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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Hitler's henchmen killed for promotions and recognition
The Nazi leader's followers were not monsters, but ordinary men. Philosopher Hannah Arendt had already observed this. Two research…
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Lombardy's 'Leonardo ferry' has carried commuters for 500 years
The boat designed by Leonardo da Vinci has come back into use after a bridge was closed and traffic increased. The ferry is a mode…
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Mentors, muses and new music: conductor and composer Ryan Wigglesworth
The musician first visited Aldeburgh as a teenage fanboy. Now, he is at the centre of this year’s festival as its featured artist …
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'No Lisbon without saints': Popular Saints festivals in the capital
The Popular Saints festivities are back in Lisbon, with Saint Anthony celebrated this Saturday as the city turns into a huge stree…
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‘Pioneering photography’: early images of Newhaven’s fishers – in pictures
When David Hill and Robert Adamson captured the lives of a small Scottish community in the 1840s, were they creating the first eve…
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Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
The writer-director’s second movie lacks some of the craft shown in his later work, but remains a stylish and energetic descent in…
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From bands to bags to beer bins - everything you need to know ahead of Download festival
Donington Park is gearing up to host the UK's biggest festival of rock and metal music.
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'Disclosure Day': Will Steven Spielberg deliver an audacious on-screen alien?
Filmmakers have shaped our perception of the unknown, and Steven Spielberg has had aliens on the mind for a while now. He even bel…
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Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared'
West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".
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Archaeological sensation: Iron Age Celtic grave discovered in Hesse
During surveys for a solar park in Hesse, archaeologists uncovered a Celtic princely tomb with exceptional grave goods near Bad Ca…
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Leo XIV and Bad Bunny meet at Bernabéu: faith and reggaeton cross paths in Madrid
After days of speculation that the Pontiff and the singer might cross paths while both were in Madrid, it has been confirmed that …
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Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
Humans have been secretly abusing aliens for almost 80 years in this big-hearted thriller starring Josh O’Connor as a worried whis…
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Leipzig Bachfest 2026: Bach's music as hit parade
The Leipzig Bach Festival honors the composer with a hit parade. Over 8,000 fans from 20 countries cast their votes. But Bach is c…
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'Operation Pushkin': six Georgians on trial in France over theft of rare Russian books
The trial is the latest case aimed at delivering justice after a series of similar thefts in libraries across Europe, allegedly by…
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Tony Livesey steps back from 5 Live after allegations against David Sullivan
The presenter worked as editor-in-chief at Sullivan's Sport newspapers before joining the BBC.
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‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
What will life be like in 2034? Will kids surf in quarries – or live in the woods since they think Earth is hollow? We meet the fi…
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Wallace Chan exhibitions pair intricate sculptures with Venetian heritage
The Hong Kong jeweller and sculptor unveils parallel installations at Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo and Santa Maria della Pietà, li…
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Danish String Quartet review – captivating performance from a world-class group
Wigmore Hall, London The quartet communicated intimately and naturally in a programme of music by Shostakovich, Ravel and Stravins…
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No Glastonbury, no problem: Here are eight European music festivals you can still book this summer
Most of Europe's music festivals have sold out, but there are plenty you can still get tickets for across the continent.
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‘I was dazzled. I thought the walls would fall down’: the oral history of DMZ, the label and club night that gave dubstep its soul
In an extract from Aftershock, a definitive new history of dubstep, DMZ’s Mala, Coki and Loefah recall the bass drops and pacifist…
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New Hercule Poirot cast for TV show reboot – and he’s very young
Titled 'Hercule', the new six-part series will follow the famous Belgian detective as he solves his first-ever cases before becomi…
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Rare tour reveals hidden treasures inside Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
A rare guided tour of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reveals hidden symbols, sacred relics and little-known details embedded within A…
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Israeli director Nadav Lapid, angered by boycott calls, pulls out of Marseille festival
The Israeli filmmaker, a critic of Benjamin Netanyahu exiled in France for five years, wonders 'what the hell I'm supposed to do' …
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Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss review – truly skin-crawling television
This bleak investigation into allegations against the former West Ham owner and porn baron David Sullivan is incredibly valuable. …