The age of extinctionBirds This article is more than 6 months oldThis article is more than 6 months oldIt takes just under a minute to make a single swift brick that could house generations of migratory birds. So why isn’t it compulsory to install them in the UK?
At first, it is hard to spot. A small hole in the eaves is often all that can be seen. It’s only on closer inspection that a hollow brick can be discerned, slotted neatly into a wall. Read More...
PoliceObituaryJohn Stalker obituaryGreater Manchester deputy chief constable controversially removed as head of the ‘shoot-to-kill’ inquiry into the RUC
No police officer below the rank of commissioner or chief constable achieved a higher profile over the last half century than John Stalker, former deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester, who has died aged 79. First, as the person at the centre of the “Stalker affair” during the Northern Ireland Troubles and then as a broadcaster and writer, he was a key figure in the shaping of public attitudes to criminal justice and the police. Read More...
The ObserverFictionReviewA viral sensation in the early 00s and now in print, this raw, groundbreaking tale of a teenager’s sex life revels in the language of Black Londoners
In 2005, the then 13-year-old Jade LB wrote Keisha the Sket (originally called Keisha Da Sket) – a sprawling narrative about a 17-year-old girl from inner London whose life consists of sex, predatory men, parties and tragedies. LB uploaded the tale on to a blog site called Piczo and the story spread around London schools before social media was really available on phones. Read More...