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TV tonight: time for some more telly joy with Alan Carr
The Celebrity Traitors winner returns with his fun gameshow. Plus: grungy action in French war drama The Sentinels. Here’s what to…
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‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on sexism, stunts and stardom at 51
The actor seemed destined for a long but unflashy career in musical theatre – until a role as a football club owner in the TV hit …
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World Cup viral trends reveal shifting economics of football media and tourism
From influencer broadcasting deals to cross-Atlantic fan tourism, this summer’s tournament demonstrates how digital culture is res…
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US independence anniversary dominates First Night of the Proms in London
The BBC Symphony Orchestra opened its eight-week festival with a programme focused on transatlantic cultural ties, signalling how …
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Rare William Weston Young watercolours to sell for up to £25,000 in Cardiff
An album of 41 original bird watercolours by the pioneering Welsh ceramicist William Weston Young is set for auction, highlighting…
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Bayeux Tapestry reaches London unharmed ahead of September display
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum in pristine condition for its first display in England in a millennium, offe…
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Andrew Flintoff crash passenger 'suffered PTSD and back injuries', court documents alleges
The particulars of Racing driver Paul Rees's claim against BBC Studios said he is suing for upwards of £100,000.
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Lauren Laverne diagnosed with blood and bone marrow disorder
The broadcaster reveals she has smouldering myeloma, which can develop into a type of blood cancer.
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Whereabouts of Cuban artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara remain unknown following end of prison sentence
A friend of the artist believes he is being held in government custody before being forced out of Cuba, while a human rights organ…
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Minneapolis Institute of Art hires Kevin Tervala to lead curatorial
The curator moves to Minnesota after more than ten years at the Baltimore Museum of Art
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Germany news: Merz, Macron plan closer nuclear cooperation
Germany is expected to soon take part in a nuclear drill with France, Germany's Merz said after meeting France's Macron. It comes …
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The Hairdresser Mysteries review – Sally Phillips gifts us the most bananas daytime TV ever
Phillips plays the amateur sleuth with scissors in an audacious show that, even by cosy crime standards, is an unyielding slab of …
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Chastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey?
Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation has been met with almost universal acclaim – from mostly male film critics. Might women find t…
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US architectural gem Prairie House rescued by preservation group
A newly formed nonprofit is raising funds to restore Herb Greene's 1961 Prairie House in Oklahoma, rescuing a rare example of reso…
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Hunt for Gollum director cites Tolkien to defend all-white cast
Andy Serkis has attributed the all-white casting of his new Lord of the Rings film to its author's Nordic influences, a defence th…
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Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker dies at 81
The death of Brenda Fricker at 81 deprives Ireland of one of its most successful cultural exports, an actress whose historic Oscar…
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Trump's $10bn BBC lawsuit survives after commercial arm dropped
Donald Trump has dropped the BBC's commercial wing from a $10bn defamation lawsuit, leaving the parent broadcaster to face a spraw…
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Disabled actor Madeley takes executive producer credit on BBC drama
Ruth Madeley's first executive producer role on BBC's The Rapture highlights a gradual but significant shift in European televisio…
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Swedish funding backs puppet theatre's London export
A Swedish state-funded puppet company is exporting an explicit, DIY-style production to London, highlighting how sustained public …
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The Odyssey: From classroom and stage to Christopher Nolan's epic
Students are asked to analyse Odysseus’s intelligence in relation to his physical strength and to decide whether killing the suito…
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Amadigi di Gaula review – inflatables and appoggiaturas as Handel takes a trip to Love Island
Buxton Opera House Olivia Fuchs’ delirious spin on the baroque opera comes with TV trickery, more hearts than a cardiologist conve…
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The Shaughraun review – comic antics and roguish charm in a divided Ireland
Town Hall theatre, Galway A beautifully knit ensemble bring infectious, giddy fun to Dion Boucicault’s 1874 caper, finding a delic…
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Italy returns 27 historical objects to Mexico after investigations by art hit squad
Artefacts including terracotta statues and fossilised fish were recovered by the Carabinieri Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale throu…
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Add to playlist: the nervy breakbeats and acid delirium of Silverwingkiller and the week’s best new tracks
The industrial dance duo make music for this summer’s heatwave: filled with dread and jangling with pent-up energy From Manchester…