Experimental electronic musician and founding member of the Sheffield-based band Cabaret VoltaireRichard H Kirk, who has died aged 65, was a key figure in the development of British electronic and DIY music, from his co-founding of the Sheffield-based …
Lyrical tearaways: removable verses adorn streets for National Poetry Day
From Bristol to Glasgow, five poems will be displayed in public on the theme of choice. The writers introduce their works“Who can she be but, helplessly, herself?” reads a line from Imtiaz Dharker’s Choice, one of five poems appearing on billboards acr…
Richard H Kirk, founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, dies aged 65
Influential member of experimental Sheffield band, known for their provocative performances, also maintained a prolific solo careerThe influential British electronic musician Richard H Kirk, best known as a founding member of Sheffield group Cabaret Vo…
Afghan boy, 5, fell from Sheffield hotel on to car park roof, inquest told
Mohammed Munib Majeedi died last week after arriving from Afghanistan with his familyThe body of a five-year-old Afghan refugee who fell from a hotel in Sheffield was found on top of a neighbouring multistorey car park, an inquest has heard.Mohammed Mu…
MPs demand review into what Home Office knew about safety of hotel where Afghan boy died
Concerns had been raised by guests about the safety of the Metropolitan hotel in Sheffield and its windowsSheffield’s Labour MPs have demanded an independent review into what the Home Office knew about the safety of the hotel where a five-year-old Afgh…
Afghan boy, 5, who died in Sheffield hotel fall named as Mohammed Munib Majeedi
Ministers facing serious questions after boy falls from ninth floor of city’s Metropolitan hotelMinisters are facing serious questions after a five-year-old boy whose family had recently fled the Taliban fell to his death from a ninth-floor hotel windo…
Don’t expect post-Brexit Britain to match EU’s fight against big tech | Phillip Inman
Profits for America’s tech firms continue to soar and there are few signs they will face tougher rulesIf anyone needed convincing that the pandemic would turbo-charge sales at America’s largest tech firms and send profits soaring, this week’s quarterly…