Women’s History Museum Zambia This sacred mask is etched with symbols of Sona, a sophisticated and now rarely used writing system A wooden hunters’ toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has been making waves on social media. “We’ve grown up being told that Africans didn’t know how to read and write,” says...
EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has been suspended by the BBC after using a slur against people with disabilities on the set of Strictly Come Dancing. The offensive remark was made last November during filming for the BBC dance show’s flagship Blackpool week, the Sun on Sunday reported. The BBC said his language was “entirely unacceptable...
Deaf students have been teaching some of Devon’s lifeguards sign language to help keep more people safe in and around the sea. The students from the Deaf Academy in Exmouth taught lifeguards phrases in British Sign Language (BSL) relating to water safety during Deaf Awareness Week. In return, the RNLI lifeguards shared safety tips with...
Buckle’s boxing and BSL life have seamlessly moulded together, but she came to boxing late just three years ago. The Covid pandemic proved a pivotal moment, tying together different aspects of Grace’s life. To combat the isolation of lockdown, Buckle began online – and then in-person – fitness sessions designed to piece together community spirit...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jim Lively wants to install rooftop solar panels on his family’s local food market, just minutes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. Those panels could help power the RV campground they want to open next to the...
Is it simply the modern language of football? Or just “jargon” dressing up the game’s time-honoured glossary of terms in fancy new clothes? From a “low block” to a “high press”, football’s phrase book has gained countless new entries in recent years that have become part of the conversations before, during and after games. These...
In its written reasons for the sanction, the CDC said: “It was alleged that, on a number of occasions (including during the pre-season of 2024 in the changing room at Sophia Gardens) Mr Bradburn asked players of Asian background what their ‘real age’ is and responded to their answer by saying ‘is that your CricInfo...
