Coronavirus testing has been a central part of many countries’ response to the pandemic. The UK government in particular has been prepared to spend up to £100 billion on testing (although this plan has since been abandoned) and recently announced plans to enable all citizens to perform up to...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to local award winning animator and illustrator, Belle Mellor. Belle's work focuses on emotional honesty, and frequently uses humour to explore its themes. She has created editorial illustration for various clients including The Guardian and The Economist, and is currently working on a commission...
At face value, it seems highly plausible that SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – could behave seasonally, being more prevalent in winter and less so in summer. The four other coronaviruses that commonly circulate in humans behave in this way. We’ve also seen COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations and...
Africa in the Lounge returns for another series of concerts drawing on musical traditions from across Africa. The next shows will be streamed live on Youtube and Facebook from Ooosh! studios in Brighton, on 23 and 30 April.
The concerts presented by African Night Fever, Yaram Arts, Brighton Dome, and...
The fantasy premier league is all about picking a team of players who you believe will produce top performance in the next game week. You can spend anywhere between hours and days scouting the right players for your team. Sometimes your team scores big points and sometimes they’re just...
Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival (BDBF) has received vital support from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund today (Friday 2 April 2021).
The registered arts charity has received two grants to help the organisation recover and reopen over the next few months. Brighton Festival will benefit from £296,500 to...
Like Bitcoin, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are cryptocurrencies. But whereas individual bitcoins all have the same value, NFTs are more like baseball cards. Each token has a different value and they can’t be used to buy things. They exist on your computer as digital representations of artworks, songs, films and...
Confusion and outrage greeted the UK government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report. As opponents grapple with some of the more alarming findings, such as its assertion that there is little evidence of institutional racism in the UK, critiques and questions about the validity of its claims have...
Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes the first female president in Tanzania taking over from President John Magufuli who died on 17 March 2021.
Born in 1960, she hails from Makunduchi, an old town on Unguja island, in Zanzibar. Her father was a teacher and her mother a housewife. After graduating from...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to local painter Sarah Weedon. Sarah works directly on site or en plein air, immersing herself in the landscape whilst drawing and sketching in oils. This presence in nature enables Sarah to create a personal response and convey feeling in her landscape paintings. She...
