内容摘要：Throughout her visit this year, the poet said she noticed "way more hijabis".

Throughout her visit this year, the poet said she noticed "way more hijabis".

Both have struggled to find places to put on their shows."The cost of hiring places to rehearse is increasing and it is hard to find those cost effective locations," she said.

As a result, the groups have ended up rehearsing in sitting rooms and making sets in garages.It often means they do not get into the spaces they will be performing in until just before the shows.For Ms Jerred, arts and culture bring a whole host of benefits to society, beyond just entertainment.

She said: "It's great for your mental health, the community, education and economic growth as well."And it brings joy for people. In the difficult times we had through Covid, people turned to theatre and music."

The family of an artist known as The Secret Painter are hoping people will help solve a mystery surrounding two of his artworks.

The paintings by Eric Tucker are believed to depict China Clay Country near St Austell in Cornwall but the exact location and the people he painted are unknown.His tariffs on steel and aluminium were untouched by the lawsuit.

In April, he announced a 20% tariff - or import tax - on most EU goods, but later cut this to 10% to allow time for negotiations. Trump expressed frustration with the pace of talks and threatened to raise the tariff rate to an even higher level of 50% as soon as 1 June.But last week he wrote on social media that he was pushing his deadline back to 9 July, after a "very nice" call with Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission chief.

Two bridges have collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more.State media said the collapses were being probed as "acts of terrorism".