Birmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MA pred 22 urami in 50 minutami More than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launchedMore than 100 academics, writers and activists from around the world have signed an open letter condemning plans to close an MA in Black studies and global justice at Birmingham City University (BCU), just months after it was first launched.The move follows the controversial closure of BCU’s undergraduate course in Black studies in 2024, and has prompted warnings that Black studies are being erased from UK higher education. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greggs to open international shop at Tenerife South airport pred 22 urami in 50 minutami Greggs last operated shops abroad in Belgium in 2008, but said Tenerife was “the ideal location to test spreading our wings in an overseas setting”.(London News)
Virginia Giuffre’s memoir wins top book award pred 23 urami in 31 minutami Nobody's Girl, published last year, detailed Giuffre's encounters with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.(BBC News)
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton mocked for misidentifying a ‘street taco’ pred 23 urami in 38 minutami The British political strategist drew swift criticism in a state where tacos are practically the official dishSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailPolls have shown California voters have been largely disengaged from the upcoming election for governor, but over the weekend one candidate managed to capture the public’s attention – and ire.Steve Hilton, the British political strategist seeking the state’s top office, drew derision after posting a video outside a southern California location of the fast food chain Del Taco while holding the hard-shell tortilla concoction that he referred to as a “street taco”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)