21 h. ago Tiny island with 20 residents secures funding for £5.6m community and tourist hub

The island hopes to see its population double in the next decade.

Economics

3 d. ago Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires

Authorities face growing criticism for detaining at least two civilians who have called for accountabilityAuthorities in Hong Kong have arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to last week’s devastating fire, as they face growing criticism from residents over the arrests under national security laws of at least two civilians calling for accountability.Emergency services continued to search through the seven towers of the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po on Monday, days after the city’s deadliest fire in 75 years. The death toll rose to 151 and is expected to rise further as the search continues. About 40 people are still missing. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Euromillions winner's amazing act of kindness after huge £105million jackpot win

Humble millionaire Steve Thomson - who pined for his old life as a builder after he scooped the £105million jackpot in 2019 - today told how he has given away huge sums of cash from his astonishing Lotto win to fund a community project

Economics

7 d. ago No timeline yet for clearing illegal waste mountain, Environment Agency says

The agency has set out efforts to monitor and secure the 150-metre long rubbish dump, saying safety of local residents is ‘our top priority’.

Events

8 d. ago The eerie Caribbean beach where planes fly right above your head

The beach, located on the island of Saint Martin, is only a few feet from the tiny runway of Princess Juliana International Airport - meaning planes land unusually close to beachgoers' heads.

Transport

8 d. ago National Guard soldiers are shot sparking White House lockdown

Two National Guard soldiers have reportedly been shot near the White House, sparking a security lockdown at the president's residence.

Events

8 d. ago Heartbroken mum of young Stirling footballer praises community over memorial fundraiser

Lauchlan Thomson, 11, passed away earlier this month while undergoing treatment for leukaemia - with his club and others helping to raise more than £11,000 for the hospital which cared for him.

Politics

9 d. ago Council to consider 'largest renewables project in Highland history' as concerns rise over planning

Councillors have warned about disparities in community funding, shorter consultation periods and a lack of site visits.

Politics

1 week ago Inside the Scottish factory which has made 100s of unique objects for the Winter Olympics

A SCOTS firm will play a part at next year’s Winter Olympics — after shaping 60million-year-old granite blocks into curling stones. Kays Scotland workers spent months handcrafting 164 rocks to be used at the sporting spectacle in northern Italy. The stones were quarried from the tiny island of Ailsa Craig then shaped at the 174-year-old...

Politics

1 week ago Why is Ghislaine Maxwell getting the Club Fed treatment? | Arwa Mahdawi

Her privileges in America’s two-tiered legal system reportedly range from from unlimited toilet paper to puppy playtimeI don’t know what, if anything, keeps Ghislaine Maxwell up at night. But it’s certainly not the prospect of running out of toilet paper in the minimum-security prison where she’s residing. Maxwell is serving a 20-year-sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. Rather than doing hard time, however, it seems Maxwell is having a relatively easy go of it. While most inmates get an allocation of two rolls of toilet paper per week, for example, CNN reports that Maxwell gets an unlimited supply.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Security ramps up in town awaiting arrival of 600 lone male asylum seekers as residents are told they'll only get '48 hours' notice' before migrants move onto army base

Residents are in revolt over the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with thousands of people turning out every week for noisy protests.

Events

2 w. ago Grand Designs: Tiny island house and feat of 'engineering gymnastics' shortlisted for House of the Year

The first two homes on this year’s RIBA House of the Year shortlist have been revealed on Grand Designs

Politics

2 w. ago The tiny island nation one point from becoming the smallest country EVER to reach the World Cup

Most people hear 'Curacao' and think of the blue liqueur that brightens up cocktail menus around the world. But this tiny Caribbean Island is now shaking up something far more intoxicating.

Politics

2 w. ago How repression is born – and how to resist it | Javier Corrales and Daniel Altschuler

In a clear pattern, a machine designed to generate law and order morphs into an organization operating under lawlessnessWe have entered the openly repressive phase of the Trump presidency. The administration has moved beyond verbal attacks on civil society. It is now deploying coercive force against civic organizations and their leaders. While the attacks may seem contained for now, they are likely to grow. Research on other cases of democratic backsliding suggests that once coercion begins, regardless of how limited at first, escalation follows.In the months ahead, we should thus expect more, not less, government repression. To meet it, pro-democracy organizations, universities and law firms must bravely speak up against abuses of power while building the broadest possible coalition to stand up for fundamental rights. Community, labor and advocacy groups must also train their ranks in strategic nonviolence to resist provocations from the state and make repression backfire.Javier Co...

Politics

2 w. ago Villagers who complained about 'noisy' football games at a children's play park are awarded £130,000

The games area in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire first opened in 2010 after a community fundraising campaign. The council started bulldozing it last month after losing a legal battle.

Society

3 w. ago Hagshaw Hill supercharged: Scotland’s first windfarm back online

Scotland’s first commercial windfarm has been supercharged to deliver more clean energy and a bumper boost to community benefit funds.

Politics

3 w. ago A Place In The Sun star Jasmine Harman reveals her husband Jon, 46, has been rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack while filming new home renovation show in Spain

The presenter and her husband Jon Boast are currently filming spin-off series Jasmine's Renovations In The Sun at their family home in Spanish tourist hub Estepona.

Culture

3 w. ago A Place In The Sun star Jasmine Harman reveals her husband has been rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack while filming new home renovation show in Spain

The presenter and her husband Jon Boast are currently filming spin-off series Jasmine's Renovations In The Sun at their family home in Spanish tourist hub Estepona.

Culture

3 w. ago Brunaupark review – housing estate dwellers vs property developers in rousing but unequal battle

This heartfelt film bears witness to a defiant community, forms a vital piece of oral history and shows the resilience of those determined to stay onIn many cities across Europe, there is a familiar sight of longstanding housing estates being gutted to make way for more expensive builds. Felix Hergert and Dominik Zietlow’s heartfelt film focuses on one such complex, the vibrant Brunaupark in Zurich. Consisting of five residential tenements, the area is home to more than 400 tenants, who have created a close-knit multicultural community over the decades. Credit Suisse, whose pension fund owns the building, has other ideas. The people of Brunaupark are served with notices as proposals for partial demolition and new construction get under way.Going from door to door, this documentary forms a vital piece of oral history, bearing witness to the defiance and resilience of those determined to stay. Each story is filled with colourful memories: one restaurant owner, who has been forced to g...

Events

3 w. ago Bizarre 'cultural appropriation' row breaks out over new Tom Daley knitting show's 'misrepresentation' of tiny island with just 44 inhabitants

Channel 4 bosses are embroiled in a bizarre row over 'cultural appropriation' with a Scottish island with fewer than 50 inhabitants.

Culture