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Channel 4 Hollyoaks stars thrilled as production moves to new location

Romance is in the air as scenes of the new soap were filmed outside some of Merseyside's most famous landmarks

Liverpool Echo · Mar 24, 2023

The Cuban Collapse – a photo essay

Far from the romanticised notion of Old Havana, this project documents the city’s housing situation as a microcosm of the country’s collapse. Many buildings have collapsed or been declared uninhabitable, forcing people to live in shelters or squat in unsafe conditions while new hotels are built around them

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

Two GOP Governors Endorse State-Sponsored Immigration Visas

The idea has limitations, but would be a major improvement over the status quo.

Reason · Feb 23, 2023

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez review – political horror

Set in the decades during and after Argentina’s military dictatorship, this occult treatment of the ‘dirty war’ fuses political allegory and gleeful gore

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Liberation Day by George Saunders and Our Share Of Night by Mariana Enriquez.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Great British Bake Off accused of 'tacky and racist stereotypes' in Mexican Week

Mexican Week on Bake Off received a lot of backlash, with people calling the programme out for 'tacky jokes about Mexican stereotypes' as well as the 'misidentification of Mexican food'

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Wider Image: In Mexico, more loved ones go missing. Their families keep searching

Manki Lugo no longer remembers how many dead bodies she has found in the seven years she has searched across northern Mexico for her son.

Reuters · Sep 28, 2022

Twin babies die in hot car after dad forgets to drop them off before going to work

Marissa Quattrone Rodriguez is calling on the US to bring in the Hot Cars Act. It would require all new vehicles to be equipped with technology that detects if someone is still inside after the engine is switched off and raise the alarm

Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

The Salsa café in Stockport that "doesn't do small portions" and sells out very quickly

Luis Sanjuan's little place is a delight

Manchester Evening News · Jul 23, 2022

They were on a luxury cruise, then the coughing began – the ship that became a global Covid pariah

When passengers boarded the MS Zaandam in March 2020, they were preparing for the holiday of a lifetime. Within days they would be confined to their rooms on a liner that no country would let dock. How long would their ordeal last?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022