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Estonian Eurovision entry defends 'Espresso Macchiato' after Italy calls for song to be banned
Culture • 3:13 PM
2 min
Tommy Cash, Estonia’s Eurovision entry, has responded to accusations that his song ‘Espresso Macchiato’ insults Italians, saying that he never intended to offend.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/cu
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Scottish painter Jack Vettriano dies in France at 73
Culture • 2:40 PM
5 min
Jack Vettriano, the self-taught Scottish painter renowned for his dreamlike beach scenes, has died at the age of 73.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/03/03/scottish-painter-jack-vettria
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Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
Culture • 1:50 PM
15 min
A frozen festival, Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem', Marvel's Daredevil returns from Hell's Kitchen and double Robert Pattinsons in goofy space satire 'Mickey 17' - here's what's on your cultural agenda this week.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butto
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Latvia's 'Flow' wins Animated Feature Oscar, marking the country’s first Academy Award
Culture • 11:42 AM
7 min
Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis made history at the 97th Academy Awards, with his wordless animated feature 'Flow' winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. This marks Latvia’s first-ever Oscar win.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu
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Oscars 2025: Who stole the show on the red carpet?
Culture • 10:27 AM
32 min
The 97th Oscars have wrapped, but the fashion on the red carpet still has us talking. While 'Anora' dominated the awards, who were the winners in the style stakes?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/c
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Dress code breaker: What do Volodymyr Zelenskyy's clothing choices mean?
Culture • 7:52 AM
16 min
During the controversial meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump that took place on Friday, the Ukrainian leader was asked by a conservative commenter why he doesn't wear a suit. For Ukrainians, it is a show of solidarity, which conveys their
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Oscars 2025: The triumph of 'Anora' - Full results & viral moments
Culture • 4:13 AM
45 min
Sean Baker makes history as his Palme d'Or winning film 'Anora' sweeps the board by winning five Oscars including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. Here's everything you need to know about the award ceremony, with all the winners.<div class="smal
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Saturday, march 1, 2025
César Awards 2025: The redemption of ‘Emilia Pérez’, the French Oscars’ big winner
Culture • 8:28 AM
8 min
Despite the controversies surrounding the film in the US, France has awarded Jacques Audiard’s cartel trans musical 'Emilia Pérez' seven Césars, including Best Film – beating favourites like 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' and 'Beating Hearts'.<div class="sma
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Wonderful wallpaper: meet the designers leading change on the home front
Culture • 8:15 AM
6 min
Long perceived by some as old-fashioned, undesirable or even ugly, wallpaper is in leading a design revolution that's taking the world of interior decoration by storm.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c
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Friday, february 28, 2025
Razzies 2025: The anti-Oscars name Worst Picture of the year - 'Madame Web' 'honoured'
Culture • 7:50 PM
6 min
Love them or loathe them, the Razzies have 'honoured' some the right films for the worst films of the year. Here's the lowdown.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/28/razzies-2025-the-a
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Drought-hit Morocco urges people not to buy sheep for Eid al-Adha celebrations
Culture • 5:00 PM
3 min
With the nation's herd reduced by drought and prices rising due to inflation, King Mohammed VI has asked the public to refrain from slaughtering sheep.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/28/dr
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What does Öcalan's call for the PKK to lay down arms mean for Turkey and Syria?
