2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (303+ words) The exhibition Out of Place, now showing at the Jeu de Paume, traces moments in time captured by Ractliffe between 1982 and 2026. RFI met her on the sidelines of the show. RFI: What is your exhibition Out of Place about? But…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (318+ words) Two new local nature reserves are to be proposed in Telford & Wrekin as the council aims to have the equivalent of 1,050 football pitches covered by special protected status. One site would involve creating a bigger local nature reserve (LNR) along…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (307+ words) A rare penguin chick has hatched at a Dorset aquarium, the latest success in a six-year-long breeding programme. The little fairy penguin chick - named Henry - has been hand reared since hatching last week at Weymouth Sea Life Centre. The centre…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (203+ words) Sir Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping met on Thursday, 29 January, as the UK and China seek to improve long-strained relations. Sir Keir, the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years, held talks with Mr Xi at the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) More funding to improve adult social care provision has been approved by Hull City Council's cabinet, after a watchdog found services required improvement. In October 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) gave the council the lowest possible ranking of one out…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (975+ words) US President Donald Trump has said the UK's plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is an "an act of GREAT STUPIDITY", months after he endorsed the move. Under the "3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal, the UK will lease back…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (850+ words) The Islamic State-inspired radical responsible for a supermarket knife rampage in New Zealand was watched for five years and jailed for three before authorities exhausted all avenues to keep him detained, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Saturday. It was the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) South Africa won the three-horse race on Tuesday night from African qualifying Group C for a place at next year's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Rwanda as pacesetters Benin lost 4-0 in Nigeria. Going into the final round of games,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (579+ words) Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina said in a statement on Sunday that "an attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was underway in the Indian Ocean island state, a day after some soldiers joined a vast protest movement that started…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (971+ words) South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is stepping up his diplomacy, engaging President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders in a renewed drive for peace efforts in Ukraine South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed himself more firmly on the diplomatic…...