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Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
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Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access

Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British MuseumPeople keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to nine hours when tickets...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Gary Glitter charged with historical sexual offences
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Gary Glitter charged with historical sexual offences

The former singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 5 August.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
MPs seek to end UK broadcast of Russian ‘soft power’ cartoon Masha and the Bear
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MPs seek to end UK broadcast of Russian ‘soft power’ cartoon Masha and the Bear

Cross-party group writes to ministers of concerns children’s show contains unsubtle ‘propaganda content’UK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesA cartoon for preschoolers depictin...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘Riot of colour’: Gillian Ayres show in Devon just the tonic for gloomy times
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‘Riot of colour’: Gillian Ayres show in Devon just the tonic for gloomy times

Plymouth retrospective of artist, who died in 2018, aims to ‘champion and celebrate the power of the imagination’She spoke about indulging in colour, feasting on beauty, feeling a little giddy when dr...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Support floods in for influencer Nara Smith after daughter's cancer diagnosis
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Support floods in for influencer Nara Smith after daughter's cancer diagnosis

In an emotional video, Nara Smith reveals toddler Whimsy Lou was diagnosed with cancer late last year.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Alabama Shakes review – US rockers’ first UK gig in a decade is suffused with hope for the future
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Alabama Shakes review – US rockers’ first UK gig in a decade is suffused with hope for the future

Millennium Square, LeedsAs they tee up a long-awaited third album, the deep south band are variously slick and raw as they ruminate on overcoming tough times‘Long time, no see,” declares Brittany Howa...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Race Across the World winner's car smashed into and laptop stolen before kids' mental health talk
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Race Across the World winner's car smashed into and laptop stolen before kids' mental health talk

Alfie Watts describes "enormous frustration" after the theft the night before a Welsh schools tour.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Kylie collaboration was 'always destined', says Gary Lightbody
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Kylie collaboration was 'always destined', says Gary Lightbody

Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue's single, These Alarms, was released on 1 July.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Madonna: Confessions II review – nostalgic dancefloor trip sparks her most vital album in two decades
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Madonna: Confessions II review – nostalgic dancefloor trip sparks her most vital album in two decades

(Warner)After years spent chasing trends like trap and Latin pop, Madonna settles back​ nicely into​ old-school dance music to tell vivid vignettes of life in 80s New York‘Ask yourself this – what are...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Madonna's Confessions II is finally here - but is it worth the 21-year wait?
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Madonna's Confessions II is finally here - but is it worth the 21-year wait?

The pop star's 15th album starts on the dancefloor, but ends with deep personal revelations.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Great Canal Journeys TV show really a 'love story'
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Great Canal Journeys TV show really a 'love story'

Actor Samuel West unveils a plaque to his parents, Timothy West and Prunella Scales.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Stephen Hough to lead relaunched Leeds piano competition
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Stephen Hough to lead relaunched Leeds piano competition

Free choice of repertoire and an increased upper age limit part of the changes in a competition that will emphasise individuality and imaginationThe Leeds International Piano Competition is to be rela...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘Techno in a monastery – are you ready?’ The Greek priest whose doom metal album is the year’s hippest record
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‘Techno in a monastery – are you ready?’ The Greek priest whose doom metal album is the year’s hippest record

His church thinks electric guitars are the devil’s work. But Father Tabakis is on a mission to change that – with Paradise Metal, a religious dubstep album that outdid Daft Punk and Aphex Twin‘The gui...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
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Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis

The four-time Emmy winner said his movements, speech and memories have slowed since receiving his diagnosis.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Belfast City Council votes in favour of BBC studio use deal
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Belfast City Council votes in favour of BBC studio use deal

A council committee has voted against a commercial agreement linked to the £100m Belfast Stories development in the city centre.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Rivals cast used fake cigarettes due to Wales smoking ban
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Rivals cast used fake cigarettes due to Wales smoking ban

Oliver Chris said the cast were confused when they were handed plastic cigarettes on set.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Canada to ​join Eurovision song contest from 2027
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Canada to ​join Eurovision song contest from 2027

Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’Canada will ​join the Eurovision song contest in 2027, becoming the first new ⁠participant si...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028
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PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028

The firm said future games would still be sold in shops, but they would come with a digital code only.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Romesh Ranganathan 'gutted' over bakery closure
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Romesh Ranganathan 'gutted' over bakery closure

Coughlans Bakery says it has gone into voluntary liquidation over hikes in national insurance and business rates.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago
Tens of thousands rush for tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry in UK
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Tens of thousands rush for tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry in UK

The historic masterpiece will travel from France to go on display on UK soil for the first time.

BBC Entertainment & Arts3 months ago