Culture • 4:06 PM
6 min
In a historic move, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called for the group to disarm, paving the way for a new peace process in Turkey and a reshaping of alliances in Syria.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt
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New data shows US authorities ban majority of books with race and gender themes
Culture • 3:39 PM
5 min
Of the thousands of books banned across the US last year, new data reveals the majority featured themes on race and the LGBTQ+ community.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/28/new-data
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Hungary's clampdown on Pride march sparks backlash
Culture • 2:53 PM
3 min
The Orbán administration has said that the country 'should not tolerate' the public event this year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/28/hungarys-clampdown-on-pride-march-met-with-defiance?u
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Global filmmaking community support Iranian directors before 'propaganda' trial starts in Iran
Culture • 2:28 PM
8 min
Mohammad Rasoulof, Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche and other members of the filmmaking community sign a petition supporting ‘My Favourite Cake’ directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha as ‘propaganda’ trial starts in Iran.<div class="small-12 col
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Michelle Trachtenberg cause of death to remain undetermined
Culture • 9:26 AM
5 min
Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy's younger sister Dawn Summers in the beloved series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, as well as Georgina Sparks in the teen drama Gossip Girl, was found dead in her New York apartment at the age of 39. Her family have refu
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Boost for Latvian animation competition funding amidst Oscars buzz for ‘Flow’
Culture • 9:03 AM
5 min
Following the triumph of 'Flow' at the Golden Globes and ahead of the Oscars on Sunday – where Gints Zilbalodis’s film is up for both Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature – Latvia is leaning in with a boost in national funding to fuel futu
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Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths now being treated as suspicious
Culture • 8:02 AM
5 min
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home, with authorities saying the couple had seemingly been deceased for some time when their bodies were discovered. Their deaths are “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough s
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Beyond Hawkins: DJO's Joe Keery on his most personal album yet
Culture • 7:15 AM
10 min
Joe Keery swaps synths for vintage guitars on The Crux. Can DJO's new era escape the shadow of Stranger Things – or his own viral success?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/28/beyond-
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Oscars 2025 predictions: Who will, could and should win?
Culture • 12:44 AM
38 min
Who will take home the biggest awards of the night on Sunday and which film will nab Best Picture in one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in recent memory?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/cult
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High-end UK restaurants making minimum spend standard in face of no-shows
Culture • 12:08 AM
8 min
Multiple high-end London restaurants have adopted minimum spend requirements for reservations. How will this impact the dining experience?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/28/high-en
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Thursday, february 27, 2025
Celebrities and media figures criticise BBC for pulling documentary 'Gaza: How to Survive a War'
Culture • 4:23 PM
4 min
The film about the lives of children in Gaza was removed after the BBC said it discovered the film’s 14-year-old narrator was the son of an official for Palestinian organisation Hamas. However, it may not be as simple as that...<div class="small-12 column
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Katy Perry joins all-female crew for space mission on Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket
Culture • 3:41 PM
8 min
Blue Origin says its next spaceflight is set to make history with the first all-woman flight since the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.co
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Eurovision 2025 introduces Lumo, a heart-shaped mascot symbolising unity
Culture • 3:17 PM
6 min
As Basel prepares to host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, it has now unveiled the mascot which will represent the Swiss city.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/27/eurovision-2025-ma
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Jeff Bezos takes the opinions out of the Washington Post opinion pages
Culture • 2:31 PM
7 min
In a move seen by many to be appeasing Donald Trump, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced the restriction of opinions at the paper.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/27/jeff
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New frescoes discovered at Pompeii shed light on Bacchanalian mysteries
Culture • 1:14 PM
2 min
Life-sized Pompeii paintings give new insight into religious practices in the ancient city.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/27/new-frescoes-discovered-at-pompeii-shed-light-on-bacch
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‘Don’t buy a Swasticar’: Anti-Elon Musk Tesla advert goes viral
Culture • 1:06 PM
7 min
A UK-based group called Everyone Hates Elon appears to have taken credit for a poster seen in London and going viral online. It adds itself to another disturbing video currently doing the rounds online, which slams both Donald Trump and Elon Musk.<div cla
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Zombies on the catwalk: Milan Fashion Week in pictures
Culture • 10:31 AM
12 min
At Milan Fashion Week, Diesel once again stunned audiences by evoking a zombie apocalypse with its Fall-Winter 2025-26 collection.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/27/zombies-on-the-
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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home
Culture • 9:15 AM
13 min
Santa Fe County Sheriff's responded to a request to do a welfare check on Wednesday and found actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead. No foul play is currently suspected.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="
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Chappell Roan and Dave Grohl memorabilia sold at LA wildfire charity auction
Culture • 8:53 AM
6 min
Outfits, instruments and memorabilia were auctioned off as part of the Give A Frock campaign to raise money for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/
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‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Gossip Girl’ star Michelle Trachtenberg dies aged 39
Culture • 8:01 AM
7 min
Michelle Trachtenberg played Buffy's younger sister Dawn Summers in the beloved series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, as well as Georgina Sparks in the teen drama Gossip Girl.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronew
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Oscars 2025: From 'The King's Speech' to 'Oppenheimer' - Ranking the Best Picture winners since 2010
Culture • 7:14 AM
24 min
From 'The King’s Speech' to 'Oppenheimer', Euronews Culture ranks all the Best Picture Oscar winners since 2010. Who will be joining the list on Sunday? It’s an unpredictable year, so all bets are truly off...<div class="small-12 column text-center articl
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Oscars 2025: The key takeaways from this year’s ‘Oscar Class Photo’
Culture • 12:12 AM
20 min
Who stood out? Who had the best style? And who wasn't there?
