26 year old alleged victim. Reports reaching All Angles UK from our correspondents in Anguilla confirm that the Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) is investigating the island’s third homicide of the year, following a fatal shooting in the South Hill area during the early hours of Saturday, 14 February 2026. LIVE RADIO LISTEN NOW Police say that at approximately 2:20 a.m., officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the Back Street area, where they discovered a 26‑year‑old male lying unresponsive outside an apartment complex with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. The victim has not yet been publicly named. AD: SHOP WITH AVON This killing marks Anguilla’s second unsolved homicide of the year and adds to the 11 cases that remained unresolved at the end of last year. The area has been cordoned off as investigators process the scene and pursue several lines of inquiry. Police have not announced any arrests or identified suspec...
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Surya Bonaly: The Trailblazer Who Challenged a Sport’s Boundaries
During Black History Month, Surya Bonaly’s legacy stands as one of the most compelling in modern sport — a story of brilliance, resistance, and the quiet power of refusing to conform. As a five‑time European champion and three‑time World silver medallist, Bonaly was one of the most technically gifted skaters of her era.
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Tet her athletic style, which included jumps and combinations far ahead of her time, often clashed with a judging system that historically favoured a narrow, Eurocentric interpretation of artistry. Her career became a lens through which many observers examined how race, aesthetics, and tradition shaped competitive outcomes in figure skating.
Bonaly’s most discussed controversies were rooted in this tension. Despite consistently delivering some of the most difficult technical content in women’s skating, she was frequently scored below competitors whose strengths aligned more closely with the sport’s preferred stylistic norms.
The 1998 Olympics cemented her place in cultural history when she performed a banned backflip — landing on one blade — as a symbolic protest after years of disputed scoring. While the backflip rule applied to all skaters, the severity of the penalty and the broader context of her career led many analysts to argue that she faced disproportionate scrutiny. These debates, widely covered at the time and still referenced today, highlight how subjective judging could intersect with racial and aesthetic bias.
Modern figure skating now operates under a more regulated, points‑based scoring system designed to reduce subjectivity and reward technical difficulty more transparently. Yet Bonaly’s experiences remain central to conversations about representation and fairness in judged sports.
Her career is not only a testament to extraordinary athletic ability but also a reminder of the barriers faced by Black athletes in spaces where tradition has long dictated who is celebrated and why.
Honouring Surya Bonaly during Black History Month means recognising both her achievements and the systemic challenges she confronted — and acknowledging how her defiance helped push the sport toward greater accountability and inclusivity.
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