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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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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. …
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‘Nobody is pretending to like my work because of my fresh-faced good looks’: the pros of being a debut novelist at 51
There are some advantages to being an older debutant, including knowing what it’s like to fail and not having your new novel overs…
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Icelandair has found the 'world's worst photographer' - and is paying her $50,000
A woman named Blanche Mortemard has just been told she is the worst photographer in the world - out of 127,642 people who tried ve…
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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater split after three years
The pair met on the set of the first Wicked movie, for which Grande received an Oscar nomination.
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Zoinks! Fans outraged over four-legged star of Netflix's Scooby-Doo live-action reboot
Some people have enough time on their hands to argue over the look of a fictional, talking puppy...
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Artists create Fifa World Cup posters denouncing presence of US immigration agents
The “No Ice in the Cup” campaign is using art to protest US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' planned deployment to the …
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The best albums of 2026 so far
From Thundercat’s all-star funk to Kacey Musgraves’ hymns to solitude, we look at some of our favourite music of the last six mont…
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Shaken, not ‘woke’: Idris Elba says that James Bond should ‘just be Bond’
Idris Elba has stated that James Bond was “written how he was written for a reason” and suggested that some international audience…
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Flamboyance by Jack Parlett review – a serious study of the spectacular
What does it mean to push the boat out, and can peacocking be more than just a beautiful gesture? A friend’s mother once told me t…
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Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton facing backlash over anti-billionaire comments
A three-year-old interview with Lewis Hamilton has resurfaced online, which has prompted fresh conversation about society’s wealth…