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£150,000 levelling up grant awarded to Tory donor’s amusement centre in Hastings

7 juin, par Rowena Mason and Henry Dyer — Conservatives, Party funding, Travel & leisure, UK news, Politics, Business, Local government

Owens centre, co-founded by Lubov Chernukhin, raises questions about whether public money has gone to projects most in need of it A £150,000 grant from Boris Johnson’s flagship levelling up towns fund was awarded to an amusement centre launched by the Conservative donor Lubov Chernukhin, raising (...)
‘I feel the wing-draught of dozens of hummingbirds’ : the wild beauty of Panama

7 juin, par Kevin Rushby — Panama holidays, North and Central America holidays, Wildlife holidays, Adventure travel, Wildlife, Travel, Conservation, Environment, Biodiversity

The Central American country has incredible wildlife and biodiversity. Our writer explores its forest and meets the Indigenous people hoping to preserve it Suddenly the road loses the plot. Deep holes spread like a rash, then become pits that expand into missing sections filled with rainwater. (...)
Book bans are sweeping US schools. A surprising new victim ? The Bible | Arwa Mahdawi

7 juin, par Arwa Mahdawi — Utah, LGBTQ+ rights, US news, Religion

When Utah’s Republican lawmakers decided to clamp down on ‘pornographic or indecent’ texts, they won’t have had the Old Testament in mind When I was a teenager, I read Genesis for the first and only time. It was quite the revelation. Excuse me, I would say with teenage zeal, to anyone who would (...)
I fear I’m being priced out of my home by Lambeth’s 350% energy price rise

7 juin, par Anna Tims — Household bills, Energy bills, Money, Consumer affairs, Energy, Housing, Society

I’m a pensioner who has lived here since the estate was built in 1977, but now I’m having to pay an extra £76 a week I am a 77-year-old pensioner who has been a tenant of Lambeth council in London since my estate was built in 1977. We brought up our family here, and my husband died here, but I (...)
Tina Turner to Cindy Crawford : icons shot by Richard Avedon – in pictures

7 juin, par Guardian Staff — Photography, Art and design, Culture, Exhibitions, Fashion, Celebrity

To celebrate 100 years since the renowned American photographer’s birth, famous names pick their favourite images – of Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe and more Continue reading...
Petrol and diesel engines are dying technology. The electric car age is inevitable | Ben Lane

7 juin, par Ben Lane — Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Technology, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environment, Motoring, Travel and transport, Climate crisis, World news

Arguments over the green credentials of electric cars are already over. Work on 21st-century tech, and leave the past behindBen Lane is co-founder and CTO at Zapmap, a UK-wide map of electric car charging points It should by now be clear to all vehicle manufacturers and policymakers that the (...)
‘Glimmer of light’ in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Namibia

7 juin, par Julie Bourdin — Global development, Namibia, Africa, LGBTQ+ rights

Two families are celebrating a supreme court victory that will allow them to stay together, and offers hope in the ongoing battle for rights across Africa On a sunny afternoon in early June, Daniel Digashu, Johann Potgieter and their son, Lucas, are preparing to welcome friends to their farm in (...)
Sight Extended review – unsettling tale is an eye-opener in our age of AI anxiety

7 juin, par Cath Clarke — Film, Science fiction and fantasy films, Artificial intelligence (AI), Technology, Culture, Consciousness, Computing, Human biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Science

An agoraphobic downloads an app that promises to turn his life around – but things begin to get sinister when it takes over his social interactions This disturbingly real-looking artificial intelligence sci-fi was made a couple of years ago on what looks like a budget of small change tipped out (...)
Replastering Mali’s Great Mosque of Djenné – in pictures

7 juin, par Ousmane Makaveli / AFP / Getty Images — Mali

Thousands of people gather each year to replaster the walls of the city of Djenné’s Great Mosque Continue reading...
A moment that changed me : I ditched my car - and improved my fitness, sleep and bank balance

7 juin, par Stuart Jeffries — Life and style

I saved money, embraced my neighbourhood and met some kind people. All while feeling good about doing my bit for the environment After our rustbucket of a VW Polo was towed away from outside Marks & Spencer, I rang the car pound to ask how much it would cost to get it out. “It will be £250, (...)

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