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Horribly compelling: Bruce Conner's nuclear test film still holds us in rapture | Video art

A terrible cloud disturbs the peace of Bikini atoll in Conners 1976 film Crossroads. As we watch again and again, we collude in a chilling event despite ourselves A beautiful day on the atoll. Water lapping at the beach, ships out on the water. Sea birds screeching, a light breeze mussing the palm in the

Joe Jackson was one of the most monstrous fathers in pop | Michael Jackson

The failed blues musicians main talent appeared to be devising innovative ways to make his childrens lives miserable and he reserved the worst abuse for Michael At the risk of damning a dead man with faint praise, perhaps the best thing you can say about Joe Jackson is that he may not unequivocally be

Labour MP Paul Flynn dies aged 84 | Labour

Jeremy Corbyn pays tribute to MP who had represented Newport West since 1987 Paul Flynn, the Labour MP for Newport West, has died, his local association has announced. He was 84 and had served his constituency since 1987.

Magic Slim obituary | Blues

For blues enthusiasts who care less for the shock of the new than for the comfort of the old, there was no more reassuring figure than Magic Slim, who has died aged 75. When Slim was in the house, it was as if the clock had been turned back to the 60s, or even the

Mansion fire millionaire was facing 'severe financial difficulty' | Crime

The severe financial difficulties of former millionaire Christopher Foster were revealed today at his inquest. The hearing into the deaths of the 50-year-old businessman, his wife Jill and teenage daughter Kirstie heard that his thermal insulation company, Ulva Ltd, went into liquidation in October 2007, leaving him in difficulty.