‘The violence of racist tyranny’: African Guernica goes on display alongside Picasso masterpiece 27. March 2026 (08:42) Piece by late South African artist Dumile Feni is part of new series History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme On the second floor of the Reina Sofía, in the very spot where Picasso’s Guernica was first exhibited when it arrived in the Madrid museum 34 years ago, there now hangs a smaller, near-namesake of the Spanish artist’s most famous work.While African Guernica, which was drawn by the late South African artist Dumile Feni in 1967, may lack the scale of Picasso’s masterpiece, its depth, anger and unnerving juxtaposition of man and beast, light and dark, and innocence and cruelty, are every bit as disturbing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online 27. March 2026 (08:20) Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.(BBC News)
Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns 27. March 2026 (07:00) National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summerThey were released this time last year with fanfare, much hope and also, perhaps, a little trepidation.Twelve months on, there have been ups and downs for the first beavers to be (officially) reintroduced into the wild in England since the semiaquatic mammals were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More than 6m vapes and pods discarded weekly in UK despite single-use ban, study finds 27. March 2026 (07:00) Number fell 23% year on year in 2025 but waste companies say recycling systems still under strain from sheer volumeMore than 6m vapes and vape pods are still being discarded every week in the UK, with waste management companies warning the sheer volume continues to strain recycling systems despite the ban on disposable e-cigarettes.According to research by the recycling campaign group Material Focus, the 6.3m vapes and pods thrown away each week in 2025 represented a 23% reduction from the previous year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
