New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects It’s a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn’t know. But unanswered questions and archival silences are at the heart of the new Africa Hub at Manchester Museum, north-west England, which is inviting people around the … Read more
Exclusive: Wife of Jihad al-Shamie says he was ‘intimidating, aggressive and controlling’ but did not seem radicalised The Manchester synagogue terrorist was “intimidating, aggressive and controlling” but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said. The woman, who married Jihad al-Shamie in an Islamic ceremony … Read more
Police say Jihad al-Shamie made call to emergency services during attack that resulted in the deaths of two worshippers The Manchester synagogue terrorist rang 999 during his deadly attack pledging allegiance to the terror group Islamic State, police have said. Jihad al-Shamie, 35, made the call claiming responsibility for the attack after driving his car … Read more
Footballer turned developer questions spate of flag raisings and says ‘we’re all being turned on each other’ Gary Neville has revealed he removed a union flag from one of his Manchester development sites because it was being “used in a negative fashion”, as he urged his followers to question what it means to be patriotic. … Read more