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Exclusive: Outsourced guards, largely from minority ethnic backgrounds, barred from staff hub for mainly white employees

The National Gallery’s security staff, of whom the vast majority are from minority ethnic backgrounds, are facing shocking segregation, a senior curator has claimed.

Its outsourced guards are barred from the building’s high-quality “hub” – bright and airy recreation rooms that are available to the institution’s mainly white employees. They are not allowed to take their breaks there, or even sit in that area.

An 18-month investigation by The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's Embedded podcast and a review of more than a dozen videos from the night of the shooting reveal the most comprehensive view to date of how the chaotic scene unfolded. And they show how a Black teenager who came to join the civil rights movement of his generation — in a zone abandoned by police — ended up killed by a protest movement that thought he was a threat.

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Exclusive: Outsourced guards, largely from minority ethnic backgrounds, barred from staff hub for mainly white employees

The National Gallery’s security staff, of whom the vast majority are from minority ethnic backgrounds, are facing shocking segregation, a senior curator has claimed.

Its outsourced guards are barred from the building’s high-quality “hub” – bright and airy recreation rooms that are available to the institution’s mainly white employees. They are not allowed to take their breaks there, or even sit in that area.

For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for help

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We had heard there was an incredible waterfall somewhere deep in the Thai rainforest. Seeking it out almost killed me.

In 2003 I was travelling solo through south-east Asia when I met Paul, an American with an easy-going, natural warmth. We were the only two people bunking at a youth hostel somewhere in southern Thailand and got chatting one morning. When the staff told us about a beautiful waterfall not far from where we were staying, we made plans to hike there together.

Greek police say 26-year-old Afghan national is believed to have left Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s body in derelict building

Greek authorities have arrested an Afghan national in connection with the death of a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens.

Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, a charity worker described as an “angel full of innocence and goodness” by friends, had been in Greece for almost three weeks when she is believed to have died.

На фото ликвидации аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС из всей массы в 1000 единиц техники сильнее всего выделяется троица немецких мастодонтов — уникальных кранов марки Demag. Каждая машина — чудо техники, способное поднимать сотни тонн на высоту в десятки метров. Они были незаменимы и при ликвидации последствий аварии, и во время строительства объекта «Укрытие». Всё это время сложнейшая техника находилась под сильным излучением, на кое-как выровненной площадке. Какие-то узлы ломались, системы ограничения нагрузки постоянно ругались, но машины выдержали и… А это спойлерить не буду.

Greek police say 26-year-old Afghan national is believed to have left Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s body in derelict building

Greek authorities have arrested an Afghan national in connection with the death of a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens.

Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, a charity worker described as an “angel full of innocence and goodness” by friends, had been in Greece for almost three weeks when she is believed to have died.

Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’

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First Nations advocates warn that prisons in New South Wales could exceed the record number of Indigenous deaths in custody set last year, after two men died this month.

Matthew Roberts, a 27-year-old Bundjalung, Yaegl and Gamilaroi man and father of two young boys, took his life inside Lithgow correctional centre on 7 July after he was remanded in custody in March. Another First Nations man, 21, died a week later at Clarence correctional centre.

The 85-year-old former broadcaster faces 22 charges from six different complainants in what is expected to be a four-month trial

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The high-profile trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones for indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins on Monday in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court and is expected to run for four months and hear from 76 witnesses.

Judge Glenn Walsh will hear from six complainants who were allegedly indecently assaulted by the 85-year-old between 2003 and 2020.

Labour chair accuses Reform of making ‘grubby pacts’ after contradictory reports emerge on timeline of events

Reform UK is operating under a “stench of sleaze”, Labour has said, after reports that Nigel Farage struck a secret deal to return as leader of Reform months before the general election.

Farage was in discussions about a return to the political frontline from as early as March 2024, despite later claiming he had no intention of returning to politics until June 2024, the Sunday Times reported.

