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Queer quilts, rebellious knitting and political pants: the radical world of textiles
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 14:00
Woven, threaded, stitched and sewn, textile practice predates all recorded history; in fact some anthropologists speculate that textiles – made for warmth and shelter – may have been humanity’s first technology. Manual textile-making has historically been a communal process, too, providing space for conversation, solidarity and, sometimes, resistance. Over the …
Watchdog calls for end to ‘adultification’ of black children by police in England and Wales
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 13:20
The police watchdog for England and Wales has called for urgent measures to stop the “adultification” of black children by officers, but campaigners have said the revised guidelines do not go far enough. The Independent Office for Police Conduct identified adultification as a racial bias that primarily affects black children …
UK government failing to list use of AI on mandatory register
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 06:00
Not a single Whitehall department has registered the use of artificial intelligence systems since the government saidit would become mandatory, prompting warnings that the public sector is “flying blind” about the deployment of algorithmic technology affecting millions of lives. AI is already being used by government to inform decisions on …
Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18
Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 00:59
• A senior official in Joe Biden’s administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and lowering the conscription age to as young as 18. The official, speaking to the Associated Press on the …
Dead Sea ‘white smokers’ provide early sinkhole warning, say scientists
Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 06:00
Venting chimneys have been discovered on the floor of the Dead Sea. These previously unknown “white smokers” spew out salty water and provide early warning of sinkhole formation on nearby land. The Dead Sea is sinking fast. Over the past 50 years, intense evaporation has resulted in it dropping by …
Namibia goes to polls amid anger at high unemployment rate
Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 03:00
Namibians are going to the polls with the longtime ruling party’s parliamentary majority under threat if dissatisfied young people turn out in big numbers amid a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment globally. The Swapo party could also be forced to contest a second round in the presidential election for the first …
China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey
Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 00:01
Nearly half of experts surveyed by a climate thinktank believe China’s carbon dioxide emissions have already peaked, or will do so in 2025, reflecting increasing optimism about the country’s green transition at a time when it is being called on to take a leading position on global climate action. According …
‘We’d rather perish’: protests roil South Korean women’s university over plan to admit male students
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 23:05
Spray paint and protest bannerscover the walls and pavements of Dongduk women’s university in Seoul. “We’d rather perish than open our doors, ”reads one slogan. Since 11 November, students have staged a sit-in, initially occupying the main building and blocking access to classroom buildings across campus, forcing classes to move …
Southport dance teacher: ‘We just lost faith in the world’ after fatal attack
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 18:20
A dance teacher who survived the knife attack in Southport in which three children were killed has said she is hoping her voice “will get louder and louder” after the trial of her alleged attacker. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were killed …
Welsh government urged to safeguard Celtic rainforests
Tue, 26 Nov 2024, 13:56
They are rich, damp, dappled places of twisted branches, vivid green mosses and lichens, important homes for rare birds, bats and insects, and steeped in myths and tales. Buta reportfrom a group of conservation organisations has concluded that the remaining pockets of temperate, or Celtic, rainforests of Walesare in a …
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