Belarus: art, football and revolution in Vitebsk
You won’t have missed the huge protests in Belarus against the repressive regime – but you might have missed the beautiful new football kit worn by FC Vitebsk
ITALY ELECTIONS: fascist Brothers of Italy (FdI) take control of region as far right vote increases
The fascist Brothers of Italy party has taken control of the Marche regional presidency, ousting the centre left, in Italy’s regional elections, partial results show. But the centre left retained two key regions – Tuscany and Puglia – against the far right.
ANALYSIS: Far right Duda wins Poland’s knife-edge presidential election
Poland’s presidential election run-off on Sunday is too close to call as far right incumbent Andrzej Duda seeks a second term. We look at the politics behind the election
Race, class and coronavirus: lessons from Leicester
Leicester is back in lockdown because of a spike in Covid-19 cases. We look at how issues of race and class are playing out in the city amid the coronavirus outbreak…
POLAND and FRANCE elections: how did far right and fascist parties fare?
Poland’s far right Andrzej Duda will go into the second round in the presidential election with an increased vote, while the fascist vote has also risen sharply. And in France, the municipal elections have produced one key gain but otherwise mixed results for the cleaned-up fascists of the Rassemblement National, formerly the Front National.