97 m. ago Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope | Jason Okundaye

It is easy to look back at 2020 and feel aggrieved, even fooled. But in the British city where slaver Edward Colston’s statue was pulled down, I found cause for optimismIt has been five years since George Floyd, a Black man who lived in Minneapolis, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. The killing, captured in a distressing 10-minute video that quickly flooded social media timelines, sparked something that felt like an international revolution: protests took place across the world, forcing countries and cities to reckon with their present and historical treatment of Black people.In Britain, protests reached fever pitch when activists in Bristol toppled a statue of Edward Colston, the slave trader and deputy governor of the Royal African Company, and hurled it into the harbour. Bristol, once a major slave-trading port, had maintained a veneration of Colston that was increasingly divisive. The statue in particular had been a key focus of tensions: attempts to add a s...

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42 h. ago Moment British woman is dragged off Ryanair flight 'after assaulting travellers and making bomb threat'

Video footage captured the woman being escorted off the diverted aircraft by several security staff members

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45 h. ago Watch: Moment Washington DC shooting suspect detained after Israeli embassy staff killed

Video captured the moment a man was detained in the Washington DC Jewish Museum on Wednesday, 21 May, after two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead.

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45 h. ago 'Little Venice' in UK where you can take a punt down the river and learn dark history

The historic is home to a tranquil canal tour where visitors can take a punt down the river and learn about the city's dark past

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61 h. ago Wharfs, barges, towpaths: why aristos, city boys and girls and hipsters have fallen for life on the river

Anyone who is anyone now lives on wharfs and towpaths, says Alice Cockerell

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3 d. ago Denzel Washington confronts photographer at Cannes amid red carpet tension

The actor, 70, was captured on video pointing directly at the individual and saying ‘Stop it!’

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4 d. ago Video captures 'dolphin' swimming down the river in city centre

A dog-walker was amazed to see the marine animal swimming down the River Usk

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5 d. ago Haunting pictures of ship near Brooklyn Bridge taken seconds before everything changed

Onlookers captured jaw-dropping video and haunting images of the Mexican training ship just moments before it struck New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night

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5 d. ago Moment Mexican navy ship’s sails snap in New York’s Brooklyn Bridge crash

Video captures the moment a Mexican Navy sailing ship, the Cuauhtémoc, crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on New York’s East River on Saturday (17 May).

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6 d. ago Mexican navy ship hits Brooklyn Bridge during promotional tour

Three of the ship’s masts could be seen snapping and partially collapsing after they brushed the bridge in New York CityA Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.The New York City mayor said 19 people were injured in the incident, four seriously. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge leaving two people dead

Three of the ship’s masts could be seen snapping and partially collapsing after they brushed the bridge in New York CityA Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.New York City mayor Eric Adams said two people were killed in the incident – another 19 people were injured, including two critically. There were 277 people aboard the ship – the Cuauhtémoc – when it lost power and struck the bridge, Adams said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Watch: Devastating aftermath of Russian strike on civilian bus

A video has captured the devastating aftermath of a Russian attack on a civilian bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.

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7 d. ago Woman ragged by her hair as brawl erupts outside court with blows traded

Shocking video footage captured the moment a verbal argument between two women erupts into violence outside court - with punches thrown and one woman seen being ragged by her hair

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8 d. ago Colts apologize to Tyreek Hill for video mocking violent police stop

Video was part of campaign announcing NFL scheduleDolphins receiver was slammed to ground by policeThe Indianapolis Colts have apologized for a video announcing their schedule for the upcoming NFL season.The Colts’ video was a spoof of the video game Minecraft, and in a section depicting their season-opener against the Dolphins they mocked Miami receiver Tyreek Hill. A dolphin with Hill’s No 10 jersey is seen swimming before being stopped by a Coast Guard boat, an apparent reference to the player’s traffic stop before the opening game of last season. The arrest provoked controversy after officers forcibly removed Hill from his car and threw him to the ground. Hill later said the officers “beat the dog out of me” during the stop. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago BBC bosses accused of ‘throwing people out to the wolves’ by axing River City

Equity president and actress Lynda Rooke addressed MSPs alongside one of the soap’s stars on Thursday.

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1 week ago Horror moment man falls to his death after dangling from burning hot air balloon

Horrifying video footage captured the shocking moment a man fell to his death after dangling on a rope from a hot air balloon.

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1 week ago Person rushed to hospital after being rescued from city centre river

A major emergency response descended on the Irwell

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2 w. ago A man was found dead outside a courthouse hours after his release. A decade later, police say they’ve arrested his killer

Ten years ago, police were on the hunt for a ‘person of interest’ captured on video footage pushing a shopping cart

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2 w. ago Car ploughs into crowd of football fans after PSG's victory over Arsenal as violence breaks out on the streets of Paris

The horrific aftermath was captured on video and shown on social media in the early hours of Thursday following the Champions League semi-final game a few hours earlier.

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2 w. ago The France expat dream that became a nightmare: British mother, 65, is seen dancing and smiling with her French lover in video captured just months before she was stabbed to death 

The carefree moment was recorded in December outside Café Village, a bar where Mrs Carter and Mr Guerrier worked closely together in the hamlet of Tremolat in Dordogne

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