Agenten werden begin mei bestookt met een Romeinse kaars met 380 ‘shots’. Een van hen raakte gewond. De rechter sprak van geweld dat „alle perken te buiten gaat”. Een medeverdachte die het vuurwerk meenam, werd vrijgesproken.

Schiphol besteedt beveiliging, schoonmaak, grondafhandeling en rolstoelassistentie al jarenlang uit aan commerciële bedrijven. Dat drukt de kosten maar ook de lonen. En heeft een negatief effect op de roosters en arbeidsomstandigheden van tienduizenden werknemers. Nu poogt de luchthaven de schade te beperken via aanbestedingen. De chaos van maandag, die doet denken aan 2022, maakte voor het publiek zichtbaar hoe weerbarstig dat is.

De afsluiting van de hoofdrijbaan van de A16 over de Van Brienenoordbrug richting het zuiden is de belangrijkste meerdaagse afsluiting van dit weekeinde. Op vrijdagavond zijn nog meerdere andere werkzaamheden op de A15, de A27 en de N3.

With temperatures in the mid-30s expected, Leo Cullen’s side will need to be at their best to avoid another sad denouement to a French drama

There was a very different feel when Leinster last came to Bilbao for a Champions Cup final. In 2018 it was wet, grey and could have passed for Ballsbridge in March. Not so this time with temperatures in the mid-30s and another baking afternoon in store for their rendezvous with the warm – in every sense – favourites Bordeaux-Bègles.

When Leinster’s fair-skinned head coach, Leo Cullen, walked out for the eve-of-match captain’s run it was reminiscent of a David Attenborough film featuring a lone polar bear on a fast-melting iceberg. There will be no hiding place for heavy tight forwards, a factor exacerbated by the game kicking off in mid-afternoon. Apparently an evening slot was impossible for French TV because of a clash with – wait for it – the Cannes film festival closing ceremony.

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Every choice or omission stands up to scrutiny, although the FA’s tech team did not do such a good job at the unveiling

Message timed out. Too many requests. Too. Many. Requests. Too many. I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t let you do that. Don’t open the doors. I’m afraid, Dave. Harry Maguire’s mum appears to be extremely upset.

And with those magical words the journey begins. A journey into fantasy, joy and beer thrown in the air, into issues of identity and national character. All of it launched with a far more accurate definition of Englishness than Sir Gareth ever managed. Specifically, the fact that nothing ever bleeding well works around here, plus some very solid evidence for always being wary of people called Jez promising tech‑based solutions for things that don’t really need solutions.

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Being a carnivore is often seen as an expression of manhood, but the need has never been greater for men to cut down their intake

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Eating too much of it risks chronic disease, growing it contributes about an eighth of human-made climate pollution, and there is evidence linking it to certain cancers.

But there’s no denying meat – especially red and processed meat – remains a firm fixture on dinner plates. This is especially the case for blokes, posing a masculine challenge to the climate crisis.

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Photography is often touted as the most democratic and accessible medium in the visual arts. Today, the majority of us carry phones equipped with powerful, easy-to-use cameras that capture our lives and the world around us, transforming each of us into a documentarian at a moment’s notice. This omnipresence shapes our understanding of art and culture and often serves as a critical tool for political and social change.

The same is true for a forthcoming exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985 transports viewers to the mid-20th century, when the medium rose to prominence not only for artists but also for organizers, activists, and cultural icons. Featuring works by more than 100 photographers, the expansive exhibition ranges from editorial and commercial commissions to self-portraits and mixed-media social critiques. Many of the works push back against the state-sanctioned racism of the Jim Crow era and highlight the acts of protest that emerged from such discrimination.

Included is a graphic collage by Ralph Arnold titled “Above This Earth, Games, Games” that splices cut-outs of football matches with images of war and destruction. Taken that same year, 1968, was Ernest Withers’s captivating shot of Memphis sanitation workers picketing following the death of two employees. Creating a visual wall of signs declaring “I Am A Man,” the strikers in suits and hats demand both better working conditions and dignity and respect.

Cultural touchstones like the enigmatic musician and philosopher Sun Ra also appear. In a dynamic, black-and-white photo by Ming Smith, the jazz leader spins in front of the band, his glittering garb appearing like a halo of brilliant sparks.

Exhibition curators contextualize the show in a quote from Julian Bond, a civil rights leader who helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: “Pictures told, for those who could not see themselves, of the strength and beauty of the people, of the hostility and anger of the opposition, and of the promise of a world free of racism.”

Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985 is on view from July 25 to November 8 in Jackson.

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Experts said the arrests may be part of “a pre-planned operation” aimed at “instilling fear in the Muslim community” and smearing the reputation of structures led by Grand Mufti Gaynutdin.

VERBANIA (ANP) - Alberto Bettiol heeft de dertiende etappe in de Giro d'Italia gewonnen. De Italiaan van XDS Astana kwam na 189 kilometer tussen Alessandria en Verbania solo aan. Andreas Leknessund uit Noorwegen werd tweede en Jasper Stuyven uit België derde.

Voor Bettiol is het de tweede ritoverwinning in de Ronde van Italië. Hij bezorgde zijn ploeg al de derde overwinning in deze Giro. Hij won eerder in 2021 de achttiende etappe. In 2019 schreef Bettiol de Ronde van Vlaanderen op zijn naam.

De Giro d'Italia gaat zaterdag de Alpen in met een zware bergetappe.