25-year old French feminist Shanley Clemot McLaren awarded for fighting cybersexism

Culture • 3:42 PM

8 min

Shanley Clemot McLaren received an award for her fight against cybersexism at the Young Activists Summit - held at the UN on 19 November - alongside four other activists aged under 30 years old.

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One Direction, Simon Cowell and James Corden gather to mourn Liam Payne at funeral service

Culture • 3:20 PM

12 min

One Direction bandmates and other mourners gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Amersham for Liam Payne’s funeral, following his tragic death in Buenos Aires last month.

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Nike honours Rafael Nadal's legendary career with stunning 10-metre tribute in Paris

Culture • 2:40 PM

1 min

Nike paid tribute to Rafael Nadal’s legendary career by projecting a stunning 10-metre animated image of the 22-time Grand Slam champion on the Place du Trocadero in Paris.

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Minecraft to enter real world with theme park attractions in US and UK

Culture • 1:46 PM

3 min

Video game fans will step into a real-world ‘Minecraft’ as plans are revealed for theme park attractions based on the title in the UK and US.

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Exhibition exploring the history of 'fake news' and forgery opens in Budapest

Culture • 11:10 AM

3 min

The exhibition presents a diverse collection of over 100 artefacts from across Europe, organised into six central themes and presented along a chronological timeline.

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Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies aged 87

Culture • 11:07 AM

2 min

The famed British session guitarist behind the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song has died.

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Baillie Gifford prize winner rejects award over fossil fuel ties

Culture • 11:02 AM

6 min

Richard Flanagan has been awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book "Question 7" but refused the award over the firm’s ties to the fossil fuel industry.

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Painting by René Magritte breaks records, selling for over $121 million at New York auction

Culture • 10:25 AM

3 min

This is the first time that a painting by the Belgian artist René Magritte sells for more than $100 million.

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Cambridge Dictionary make ‘manifest’ their 2024 Word of the Year

Culture • 9:56 AM

5 min

After a surge of celebrity-inspired popularity on social media, the word 'manifest' has been elected Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. However, this scientifically unproven practice can be controversial...

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Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts worth €8 million bound for black market

Culture • 7:59 AM

8 min

Italian authorities are investigating two people for suspected theft of archaeological finds from the Etruscan era worth €8 million.

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Wicked: How cinema re-invented the witch and restored her powers

Culture • 7:50 AM

18 min

As 'Wicked' prepares to cast its spell over the box office, we look at how portrayals of witches on screen have evolved to become symbols of female empowerment and an embracement of otherness.

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Tinsel, trees and techno beats: Christmas light show inspired by nightclub culture opens in Berlin

Culture • 6:45 AM

1 min

Magical illuminated Christmas trees, mist, and a pulsing techno beat set the stage for Dark Matter Winterlights 24, an edgy Christmas light exhibition in Berlin inspired by the city’s club scene.

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‘World’s most famous watch’ made for Marie Antoinette to go on display in London

Culture • 12:48 AM

2 min

A watch made for the last queen of France will form part of the Science Museum’s Versailles: Science And Splendour exhibition, which opens next month.

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Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' boycotts its world premiere

Culture • 12:10 AM

6 min

The mother of the late Halyna Hutchins accuses Alec Baldwin of seeking to "unjustly profit" from her daughter’s death, while refusing to take responsibility or apologise.

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