Das SEK durchsucht in Ilmenau die Wohnung und Räume eines AfD-Stadtrats. Laut der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft steht die Razzia im Zusammenhang mit der geplanten Entführung des SPD-Politikers Karl Lauter...

Bekannt war er für humorvolle Fotos aus dem Alltag seiner Landsleute – nun ist der Magnum-Fotograf Martin Parr tot.

Parr said his brightly coloured, closely observed pictures of British life were ‘disguised as entertainment’ but they became hugely popular Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021. Known for his acute observations of the English class system, Parr’s images covered sunbathers and Conservative clubs, village fetes and coffee mornings, often in vivid colour and with more than a dash of humour. His iconic 1986 photobook The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton captured working-class holidaymakers in the Wirral, Liverpool and helped mark a sea change in British documentary photography, from the gritty, black and white style of the past towards a cheekier and more colourful style. Continue reading...

Terry and Sue quite like Austrian blinds but feel they're common. And just why do Ray and Jane change their three-piece suite twice a year? (1992)