20 h. ago ‘Bike lanes are great – I hope these issues get resolved’: Rafael Escobedo de la Riva’s best phone picture

On a street in Tenerife, an architect spotted a graphic composition - and evidence of drivers resisting changeRafael Escobedo de la Riva was heading home from his office in Santa Cruz de Tenerife when he took this image. New bike lanes had recently been installed and it seemed to be taking drivers time to adjust. “There was some resistance and a lack of understanding by local people of this new way of moving around the city,” Escobedo de la Riva says.He took this image in the aftermath of one particular incident and knew instantly that he’d captured something special. Many people get the impression of a red and white lighthouse against a blue sea, but his interpretation is far more grandiose: “I was actually more reminded of the work of Russian constructivism from the early 20th century,” Escobedo de la Riva, an architect, says “the strong geometrical architecture and composition” drew him to the scene in the first place, adding that he would “love for people to be inspired to ...

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29 h. ago Trump says US to boycott G20 as president leans into widely disputed claims of white genocide in host nation South Africa

The president has continued to claim an ongoing genocide of white people is underway in South Africa, despite a wealth of evidence this is not true

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47 h. ago Air Force One base on lockdown and people rushed to hospital as 'white powder' found

A building inside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland has been forced to evacuate after an individual opened a suspicious package

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3 d. ago Pictured: White Frenchman suspected of driving into a crowd of 10 people before screaming 'Allahu Akbar' as he was arrested

Jean Guillot, 35, was in custody accused of 'attempted murder' following the Wednesday morning rampage on Oléron, off France 's western Atlantic coast.

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7 d. ago If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? | Jason Okundaye

Conservatives see these institutions as finishing schools for the next generation of leaders – and they won’t cede them to progressive ideasWhen I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student at Cambridge University, I was plastered all over the national press for making a tweet about white people. It has not turned out to be a big deal for my life or career, but at the time it felt monumental: racist hate mail was sent to my college for months; the Conservative MP Bob Blackman called for my prosecution; and tabloid journalists turned up at my home and harassed my mother (it was August, a famously slow news month). I received a lot of support from the student population, alumni and the police (and none from the university, bar a few kind academics), but it cast a shadow over the rest of my time there – I worried about what future I could have or what employer would hire me if they were to Google my name and see I had attracted scandal. Mostly I wondered why this was national news.I found...

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1 week ago Labour council's woke guide on how to make statues of historic 'white oppressors' less offensive

Camden Council, which covers Sir Keir Starmer's constituency of Holborn and St Pancras, has reviewed local memorials which reinforce 'white, male dominance over the people'.

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1 week ago DARREN LEWIS: Sarah Pochin thinks there are too many Black people on TV

Pochin is from a party intent on purging this country of non-white people. Of course she’d have a problem with the real world. But many of the people empowering or amplifying those like her, they don’t have that excuse.

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1 week ago Expert names one aspect of A House of Dynamite that is a success despite inaccuracies

‘It scares the bejesus out of people,’ says former White House aide on divisive nuclear war film

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1 week ago The tragic change a single year has made in America | Margaret Sullivan

As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hopeOne year ago, everything was so different. In late October 2024, before the US presidential election, thoughtful Americans could certainly acknowledge the deep flaws of their country – its injustices and inequality – but they could still recognize it as the United States. A democracy. A place where the rule of law meant something. A nation led by a dignified and decent public servant, despite his advanced age and increasing frailty.These days, in late October 2025, many of us barely recognize the nation we live in. People suspected of being illegal immigrants are rounded up and shoved into vans, sometimes denied due process. The East Wing of the “people’s house” – the White House – is being destroyed for an obscene ballroom. Donald Trump is persecuting his political rivals or supposed enemies and demanding the justice department hand over $230m. Armed military personnel...

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2 w. ago Reform UK MP says seeing adverts 'full of Black people' drives her 'mad'

Sarah Pochin was responding to a question about whether her party will do anything about the 'representation of demographics in TV adverts', and claimed white people were 'demonised'

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2 w. ago Island on the Thames is cheaper than neighbours' homes, just a 40

Many people dream of owning their own island. White sandy beaches, palm trees, crystal clear waters and complete solitude.

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2 w. ago Trump seeks cap on refugee admissions at only 7,500 people — nearly all could be white South Africans

Administration officials are considering plans to drastically slash the number of refugees allowed in the country

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2 w. ago Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?

The aim is to address systemic and institutional racism but those efforts need the space to expand not shrink• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt’s Black History Month in the UK, and it feels like it’s time for a rethink. Over the years, an event that started out as a celebration and reminder of history, culture and the connections between global Black communities, has taken on a corporate feel, expanding to include events where Black people are paid to talk to white audiences about “unconscious bias” and “allyship”. The 2020s Black Lives Matter protests created a surge in the business of demonstrating racial awareness. But even that moment has passed. The wave has crested, leaving a sort of hollowed out legacy of what raising awareness is for. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mrs Hinch fans rave over cleaning method that can improve look of dirty white socks

White socks can be a nightmare to clean, but there's a way to get them looking fresh and white again, and people are going wild for it because it really works...

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2 w. ago The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza

I fled war at 14 and decades later became a US citizen. Now I fear racism and exclusion could become official policyLast week, leaked documents from the Trump administration reportedly revealed plans to gut the US refugee program, not only capping refugee resettlement at a record low of 7,500, but also transforming it from a life-saving humanitarian system into one that favors white South Africans and Europeans over the world’s most vulnerable people. As a refugee who found safety and belonging in this country, I broke into a sweat reading the news. Memories of my own journey rushed back, now mixed with a deeper fear that racism and exclusion are not just social undercurrents, but official policy.I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fled war at 14, spending nearly two decades in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally being resettled in the United States. Here, I reunited with my family, built a new life, and became a citizen. My story is one of patience, resilience an...

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2 w. ago 'Bridezilla' sparks outrage after banning guest's service dog from wedding

A bride-to-be is seeking advice after banning service dogs from her wedding to protect her other guests - but her sister-in-law claims the rules are outrageous

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3 w. ago Woke CNN guest sparks fury by suggesting ALL white people in red states are racist

She made the remark about racism as the panel discussed Vice President JD Vance's response to an explosive Young Republicans group chat.

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3 w. ago Refugee groups slam alleged Trump plan to give preference to white English speakers: ‘Unconscionable betrayal’

White House could reshape admissions process that would overwhelmingly favor white people

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4 w. ago ‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidationWhen Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,” it read.The leaflet, written by a far-right group, was distributed along her street three years ago in Moseley, a leafy suburb of Birmingham. It went on to blame NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social housing and even traffic on “the rising population”. Continue reading...

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