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Actor Noel Clarke arrested over allegation of attempted rape in 2007

Former Doctor Who star is also facing allegations of exposure and sexual assault by touching

The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested over an attempted rape, which allegedly took place in 2007.

The former Doctor Who star is also facing allegations of exposure and sexual assault by touching.

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Iran tells US not to let Netanyahu thwart nuclear talks before Trump meeting

Tehran’s intervention comes as the Israeli prime minister heads to a hastily arranged White House encounter

Tehran has told the US not to allow Israel to destroy the chance of reaching an agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme amid speculation that Benjamin Netanyahu intends to use a hastily arranged White House meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday to divert negotiations.

Iran’s intervention came as the Israeli prime minister flew to Washington to plead with Trump not to negotiate a deal with Tehran if it excludes limiting the country’s ballistic missile programme, dropping its support for proxy forces in the region and curtailing human rights abuses at home.

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Amoako Boafo Weaves His Portraiture into an Architectural Replica of His Accra Studio

Amoako Boafo Weaves His Portraiture into an Architectural Replica of His Accra Studio

The expression “wherever you go, there you are” is often wielded to describe futile attempts to escape hangups, anxieties, and a variety of unwanted emotions. Although this truism is typically offered as a negative, it can also be read as a positive that provides comfort and stability amid new environments.

In I Bring Home with Me, Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo recreates his Accra studio in an architectural reproduction within Roberts Projects’ Los Angeles gallery. Boafo is known for his stylized portraiture of Black people, whose skin the artist renders in swirling gestures made with his fingers. This exhibition presents a collection of paintings embedded within the life-sized replica, created in collaboration with architect and designer Glenn DeRoche.

a portrait by Amoako Boafo of a Black woman with a floral shirt
“Floral Shirt” (2025), oil on canvas, 39.125 x 39.125 x 1 inches

According to a statement from the gallery, Boafo wanted to reflect both the “images, sounds, people, stories, and events that shape his sense of place” and how community gatherings in his studio are essential to his process. While some portraits depict imagined subjects, many portray friends, family, and public figures.

Monstera wallpaper, porous wall dividers, and floral seat covers add color and texture to the largely black, wooden structure and echo Boafo’s use of paper transfers, embroidered details, and thick impasto. Paired with his portraiture, these architectural details guide viewers through the space and capture how presence and memories shape our inner and outer environments.

I Bring Home with Me is on view through March 21. Find more on the artist’s Instagram.

a detail image of a floral garment in a portrait by Amoako Boafo
a portrait by Amoako Boafo of a Black woman in wedding dress
“Bouquet of White Roses” (2025), oil on canvas, 81 x 66 inches
an installation view of a dining table and chairs with a portrait by Amoako Boafo
Installation view of ‘I Bring Home with Me’
a portrait by Amoako Boafo of a Black man reclining on a chair
“Self Portrait – Ivy Leaf Sofa” (2025), oil and paper transfer on canvas, 65 x 59 inches
a portrait by Amoako Boafo of a Black man on a bike
“Black Cycle”
a portrait by Amoako Boafo of a Black woman with a white top
“Pink Dial” (2025), oil on canvas, 35.5 x 39.125 x 1 inches
a detail image of a portrait by Amoako Boafo of a Black man on a bike
Detail of “Black Cycle”
an installation view with portraits by Amoako Boafo
Installation view of ‘I Bring Home with Me’

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Microsoft Begins the First-Ever Secure Boot Certificate Swap Across Windows Ecosystem

Microsoft has begun automatically replacing the original Secure Boot security certificates on Windows devices through regular monthly updates, a necessary move given that the 15-year-old certificates first issued in 2011 are set to expire between late June and October 2026.

Secure Boot, which verifies that only trusted and digitally signed software runs before Windows loads, became a hardware requirement for Windows 11. A new batch of certificates was issued in 2023 and already ships on most PCs built since 2024; nearly all devices shipped in 2025 include them by default. Older hardware is now receiving the updated certificates through Windows Update, starting last month's KB5074109 release for Windows 11. Devices that don't receive the new certificates before expiration will still function but enter what Microsoft calls a "degraded security state," unable to receive future boot-level protections and potentially facing compatibility issues down the line.

Windows 10 users must enroll in Microsoft's paid Extended Security Updates program to get the new certificates. A small number of devices may also need a separate firmware update from their manufacturer before the Windows-delivered certificates can be applied.

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Rijnmond - Nieuws

Het laatste nieuws van vandaag over Rotterdam, Feyenoord, het verkeer en het weer in de regio Rijnmond

Pool (40) aangehouden in Bergschenhoek voor jarenlang misbruik dochter

In Bergschenhoek is maandagavond een 40-jarige man uit Polen opgepakt. Hij wordt in eigen land verdacht van het jarenlang misbruiken van zijn dochter. De man hangt een celstraf van vijftien jaar boven het hoofd.

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And I Often Ask Her, Are You Looking for the Motherlode?

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