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Unknown photographer, Annie Kenney (an Oldham cotton mill worker) arrested in London, April 1913 © Alamy Leeds Art Gallery will present Steve McQueen: Resistance – How Protest Shaped Britain and Photography Shaped Protest, an exhibition conceived by renowned artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and curated in collaboration with Clarrie Wallis and Emma Lewis of Turner Contemporary. The exhibition will open later this year, it was announced today. The exhibition will explore how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK and the powerful role photography has played in both documenting and driving change.

Image credit: Graham Fotherby

Image credit: Graham Fotherby

A competitor takes part in a previous IRONMAN event held in Bolton. Credit: Jack Schofield for IRONMAN.

Colourful figures will paint the sky next weekend as Lotherton is gearing up to embark on its first ever Kite Festival, taking place on 22 and 23 August. Credit: The Northern Kite Group

Lotherton is hosting its first ever kite festival, on 22 and 23 August 2025. Credit: The Northern Kite Group

Lotherton is hosting its first ever kite festival, on 22 and 23 August 2025. Credit: The Northern Kite Group

Visitors to Lotherton Kite Festival can expect some of the world’s largest inflatable kites, portraying a variety of well-known characters. Credit: The Northern Kite Group

Visitors to Lotherton Kite Festival can expect some of the world’s largest inflatable kites, portraying a variety of well-known characters. Credit: The Northern Kite Group

Lotherton Kite Festival is organised by The Northern Kite Group who are behind the hugely popular kite festivals in Filey, Bridlington and Redcar. Credit: The Northern Kite Group

A computer-generated image showing how an affordable housing development proposed for a site at Wood Lane, in Rothwell, Leeds, could look.

A computer-generated image showing how an affordable housing development proposed for a site at Wood Lane, in Rothwell, Leeds, could look.