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Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?

Those rebels had a cause — It's all kicking off in France. Euro 2016 is in full swing across French towns and cities, with violent clashes between supporters. The Brits are taking centre stage, but these aren't the well-dressed and working class hooligans at war of decades past.

  • Activism
  • Michael Fordham

Meet the Brussels skaters overcoming cultural barriers to create their own utopia

Skateboarding and integration — The media has painted Brussels as a city of immigrant ghettos, intolerance and radicalisation. But at Les Ursulines skate park, kids from all backgrounds skate together in peace.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

Skate video series Parisii maps each of Paris’ twenty arrondissements

Parisii XIV: The penultimate episode — Europe's top skaters leave their mark on every neighbourhood in Paris with a killer edit in each one.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

Great animation explains everything you need to know about the refugee crisis

Beyond the headlines — This handy video breaks down the Syrian conflict and shows why it has created a refugee crisis across the Middle East and Europe.

  • Activism
  • Sam Warner

Europe’s refugee crisis requires comprehensive solutions, says Baroness Valerie Amos

No quick fixes — Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Baroness Valerie Amos speaks from experience about the need for long-term policies to address the refugee crisis.

  • Activism
  • Sam Warner

Another perspective on the Calais refugee crisis

Years of worsening conditions — Photographer Mathias Depardon has spent years tracking migration across Europe for his Beyond The Borders project. We asked for his perspective on recent events around Calais.

  • Reportage
  • Alex King

Things Fall Apart: Reflections 20 years after the Srebrenica massacre

The ghosts of genocide — Between 11-12 July 1995, more than 8,000 Bosniaks - mainly men and boys - were killed in the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. Twenty years on, what can Europe learn from the continent’s worst act of genocide since the Holocaust? Michael Fordham, who worked as an aid volunteer and reported from the Balkans during the ‘90s, looks back on a recent history that we must never forget.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Fordham

At The Gates Of Europe playlist

Cultural icons with immigrant roots — As Europe much of works itself into a frenzy over immigration, we celebrate our favourite immigrant musicians and their amazing contributions to culture.

  • Magazine
  • Alex Taylor

Brian Gaberman exhibition tours Europe

The Road to Wolfeboro — Pioneering skate photographer Brian Gaberman has wrestled with the same question throughout his career: how do you move forward without forgetting your roots?

  • Photography
  • HUCK HQ

The LB Project

Uniting Skaters Through Art — Artist and skater Lucas Beaufort has started an art project to bring the European skate community together.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Alex King

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