• Defending champions send prospects to Tigers

• Cy Young-winning Skubal joins stacked rotation in LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

Skubal got the news during the Tigers’ 8-6 win over the Athletics and was emotional after the game as he prepared to leave the team that drafted him in 2018 and developed him into a star to join the two-time defending World Series champions.

Fire department says two-person crew of one aircraft killed in incident during gale-force winds to west of capital

Two firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, killing the two-person crew of one of the aircraft, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.

Footage showed one of the helicopters losing control in the face of gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western fringes.

Cotality data shows a drop in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as nation’s median home price falls about $19,000 below its March peak

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House prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as the market downturn spreads across Australia.

New Cotality data, released on Monday, showed prices have fallen across most of the nation since May.

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skills

Lucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people, whatever their route through education, after the government was accused of dumbing down England’s schools with plans to create more vocational routes.

The new education secretary said secondary pupils should be able to pursue academic excellence as well as high-quality vocational training, and it was a “false trade-off” to suggest schools could not provide both.

Я не Senior-программист — я собираю продукты с помощью ИИ. И на своём опыте понял: самый дорогой факап в такой работе не в том, что нейросеть пишет плохой код, а в том, что она пишет код, который выглядит рабочим.

В статье — две уязвимости, которые ИИ гарантированно пропускает в платежах (подмена цены и отсутствие проверки вебхуков), приём с чистой сессией для атаки на собственный продукт перед сдачей и пять уровней защиты, до которых я дошёл на практике.

The singer on falling in love with dance, surviving the paparazzi, and reuniting with Kimberley Wyatt and Nicole Scherzinger

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981, Ashley Roberts joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2002. Their debut single, Don’t Cha, spent three weeks at No 1 in the UK in 2005. The sextet sold more than 55m records worldwide before splitting in 2010. Roberts has since appeared on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing, was a judge on Dancing on Ice and is on the Heart breakfast show every morning. The Pussycat Dolls – now a trio of Nicole Scherzinger, Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt – begin a Europe and UK tour in September.

This tutu picture was taken at my first ever dance recital, and I’m happy as can be. It was the 80s, so everything’s pink and fluffy, and I have big hair and a serious fringe. I love the way my feet and hands are angled a little bit abnormally. I thought I was posing for the gods.

Почему Scrum не исчез, но многие привычные процессы уже никогда не будут прежними.

Искусственный интеллект не отменил Agile, но заметно изменил привычные процессы внутри продуктовых команд. Многие задачи, которые еще недавно занимали часы, сегодня выполняются за минуты: подготовка к Scrum-встречам, написание User Stories, планирование спринта, ведение протоколов, анализ результатов и работа с документацией. В этой статье я расскажу, как AI трансформировал мою повседневную работу Product Manager, какие Agile-практики изменились сильнее всего и почему роль человека в команде стала не менее, а даже более важной. Статья основана на личном опыте использования AI в разработке цифровых продуктов и будет полезна Product Manager, Project Manager, Scrum Master и всем, кто работает в Agile-командах.

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects

Four days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost seven years earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from Morocco to the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north African coast, approximately 12 miles (19km) across the strait of Gibraltar from mainland Spain.

Here was a chance for the 44-year-old Moroccan father of four to return to Spain, from which he had been deported when his residency expired after the loss of his job in Bilbao in 2019.

• Para bowler is oldest gold medallist in Games history

• Hoskins: ‘I never thought I’d win at my age. Never give up’

Louise Hoskins has become the oldest gold medallist in Commonwealth Games history, claiming women’s para bowls pairs glory alongside Serena Bonnell.

“It is incredible. I’m still pinching myself,” said 76-year-old Hoskins, who was born during the 1950 Auckland Games and is the oldest competitor at the 2026 Games in Glasgow. “I never thought I’d ever get [a gold medal] at my age. Get out there and have a go, and never give up.”

There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read: "Leave NOW! This may be your only notice."

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