Here's everything this year's Oscar Class Photo tells us.
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Wednesday, february 26, 2025
King of Clubs: Leigh Bowery exhibitions Shine A Light On Creativity That Thrives After Dark
Culture • 8:01 PM
12 min
Leigh Bowery is perhaps best remembered his flamboyant fashion as much as his groundbreaking club nights. When Taboo in Covent Garden opened in 1985, it arguably became the most influential nightclub in British culture. Two exhibitions in London are now
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Gucci’s new era meets Dsquared2’s wild anniversary at Milan Fashion Week
Culture • 5:06 PM
1 min
Milan Fashion Week is underway: Gucci marked a new era by trading its signature red for deep green, while Dsquared2 celebrated 30 years with a high-octane, star-studded spectacle.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://ww
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A living memorial: Witches of Scotland tartan honours the victims of witch hunts
Culture • 4:05 PM
4 min
Discover the way to commemorate the Witchcraft Act’s many victims in Scotland through a “living memorial”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/26/a-living-memorial-witches-of-scotland-t
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Five English football teams commission official poems to encourage youth literacy
Culture • 3:34 PM
3 min
Five English football teams are commissioning official poems for their clubs as part of a scheme to encourage youth literacy.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/26/five-english-footbal
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Here's the menu that Wolfgang Puck will be serving A-listers at the Oscars Governors Ball
Culture • 2:48 PM
1 min
Wolfgang Puck’s Oscars Governors Ball menu features a mix of classics and new delights, including chicken pot pie, smoked salmon Oscars, shrimp pad thai, and beef Wellington. Guests will also enjoy indulgent treats like chocolate Oscar statues and Miyazak
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Spanish government removes mummy remains from museum view
Culture • 1:15 PM
3 min
Spain’s Ministry of Culture has ordered a Madrid museum to remove a mummy from view as part of a government policy to “decolonise” state-owned museums.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/
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Glitz, Glam, and Chaos: Tate Modern celebrates the outrageous legacy of Leigh Bowery
Culture • 11:41 AM
1 min
Tate Modern’s latest exhibition is celebrating the outrageous genius of Leigh Bowery - artist, fashion designer, clubland icon and muse to Lucian Freud.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025
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John Lithgow confirms Harry Potter casting as Dumbledore in new HBO remake
Culture • 11:07 AM
8 min
The controversial reboot of Harry Potter has its first official cast member...<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/26/john-lithgow-confirms-harry-potter-casting-as-dumbledore-in-new-hbo
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Charli XCX named Brits songwriter of the year
Culture • 10:14 AM
6 min
Charli XCX has been named songwriter of the year by the Brit Awards ahead of this weekend's ceremony, hinting that the star – who’s a front-runner with five nominations – may dominate the awards.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a
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What’s inside the 2025 Oscars goodie bag worth six figures?
