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A number of posters with the phrase "it's okay to be white" have appeared around Bristol city centre since Monday. The posters, which feature no other messaging or branding, have been criticised on social media and by residents. Students from the University…

Something worrying is happening in the British media. In fact, a tide has been turning for some time. As waves of shouting over Brexit and bigotry roll over us, we are left swimming in a industry-wide sea of contrarian commentary. The problem is not entirely…

Most serious people who make the fundamental strategic error of appearing on ITVs Good Morning Britain do so standing in the street outside the Langham Hotel in central London. This is the closest they can get to the BBCs Broadcasting House without the actual…

Hi and welcome to another January edition of Laura's Links. This is the I'm Completely and Utterly Freezing My Zionist Tuchus Off Why Do I Live In Such A Cold Place issue. actually heard on the radio over the weekend that Monday was officially The Most Depres…

Since last Thursdays episode of BBCQuestion Time, actor Laurence Fox has been at the centre of much controversy about his perception of racism. But the debate over his trollish arguments may be occluding a more significant issue. During a debate over whether…

Before dawn on August 25th, Rafi jolted awake to the sounds of police outside Spirou Trikoupi, a building where he was squatting, in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia. A muscular twenty-eight-year-old from Kabul, Rafi had been an interpreter for the U.S. mi…

Saarlanders are protesting the state Carnival association's official decision to bar Heiko II and Ute I from consideration as Princely Couple of the Year. The women had been nominated by the Carnival group in their village of Kleinblittersdorf, but on Wednes…

The penny should have dropped long before now. That it has taken this amount of time is a sign of a much bigger issue: the UKs unwillingness to accept, once and for all, that black children are exposed to discrimination the minute they enter the education sys…

WASHINGTON - Editor's note: We want you to know what's happening, and why and how it could impact your life, family or business, so we created a weekly digest of the top original immigration, migration and refugee reporting from across VOA. Questions? Tips? C…

Smartphone: From thumb to neck When Apple's iPhone appeared in 2007, it wasn't immediately clear just how quickly it would completely change the way we use media. The touchscreen, with its plethora of functions, spread rapidly, and other manufacturers follow…