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“The Black Arts Movement of the 1980s grew from Wolverhampton where I was at university, so I studied their work and they became my heroes. Their art is political and I wanted to make work that started a conversation about race too.” The stories of Emmett Till and American lynchings have informed his work, as well as his own experiences as an artist of British Jamaican heritage. “During my research, I started looking for other black or mixed-race glassblowers in the UK and, as yet, I haven’t found any. I’d love to hear if there’s another out there, that I’m not the only one.” … [Read more...] about Design news for January – broken treasures made better and Britain’s only black glassblower

Cheryl Willoughby, the director of its Criminal Justice and Research Planning Unit (CJRPU), revealed: “If we were to look at the gang culture in Barbados – and yes we do have gangs in Barbados – our research shows that some of these young women are masterminds of some of the serious crimes that we’re seeing across Barbados. … [Read more...] about How ‘godmothers of crime’ are taking over mafia gangs behind drug rings, extortion and murder

Durrington High School, which has 1,650 pupils – 21 per cent of them identified as disadvantaged – received 15 laptops in the summer and another 100 on January 11. Sue Marooney, executive head of the school, said: 'The delight when our team have delivered some of the devices is absolutely fantastic. I just think for the wider community and Daily Mail readers – this is investing in not just a child's future but everyone's future. … [Read more...] about Double your money! As magnificent readers help get computers to schoolkids during lockdown, big-hearted firms boost donations total to astonishing £750k