Culture • 9:18 AM
11 min
Luxury vacations, pricey skincare products, and cannabis goods... The Oscar nominees won’t go home empty handed on Sunday. However, this year’s “Everyone Wins” gift bag comes with the option to do some good...<div class="small-12 column text-center articl
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Ancient artefacts worth over €2 million to return from New York to Greece and Italy
Culture • 12:34 AM
4 min
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced the recovery of ancient artefacts worth a staggering $2.2 million (€2.1 million), which will be returned to Greece and Italy.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://w
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Tuesday, february 25, 2025
Dreams, diamonds and dystopias: Euronews Culture's Top 10 Movies from Berlinale 2025
Culture • 5:32 PM
28 min
Here’s our Top 10 from this year's Berlin International Film Festival - keep an eye out for these gems coming to a cinema near you soon.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/25/dreams-di
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In pictures: The highs and highs from London Fashion Week 2025
Culture • 5:15 PM
17 min
London Fashion Week wrapped up with a mix of opulent collections and star-studded moments, with designers like Burberry, Erdem, and Emilia Wickstead stealing the show.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c
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New languages and old queer classics: International Booker Prize releases longlist
Culture • 4:31 PM
6 min
11 novels and two short story collections are in the running for one of the most prestigious prizes in literature.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/25/new-languages-and-old-queer-cla
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Hedonism not hangovers: Ministry of Sound unveils sober rave series
Culture • 3:27 PM
6 min
A new series of sober raves are coming to one of London’s most iconic nightclubs.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/25/hedonism-not-hangovers-ministry-of-sound-unveils-sober-rave-seri
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Kandinsky’s Universe: A journey through geometrical abstraction at Berlin's Museum Barberini
Culture • 3:10 PM
1 min
Museum Barberini in Berlin is presenting 'Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometrical Abstraction in the 20th Century', a major exhibition celebrating the visionary artist’s groundbreaking work.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https
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Exclusive: US seeks to edge Europe out of its funding deal with Ukraine
Culture • 2:17 PM
4 min
The Trump administration wants to make sure the commitments it wants from Kyiv in exchange for help with defence and rebuilding efforts would take precedence over any future trade or investment deals Ukraine might strike with the EU, UK or other allies.<d
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2,000-year-old Roman gossip book makes UK bestseller charts
Culture • 2:06 PM
4 min
A newly translated version of 'The Lives of the Caesars', a gossip-filled account of the escapades of Roman emperors, has made it into the UK bestseller charts – 2,000 years after it was first published.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__but
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London's St. Paul’s Cathedral transformed by spectacular sound and light display
Culture • 1:01 PM
1 min
St. Paul’s Cathedral is currently hosting 'Luminous', a stunning sound and light show running until 28 February, transforming the historic landmark with mesmerising projections and music.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht
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Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg appeal to Giorgia Meloni to save Rome’s cinemas
Culture • 11:27 AM
3 min
Hollywood titans have appealed to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni to block a new law that could turn Rome's oldest cinemas into shopping centers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/
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Musicians release silent album to protest UK AI copyright proposals
Culture • 10:37 AM
6 min
Over 1,000 artists, including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn, and Kate Bush, have launched a silent album, 'Is This What We Want?', in protest against UK government plans that could allow AI companies to use copyrighted content without consent.<div class="sma
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Donald Trump in meltdown over revelations in Michael Wolff's new tell-all book 'All Or Nothing'
Culture • 9:53 AM
10 min
The new exposé by journalist Michael Wolff comes out today and the Trump team are already using some colourful language to deny some of the revelations. Here's the lowdown.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euron
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London's National Portrait Gallery explores how The Face magazine redefined youth culture
Culture • 7:15 AM
16 min
A new exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery explores the cultural impact of The Face magazine; a monthly publication which used to be one of the most influential barometers for style, fashion and the arts.<div class="small-12 column text-center
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From polar bears to skateboarding rebels: The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards finalists unveiled
Culture • 6:23 AM
44 min
The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Professional competition is showcasing 30 outstanding finalists, whittled down from over 419,000 images.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/02/25/fr
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UK literacy charity wants audiobooks on national school curriculum
Culture • 12:21 AM
4 min
A poll by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has found that children’s enjoyment of listening to audiobooks had risen. NLT are petitioning the government to include audiobooks in the national curriculum.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butt
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Monday, february 24, 2025
