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23 May 2019

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News imageA view of the dam at Brazilian miner Vale"s Gongo Soco mine is seen in Barao de Cocais, Minas Gerais state

Brazilian town waits as another dam at risk

Residents of Barão de Cocais are on alert as a nearby mining dam is at risk of collapse.

News imageSS Great Britain

Ship's role in cricket history celebrated

The SS Great Britain carried the first English cricket team to tour Australia in 1861.

News imageRichard Haughton and Shuck

Thatcher's puppy has roof work licked

At just a few weeks old, Shuck is showing he has what it takes to be a thatcher's mate.

News imageSassify

The artists working for a queer utopia

Editors of the zine Sassify are challenging perceptions of gender, sexuality and identity.

News imageMae Martin

Why Mae Martin wants no labels put on love

Canadian stand-up Mae Martin wishes we could all relax about each other's sexuality.

News imageA still from Mulan

The power of Disney's nostalgia during a pandemic

Mulan is the latest animation to be made live-action. Why is Disney remaking so many films?

News imageEinstein/Eddington

The man who made Einstein world-famous

UK astronomer Arthur Eddington proved the German-born physicist's theory of relativity in May 1919.

News imageAnimation student

'Nobody in Bahrain knows about Teesside'

Wannabe animators from across the world are now flocking to Middlesbrough.

News imageLuchita Hurtado

Artist stages first exhibition aged 98

Luchita Hurtado has opened her first solo art exhibition at London's Serpentine Gallery.

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