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Published 7 days ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Wrexham will welcome judges for the 2025 UK City of Culture later as it steps up its bid to win the title. The town is competing against Bradford, County Durham and Southampton to be named City of Culture on 26 May. The panel will visit a youth centre, the Pontcysyllte aqueduct and Wrexham AFC, as the Hollywood star-owned club chase promotion to the Football League. UK Arts Minister Lord Parkinson said even a nomination would have already had an impact on Wrexham. Aerial show for City of Culture celebrations Wrexham 'so proud' to make City of Culture final Culture capital 2025 judges visit Bradford He said the competition was about "shining a spotlight on places and giving them the opportunity to tell their stories". 'Creating that legacy' "We've had 20 places bidding this time round so … [Read more...] about Wrexham: City of Culture judges visit as bid steps up

Published 10 May Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Judges from the UK City of Culture 2025 team have visited Bradford to find out more about what it has to offer. The West Yorkshire city is one of four on the shortlist, with the winner due to be announced within weeks. Ten judges, headed by screenwriter Sir Phil Redmond, began the tour at the National Science and Media Museum. They then visited the Bradford Live development at the former Odeon, as well as Manningham's Lister Mills and the Salts Mill heritage site. The mill in Saltaire recently welcomed David Hockney's latest work , a 295ft (90m)-long piece depicting the changing seasons of his French garden during lockdown. The judges also went to Keighley to visit the Keighley Creative project arts hub, and visited areas of investment and regeneration in the district, including the £23m Darley Street Market. … [Read more...] about Bradford 2025: Culture capital judges visit city

Two months before Payton Gendron allegedly killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, in the US, he was confronted by a security guard at the store during a trip on which he compiled detailed plans of the location, according to a document posted online in April by a writer who identified himself as Gendron. “I've seen you go in and out ... What are you doing?” the guard asked Gendron on March 8, according to an account in the document. Gendron replied that he was “collecting consensus data” before making excuses and leaving for his car, according to the account, adding: “In hindsight, that was a close call.” The encounter with the guard at the supermarket was described within a 589-page document posted online on April 29. The document refers to the supermarket as “attack area 1” and describes two more Buffalo locations as other attack areas to “shoot all blacks” during an apparent reconnaissance trip that spelled out the travel paths to each one, timing needed for each … [Read more...] about Store guard questioned Buffalo shooting suspect during earlier visit, documents show

Russia expels 34 French, 27 Spanish, and 24 Italian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move Russian soldier pleads guilty at murder trial in Ukraine Ukrainian and Russian officials say peace negotiations have stagnated EU announces funding to help bloc move away from Russian fossil fuels Finland and Sweden submit NATO membership applications This article was last updated at 12:49 UTC/GMT Russian soldier pleads guilty of murder at Kyiv trial Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian tank commander held in Ukraine, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing an unarmed civilian. After his convoy was hit, Shishimarin and four other fleeing soldiers are alleged to have stole a car from outside the village of Chupakhivka in the early days of the invasion. He is accused of attacking the 62-year-old, who was riding past them on a bicycle, to prevent him from reporting their presence. "One of the military servicemen ordered the accused to kill a civilian so that he would not report … [Read more...] about Ukraine: Russian soldier pleads guilty of murder at Kyiv trial — live updates

Patrick Lyoya, Daunte Wright, Andre Hill, Rayshard Brooks, Atatiana Jefferson, Aura Rosser, Stephon Clark, Botham Jean, Jacob Blake, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Akai Gurley. A drop in the ocean of victims of an American policing policy that amounts to ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ when it comes to Black people. Scratch the surface and you’ll find a litany of cases over the past few years alone that could have so easily been handled with patience and compassion – as it should be – yet so often have resulted in death and the destruction of families and communities. Hill and Clark, for example, were shot because police somehow mistook the mobile phones they were holding for weapons. Blake was shot in the back multiple times at close range as he tried to enter his car. Read the detail around enough of these cases and you begin to get the picture. Contrast all that with Kyle Rittenhouse , Robert Aaron Long, Benjamin Murdy, Brian Riley, Floyd Ray Roseberry, Jeffrey … [Read more...] about ‘Buffalo shooting shows life is black and white for trigger happy police in US’

