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Operation will try to uncover why abuse at Durham detention centre went on unchecked for over 25 years

DATE: May 23-24, 2024 LOCATION: Durham, NC ABSTRACTS DUE: February 9, 2024 The Duke Center for Firearms Law and the University of Wyoming College of Law Firearms Research Center invite applications to participate in the sixth annual Firearms Law Works-in-Progress Conference. The conference will be held at Duke University School…

Donald Trump sparks a political blitz, swing through New Hampshire and other early nominating states. He's confident of a Republican comeback in 2024.

Durham University offers international students varied UG and master's progs. 32% of students come from 120 countries outside U.K., incl. India. Colleges provide catered and non-catered accom. and students can take up leadership roles in various societies. U. also helps students find jobs and build entrepreneurial skills. Cost of education…

Plus: the U.S. Justice Department says zoning restrictions on a church's soup kitchen are likely illegal, more cities pass middle housing reforms, and California gears up for another rent control fight.

Covid inquiry sees message from Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser shortly before his much-criticised trip to County Durham

Also, feminist block-printers in Massachusetts and the war’s toll on Gaza’s artists – all in your weekly dispatch

Four-day event presents works by artists including Javier Riera and Ai Weiwei at the cathedral, bridges and other spaces

Award for mould-breaking fiction goes to multi-genre work – ‘part poetry, part electricity’ – retelling the story of Durham Cathedral

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Durham on Friday 3 November.

Market Place, Durham: A downpour has emptied the streets, but some rainy-day specialists – liverworts and ferns – are just fine