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Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian review blunt questions cut to the dark truth of the Australi

With a typical lack of filter that make her explorations unique, the actor who has strong ties to the country, takes a road trip to explore life for its inhabitants You usually know what youre getting with a Miriam Margolyes travel documentary, though Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian (BBC Two) does occasionally buck the trend of

Randy Meisner obituary | Pop and rock

One of the trademark sounds of the Eagles in their heyday was Randy Meisners high, yearning vocal performance on the bands 1975 hit Take It to the Limit. It was one of several songs that Meisner, who has died aged 77, wrote or co-wrote for the group. Prior to his tenure with them, he had

South Africa's shack dwellers | South Africa

Abahlali baseMjondolo was established in 2005 and has become the largest social movement in post-apartheid South Africa. Its key demand is for 'Land & Housing in the City'. In November 2008, ABM applied to the Durban High Court to challenge the Slums Act as unconstitutional, to keep their homes and to fight for decent housing.

Top 10 art galleries and art attractions in Leipzig

Leipzigs art scene mixes cool galleries and thought-provoking architecture with pre-Banksy street art and poignant reminders of the GDR To the rest of the world, Berlin may forever be associated with the fall of the wall, but it was in Leipzig where the protest movement first gathered pace: hundreds of thousands of East Germans marched

'It's mindblowing': historic wins for two Somali-Americans amid ugly smears

Safiya Khalid and Nadia Mohamed, ages 23, came to the US as refugees, and won city council seats in Lewiston, Maine, and in St Louis Park, Minnesota When 23-year-old Safiya Khalid was elected to the city council of Lewiston, Maine, last week she nabbed a collection of firsts youngest person ever elected to the