Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project review – electric film about radical thinker and poet | Movies
nBestselling American poet and civil rights activist Ikki Giovanni was on fire in the 1960s. Completed before her death in December, the documentary watched Giovanni in the late '70s and promoted the sold-out release. On stage, she recites poems about love, race, and gender, while at the same time as a stand-up comedian, she erupts […]
‘In a rut’: cost of fixing pothole-plagued roads in England and Wales soars to £17bn | Infrastructure
According to the latest industry report, the cost of fully revising local roads in England and Wales' pothole amounts reached a new high of nearly £17 billion. The required record is filled with one pothole every 18 seconds, despite an increase in government funding to target road repairs. Report Nearly a sixth of local roads […]
Iguanas probably floated to Fiji millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say | Animals
Researchers have been wondering how the iguanas reached Fiji. Most modern iguanas live in the Americas. Thousands of miles and one huge ocean. They may have thought that volcanic activity ran there through Asia and Australia before pushing Fiji's islands far away. However, new research shows that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled 5,000 miles […]
Inside the UK’s first drug consumption room – podcast | Drugs policy
Thistle is a new drug consumption clinic located on the eastern edge of Glasgow and aims to reduce drug-related deaths in the city. Open 365 days a year. In 2023, 1,172 Scots died of drug misuse. A quarter of Glasgow was named European Drug Death Capital. Libby Brooksthe Guardian's Scottish correspondent speaks to staff at […]
Israel-Gaza war: IDF strikes kill 100 as Netanyahu threatens to attack Hamas with ‘increasing military strength’ – live | Israel-Gaza war
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Coalition of the willing’ military chiefs to assemble in London | Ukraine
Dozens of military chiefs of Ukrainian allies are scheduled to meet in the UK on Thursday without the US. Support the Ukrainians if a ceasefire is declared. The UK's Prime Minister, Kiel's priority office said Monday that more than 30 countries are expected to be involved in such a coalition. “The ability to contribute is […]
Probation Service problems in England and Wales leaving public at risk, watchdog finds | Prisons and probation
The UK and Wales probation services are “too little experience and training” and “too little staff” putting public members at risk, the official watchdog discovered. Martin Jones, the chief inspector for probation, said in his annual report that attempts by staff under pressure “keeping others safe” were “consistently inadequate at all tests.” The findings are […]
Thousands of Whitehall ‘credit cards’ to be suspended in spending crackdown | Civil service
Thousands of Whitehall officials will suspend this week on what they consider the government's “credit cards” as wasteful spending on civil servants, in the latest crackdown on workers. Cabinet Secretary Pat McFadden said on Monday that he would freeze almost all of the 20,000 Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) within a few days to cancel at […]
Driver admits to causing deaths of three teenagers in Warwickshire car crash | UK news
The teenage driver admitted to causing the deaths of three passengers who died in a crash in Warwickshire five weeks after passing the driver's license exam. Police said the Edward Spencer incident had “devastating consequences” that could occur if the car was inadvertently driven. Spencer, 19, pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court on Monday on […]
Many victims of Channel dinghy tragedy could have been saved, inquiry hears | Immigration and asylum
If rescue services were searching for longer, many of the people who died in the Channel's immigrant dinghy to the greatest loss of life ever, family lawyers said. Their comments came after independence Cranston enquiries This examines the situation surrounding the large number of own deaths and has heard evidence from experts about the viability […]