Storybird Studio’s Ganryu 2: Hakuma Kojiro is the follow up to VISCO’s 1999 arcade classic Ganryu on the NEOGEO. It’s a direct sequel to the classic arcade hack and slash adventure that follows legendary samurai Musashi Miyamoto. After over thirty years this revived classic finds new life on current generation consoles. Ganryu 2 follows Musashi Miyamoto after his victory over Sasaki Kojirō in the first game. While meditating he is visited by the spirit of Sasaki Kojiro who threatens to destroy Japan unless Musashi fights him one last time to settle their rivalry. Musashi Miyamoto sets off through Edo-period Japan to defeat his resurrected rival on the island of Ganryû-jima. The retro inspired game features beautiful pixel-art graphics with a vibrant colour palette that really pops off the screen, especially on the Switch OLED. Character models look great with intricate detail being paid to each of the main characters and bosses The enemies sport quirky designs, although … [Read more...] about Ganryu 2: Hakuma Kojiro review: Stunning but tough sequel that will test your mettle

By Shayan Sardarizadeh Published 25 April Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war TikTok has emerged as one of the leading platforms for snappy false videos about the war in Ukraine which are reaching millions. With a user base of more than one billion people - more than half of whom are under 30 - TikTok is where many young people have been getting updates about the conflict, as the platform struggles to stem the flow of misleading information. And you don't need to look that hard to find dubious content. According to an investigation by NewsGuard , a website that monitors online misinformation, new users could be recommended false content about Ukraine within 40 minutes of joining the network. While platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been labelling false or misleading viral videos about the war, TikTok seems to … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: False TikTok videos draw millions of views

Published 5 May Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A police orchestra is set to perform the world premiere of a new arrangement of The Specials' iconic song Ghost Town. The arrangement is part of a concert at Coventry Cathedral to mark the city's tenure as UK City of Culture. Founder member of the band Jerry Dammers agreed the performance by the British Police Symphony Orchestra. The concert on Saturday has been arranged by West Midlands Police as part of the celebrations. The orchestra will also play music by Bob Marley, Antonin Dvorak, Natalie P Hall Rick and Rick Wakeman. Formed in 1989, the orchestra is made up of serving and former police officers and staff. Ghost Town was released on 12 June 1981 and spent three weeks at number one in the UK charts. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . Send your story ideas to: … [Read more...] about Coventry City of Culture: World premiere of orchestral Ghost Town arrangement

Published 12 June 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A Conservative parish councillor accused of being a "despicable racist" has been suspended by the party. Elfan Ap Rees tweeted that most black slaves had "a better life than staying in Africa" and Bristol should "get over" its historical links to slavery. The Locking parish councillor was responding to a tweet about a BBC programme exploring Bristol's past. A Conservative party spokesman said: "Mr Ap Rees has been suspended, pending the outcome of an investigation." In his tweets posted in May, Mr Ap Rees, who has declined to comment since, denied he was being racist and said he "stated a historical fact". "It's history and most slaves were sold by their fellow African tribes to visiting ships and had a better life than staying in Africa. Some cruelty, yes, but there was worse among the White poor living in … [Read more...] about Councillor Elfan Ap Rees suspended after slavery tweets

Published 27 July 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The team behind a town's promotional video criticised for being "white-washed" says it is listening to feedback in order to "make it better". The video is aimed at drawing visitors back to Cheltenham after the coronavirus lockdown, but some residents claim it lacks diversity. Florence Nyasamo-Thomas of Cheltenham Black Lives Matter said the video "doesn't show who we are". Cheltenham BID said it recognises the importance of representing diversity. The two-minute video posted on Visit Cheltenham's website and social media pages shows local businesses welcoming visitors back and asking them what they missed during lockdown. It was produced by Marketing Cheltenham, which is managed by Cheltenham Borough Council, and works in partnership with the local Business Improvement District (BID). What did you miss the … [Read more...] about ‘White-washed’ Cheltenham video to be ‘made better’