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Sherlock Holmes Day: enthusiasts recreate iconic scene in Swiss Alps
Sherlock Holmes Day celebrations began earlier this month when members of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London traveled to Switzerland's Reichenbach Falls to reenact one of literature's most famous fictional death scenes.
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Jewish raid in Paris: 98 photos give victims of the Nazi era a face
85 years after the first major roundup of Jews in occupied Paris, an exhibition at the French Embassy in Berlin is showing 98 photographs that were lost for decades. The find is particularly significant for 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Liliane Ryszfeld.
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Paul McCartney sends off Stephen Colbert as Trump calls host 'jerk'
A bittersweet but fitting farewell for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as the celebrated talk show host signed off the final episode with special guests, including Sir Paul McCartney. The programme's historic 33-year run has come to an end, with Donald Trump gloating...
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Ivor Novello Awards: Rosalía, Lily Allen and CMAT win big
UK awards The Ivor Novellos specifically recognise the importance of songwriting. Rosalía, Lily Allen and Sam Fender were this year's big winners, as well as rising star Jacob Alon, who won two awards. Here's everything you need to know about last night's ceremony.
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Prehistoric predators: Meet Jurassic monsters of the deep at UK show
Fearsome enormous creatures lay beneath the waves while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, now a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum explores what lessons we can learn about climate change from Jurassic life underwater.
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Bruce Springsteen slams Trump on Stephen Colbert’s penultimate show
On the eve of Stephen Colbert’s final The Late Show, Bruce Springsteen performed his anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’. The Boss used the opportunity to thank Colbert, and hit out at Donald Trump - as well as Paramount head David Ellison.
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Everything you need to know about Stephen Colbert’s last The Late Show
This Thursday marks the end of an era for The Late Show – a beloved US cultural touchstone which is about to disappear. Here's everything you need to know about the final episode, the guests, the reasons behind CBS pulling the plug, and what could be next for Stephen Colbert...
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A bridge too far? Street artist JR begins Paris Pont Neuf wrap project
French street artist JR has got Parisians talking about his tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude's pioneering oeuvre. Work has begun on his new project to wrap up Pont Neuf in Paris, the city's oldest bridge, as part of a vast, short-lived installation.
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Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King win the International Booker Prize
The 2026 International Booker Prize has been won by Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King for "Taiwan Travelogue", a historical romance judges praised for succeeding as "both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel."
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Aqua, dance-pop band behind hit song ‘Barbie Girl’, announces breakup
The band announced that they were breaking up on Instagram after having been together for more than three decades. Their single ‘Barbie Girl’ sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and became a huge hit on several continents when it was released in 1997.
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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi to face trial in Iran on ‘propaganda’ charges
Iranian director Jafar Panahi is set to face trial in Iran once more, on charges of “propaganda against the regime.” He was sentenced by Iran’s Revolutionary Court to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban in absentia last year.
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Shakira wins lengthy legal battle over Spanish tax authorities
Pop star Shakira is celebrating victory after a Spanish court annulled a hefty tax penalty imposed in 2011 claiming she failed to declare her residence in Spain. The singer has published a statement in which she says "there was never any fraud".
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International jazz festival draws thousands with free open-air concert
The Tashkent International Jazz Festival brought together artists from Europe, the Americas and Central Asia through a series of free open-air performances. Organisers say audience numbers and international interest are increasingly growing.
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Les Invalides: 350 years serving wounded soldiers and war victims
For more than three centuries, Les Invalides in Paris has been a hospice for wounded soldiers, Holocaust survivors and more recently victims of the Bataclan bombings. Its mission was initiated by Louis XIV in the 17th century. Now, its ageing facilities are undergoing a major renovation.
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Rare traditional sounds are being digitised for a new generation
Mountain melodies, centuries-old instruments and traditional rhythms are being digitally preserved through a new open-access music platform. The archive aims to reconnect contemporary creators with sounds that had remained outside global audio libraries for decades.
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Sphere vision: The world's most futuristic venue set for Abu Dhabi
A large, shiny orb, prominent on Abu Dhabi’s desert skyline, is soon to become its next defining feature. Following the success of the original Sphere in Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi has revealed plans to build a similar entity, which will be the first of its kind in a venue outside of the United States.
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