11 h. ago Basquiat to Delaney: inside the exhibition honouring 50 years of art in Black Paris

The vast show at the Pompidou highlights how the French capital became a haven for creatives from across the diasporaHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I was in France at the weekend to check out the Paris Noir exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, an odyssey through the generations of Black artists from across the world who found a complicated sanctuary in the city. This was supplemented with a walking tour on the life of the artist Beauford Delaney, guided by the company Entrée to Black Paris, and finished off with a mind-blowingly delicious Senegalese dinner. Yes, I’m trying to make you jealous. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brit who shows tourists around North Korea explains why everyone's wrong about country

Zoe Stephens has made a name for herself since sharing that she's a tour guide in North Korea and the Brit thinks people are 'wrong' about she calls a 'normal' country

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3 d. ago I'm a British tour guide in North Korea and everyone's wrong about it

Zoe Stephens, 31, from Liverpool, who shows groups of tourists around North Korea says everyone's 'wrong' about the country. She has visited North Korea 30 times since March 2016.

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7 d. ago I’m a beauty writer—these 5 Amazon Spring Sale picks are my holy grails

The Amazon spring sale now includes some of my favourite beauty products of all time.

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8 d. ago Jarrod Bowen shaves his legs as fiancee Dani Dyer says 'my legs are hairier than his'

England and West Ham star Jerrod Bowen has had his beauty secrets revealed by his fiancée Danu Dyer, including that he often shaves his legs and has very little chest hair

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8 d. ago Jarrod Bowen shaves his legs as fiancee Dani Dyer says he's 'bald as a badger everywhere'

England and West Ham star Jerrod Bowen has had his beauty secrets revealed by his fiancée Danu Dyer, including that he often shaves his legs and has very little chest hair

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1 week ago Woman lured to Indian meditation spot and 'sexually assaulted by fake tour guide'

The unnamed woman, believed to be in her 40s, was in the state of Tamil Nadu - a spiritual hub - where she reportedly met a man who lured her to a secluded forest to 'meditate'

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1 week ago French tourist is subjected to horrifying sex attack by 'fake' tour guide after being lured to secluded meditation spot during pilgrimage to Indian temple

Indian cops said a man named Venkatesan, 29, was arrested on Tuesday near the Hindu Arunachaleswara temple in the city of Tiruvannamalai following a police investigation.

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1 week ago Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Tigray’s interim leader flees as rival faction seizes control, while Ethiopian tanks and troops move to border of EritreaAregawi was building a tour-guiding business when war struck Ethiopia’s Tigray region in 2020. He spent the next two years fighting on the frontline. Now he is among those who fear Tigray is on the brink of conflict once more.“We don’t want to become a battleground, but it seems like war is near, maybe even inevitable,” he said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago French tourist sexually assaulted by India tour guide during pilgrimage, police say

French woman reportedly encountered tour guide while exploring pilgrimage spots in temple town

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2 w. ago Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ousted its CEO for his progressive stance

Ice-cream brand’s board says David Stever was ‘removed’ for refusing to ‘oversee the dismantling’ of its valuesBusiness live – latest updatesBen & Jerry’s has accused its parent group, Unilever, of sacking the ice-cream brand’s chief executive for refusing to “oversee the dismantling” of its progressive values.The US-based brand said in a court filing that David Stever, who led the company for almost two years, was “removed” from his post earlier this month. He has been with Ben & Jerry’s since joining as a tour guide in 1988. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tour guide reveals the UK beauty spot that's 'better than Stonehenge'

Award-winning guide Matthias Kurth, who helps US tourists who are too nervous to drive on English roads see the best British attractions, says there's one magical place he always takes them to.

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4 w. ago Nadine Baggott reveals £10 primer for flawless natural looking skin on This Morning

This Morning's beauty presenter Nadine Baggott shared some of her favourite products that'll help you feel confident enough to go barefaced - and one of them is a £10 primer

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