Image copyright Murillo/Hamdan/Cammock/Shani Image caption The artists shortlisted tackle issues such as oppression and marginalised The Turner Prize has been criticised over its sponsorship from a businessman who was in favour of a ban on teaching LGBT issues in Scottish schools. Sir Brian Souter, whose failed campaign to keep Section 28, a law banning teachers […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Business spending on sports sponsorship is set to grow by 4% to £35bn globally in 2019, according to a new report. But rights-holders, such as leagues, teams or tournaments, are under-exploiting sponsorship deals, according to research from agency Two Circles. It says that there could be an extra £14bn in revenues being
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Baby orangutans on the island of Sumatra are being captured and sold as pets, but charities are working to rescue the animals and confront the owners. This is a series about the animals of Indonesia’s Leuser rainforest and the people trying to save them. Leuser is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. Part
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The U.K. should effectively eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will change everything from the way people heat their homes to what they eat, an independent committee that advises the British government on climate change recommended Thursday. A report from the Committee on Climate Change said the government must adopt
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: KLUBER HURT Indians ace Corey Kluber will be re-evaluated in Cleveland, a day after a line drive in Miami broke his right forearm. There was no early word on how long the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner would be out. The right-hander was put in
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Ahead of Thursday’s local elections in England and Northern Ireland, Jeremy Corbyn raised a report out on inequality He recalled that on her first day in office, Theresa May promised to tackle “burning social injustices that plague our society”. Theresa May said she wanted everyone to have the opportunity to “reach their potential whatever their
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The Latest on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank is a “nonpolitical institution,” and officials were not considering outside criticism in making their decisions. President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that the Fed needed to cut its key policy rate by
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Image caption Owen Smith’s Pontypridd constituency includes the Royal Glamorgan Hospital A Labour MP has accused Welsh ministers of being partly to blame for failings in Cwm Taf maternity services. An independent review said units at Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles hospitals were “dysfunctional” and mothers’ worries were often ignored. Pontypridd MP Owen Smith said
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Avengers cast and crew (L-R): Joe and Anthony Russo, Kevin Feige, Robert Downey Jr, Jeremy Renner and Brie Larson Avengers: Endgame, the fourth instalment in Marvel’s superhero crossover franchise, made an unprecedented $1.2bn at the box office last weekend. It’s the biggest three-day haul in movie history; and
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Image copyright Atlantic Leather Image caption Atlantic Leather produces fish leathers from four different species Steinunn Gunnsteinsdóttir admits that it took her family more than a few attempts to be able to make leather from fish skins. “The first 200 times we just made smelly fish soups,” she says. Ms Gunnsteinsdóttir is the sales manager
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