Celebrity Traitors for one reason as money expert admits 'I'm gutted'

The nation's favourite money guru is a big fan of the show and said he is "gutted" to not be taking part

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11 h. ago Serving Met Police cop 'sent teen cadet sexualised WhatsApp messages'

Met police cadet leader Grant Fulker, 31, allegedly assaulted the youngster at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel at Heathrow Airport, after buying four bottles of wine before trip to US

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11 h. ago Martin Lewis admits he's 'gutted' as Celebrity Traitors line

The ITV star was rumoured to be joining the popular BBC show

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11 h. ago Vicar, 79, found with vile 'eunuch maker' images as police raided his house over meth and ketamine hoard he claimed helped him relate to followers

Geoffrey Baulcomb, a former Church of England vicar who claimed his drug habit helped him relate to his parishioners, has admitted possessing indecent images linked to the 'eunuch maker' case.

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11 h. ago GMP admits the way cops gave Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey a threat

But the force says even if officers didn't deliver the document to him personally he must have read it as his fingerprints were found on it

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12 h. ago Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon glowing as she admits 'love' and is inundated with messages

The actress hasn't been seen in the ITV soap, where she is famed for playing Bethany Platt, having headed on maternity leave

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13 h. ago Church of England vicar admits possessing child sex abuse and extreme porn images

The vicar admitted child sex offences following a raid on his cottage

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13 h. ago ‘Genuine’ Jannik Sinner ‘doesn’t deserve any hate’, says Jack Draper

The British No. 1 has publicly defended his friend throughout his protracted doping saga

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13 h. ago Kerry Katona defends axed CBB star Mickey Rourke and claims he 'didn't deserve to go' despite homophobic and misogynistic threats

Mickey, 72, was removed from the house after he branded JoJo Siwa a 'f*g', claimed he wanted to 'come in' Ella Rae Wise , 24, and squared up to 'c***' Chris Hughes, 32.

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13 h. ago The high speed karting experience just 20 minutes from Glasgow that kids and adults will love

A trip to Larkhall could be just the answer to a thrilling summer activity with the kids.

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