Month: December 2018

Guardian Australia talks to Getty Images’ head of editorial for the Asia Pacific, Cassie Trotter, about some of the most impactful images of 2018 natural disasters Continue reading… Via: Drought, flood and fire wreak destruction in 2018 – in pictures

‘Jennifer W’ charged with war crimes in Germany after child chained up outside in IraqA German female member of Islamic State is facing war crimes charges in her home country for letting a five-year-old girl die of thirst in the scorching sun.While living in then Isis-occupied Mosul in northern Iraq Read more…

As a new exhibition of Kahlo’s photographs opens, Jenny Valentish looks at the merchandise bearing the artist’s image and wonders if we’ve missed the pointDangling from my ute’s rearview mirror is a Frida Kahlo air freshener, its scent long since depleted. I suppose I thought hanging Kahlo’s colourful visage in Read more…

‘Tories have completely failed to tackle the problem of air pollution across the country,’ say Labour Via: Government accused of 'dodging responsibility' as study reveals most English people live with illegal air pollution

Ridgeview – named the world’s best producer – uses candles to protect grapes from frost On chilly mornings in the next few months, the vines of the Ridgeview Wine Estate in East Sussex will be illuminated by the flickering glow of a thousand flames.Paraffin wax candles in pots, known as Read more…