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Burnham backs down on Russia-Brexit claims as inquest ordered for murdered teen
The Prime Minister has retreated on Russia-Brexit interference claims after swift backlash. A coroner has ordered a full inquest into the murder of Sheffield teenager Harvey Willgoose, whilst TFG retailers deal with a cyber-security breach.
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Leicester conference assesses progress for minority ethnic artists 50 years on
A conference in Leicester is marking 50 years since cultural historian Naseem Khan’s report, *The Arts Britain Ignores*, challenged the exclusion of minority ethnic artists from British cultural life. The event will examine how far the arts sector has changed and what more is needed, as the meaning of British identity remains contested and independent…
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Father seeks murder charge after Nagoya woman is killed by jumper
A man jumped from an 11th-floor apartment in Nagoya, Japan, killing a woman walking below him. Though the jumper survived, the victim’s father is now fighting for murder charges rather than the current gross negligence charge, arguing the man knew his actions could kill someone innocent. Shinsei Taguchi, 29, jumped from the building on 19…
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London exhibition explores women’s bodies through family histories and ritual
Autograph in London is presenting three exhibitions focused on bodies, identity and inherited knowledge. The main show, *Our Bodies Have Been Bridges*, brings together photographs by Laura Aguilar, Koyoltzintli and Tarrah Krajnak, using personal and family histories to explore visibility, care and women’s experiences. Aguilar’s desert self-portraits, made in the 1990s, show her large, queer…
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Japan’s youth academies strengthen the women’s team with technical training
Japan’s women’s team has built on its international success through a youth development system run by the Japanese Football Association. Its academies aim to develop technically skilled players and help them learn to play as a cohesive team, supporting Japan’s recent Women’s Asian Cup win and a growing presence in top overseas leagues. Three academies…
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Japanese tourist dies while swimming at Queensland’s Millaa Millaa Falls
A 22-year-old Japanese tourist drowned at Millaa Millaa Falls in Queensland on Monday after failing to resurface while swimming with friends. His body was recovered about two hours later; police are investigating and will report to the coroner, but the death is not being treated as suspicious. The falls, south-west of Cairns, are a popular…
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Chip stocks slide after Broadcom boss likens AI investing to ‘casino’
Semiconductor shares fell sharply across Asia on Tuesday following comments by Broadcom’s chief executive comparing many AI investors to “casino” gamblers, coupled with claims from Chinese rival CXMT about progress on new memory chip technology. The sell-off reflected mounting concerns that companies have been investing heavily in AI infrastructure based on unrealistic expectations rather than…
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Cockroach Janta Party leaders detained after entering Delhi protest site
Leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party were detained after climbing over barricades into Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site and demanding the chief election commissioner resign. Their action came amid protests over a contentious revision of electoral rolls and a government decision to remove Jantar Mantar’s status as an authorised protest venue. Party founder Abhijeet Dipke…
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Bonnie Garmus’s comic novel champions poetry amid magazine office feuds
Bonnie Garmus’s second novel, *Peck & Peck*, is an offbeat office comedy set at a prestigious but dysfunctional poetry magazine in 1980s New York. The review finds it zany and laugh-out-loud funny, while also making an impassioned case for poetry’s value in a society focused on profit. The story follows Batter Gray, who loves poetry…