5 h. ago Faces of Trump’s deportation push: The people falling victim to the immigration crackdown

Asylum-seekers, international students and activists alike tell Josh Marcus about their age of uncertainty under Trump

Politics

8 d. ago The tiny underrated Scottish island with sandy beaches and 'lovely' seafood restaurant

The beautiful isle is also home to a spectacular coastal garden.

Society

2 w. ago Aaron Boupendza dies aged 28 after international footballer falls off building

Aaron Boupendza has passed away at the age of 28 after the Gabon international striker fell from the 11th floor of a building in China, where he was playing club football

Events

2 w. ago How Netflix turned a Black dating show loved by millions into TV trash | Nels Abbey

Pop the Balloon or Find Love is a YouTube sensation – but in a mainstream form, it’s terrible. Why does this keep happening?If you threw Blind Date, the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan and the auction block into a blender, what you’d get is Pop the Balloon or Find Love, a weekly hour-long Black dating show on YouTube.The show was created by Arlette Amuli, an African American of Congolese origins, and her husband, Bolia “BM” Matundu, a Black Brit also of Congolese descent (he had a previous life as a UK rapper and then as a Ndombolo musician). It has become an international sensation in an age where our fried attention spans have us addicted to short videos. The format is minimalist to the point of brilliance: each week, a line of eight or so balloon-clutching love hunters line up to court and be courted by a singleton of the opposite sex they have never met before.Nels Abbey is an author, broadcaster and the founder of Uppity: the Intellectual PlaygroundDo you have an opinion ...

Culture

2 w. ago ‘Very desirable’ rare cast of Rodin’s The Kiss is up for auction

After years in a private sitting room, an early version of the masterpiece is expected to fetch €500,000Auguste Rodin’s sensual portrayal of tragic lovers caught in an embrace before being killed by a jealous husband is one of the world’s most recognised works of art.The French artist had the idea for The Kiss (Le Baiser) in 1882, and the larger-than-lifesize marble artwork emerged a decade later. By then, Rodin was the most influential international sculptor of the age. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Jorge Bolano dead at 47: Gianluigi Buffon leads tributes after former World Cup footballer collapsed at a party and died

The football world is in mourning following the passing of former Colombia international Jorge Bolano at the age of 47.

Events

3 w. ago The underrated Scottish seaside village with sandy beach and 'wonderful' seafood

The Daily Record's latest Village of the Week is a coastal paradise.

Society

4 w. ago Underrated Scottish striker should be on radar for first international call up at age of 33

19 goals for season but for prolific uncapped hitman

Events

4 w. ago ‘It was like a freight train hit us’: How Justin Bieber changed the world (really)

Screaming girls. Puppy-love songs. That haircut. As the Canadian superstar’s debut album turns 15 – the same age he was when he became internationally inescapable – Mark Beaumont takes a look at his fast rise and often overlooked legacy

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