Now playing Next Culture news Monk, LGBTQ+ activist and celebrity makeup artist: meet Kodo Nishimura Kodo Nishimura is a Buddhist monk, celebrity makeup artist and LGBTQ+ advocate. To mark the start of Pride month, we sat down with him to discuss his journey to self-acceptance. 07/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Thousands gather for record picnic to celebrate Queen's Jubilee Thousands of people gathered for the Big Jubilee Lunch on The Long Walk in Windsor as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations 06/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee: Inside the home of a superfan Days ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne on Thursday, 78-year-old pensioner Margaret Tyler shows off her collection of royal family memorabilia that fills the ground floor of her house in northwestern suburb Wembley. 02/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Egypt unveils massive haul of newly discovered ancient artefacts Egyptian archaeologists have unveiled a cache of 150 bronze statues depicting various gods and goddesses including "Bastet, Anubis, Osiris, Amunmeen, Isis, Nefertum and Hathor," along with 250 sarcophagi at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo 01/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news K-pop supergroup BTS meet with Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes Hundreds of BTS fans gather outside the White House as the K-pop band met with US President Joe Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes 01/06/2022
Now playing Next Art Platinum Jubilee to feature puppets of the 'Queen's favourites' Members of the Coventry-based arts company Imagineer put the finishing touches to puppets and costumes which will feature in a procession during the Platinum Jubilee pageant, during a long weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne. 31/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 'Counting Dracula': Vampire gathering in England smashes world-record A total of 1,369 people dressed as vampires gathered in the grounds of Whitby Abbey in England, to set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as the ghoulish character, breaking the previous record of 1,039 set in 2011. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 103-year-old Swedish woman sets record for world's oldest parachuter 103-year-old Rut Larsson becomes the world's oldest person to complete a tandem parachute jump after skydiving in Motala, Sweden. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: Man disguised as 'old woman' attacks Mona Lisa with cake Cake was smeared over the protective glass covering the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris on May 29, with the person described as being responsible indicating he was an environmental protester. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Green News These bees are helping Italy's Carabinieri police fight pollution The Carabinieri military police in Italy are famed for fighting the country's toughest and most dangerous criminals. But now they are turning to bees to tackle air pollution in cities. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Cannes Film Festival: 'War Pony' poodle gets its paws on Palm Dog award A silver poodle from the movie War Pony has won this years Palm Dog award at the Cannes Film Festival for the best performance by a dog. The quirky award has become a cult fixture in the Cannes calendar 28/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture Series Meet the pig farmer putting animal welfare and sustainability first Meet the Dutch pig farmer putting animal welfare and sustainability first 27/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Former Louvre director charged for art trafficking Jean-Luc Martinez has been preliminarily charged in connection with alleged antiques trafficking during his tenure as head of the world's most famous museum. 26/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Peruvian Clown Day: Hundreds of clowns take to the streets of Lima Hundreds of people dressed as clowns took to the streets of Lima to celebrate the annual Peruvian Clown Day, in honour of a beloved clown who died in 1987. 26/05/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Huge queues at Schiphol airport continue but no worker strike for now Schiphol airport workers have called off a planned summer strike, saving travellers from more queues and cancellations. 25/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: Frenchman breaks world record for longest tightrope walk ever On Tuesday, French tightrope walker claimed a new world record as he completed a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island. 25/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: This is officially the biggest wave ever surfed German surfer, Sebastian Steudtner has received a Guinness World Record certificate for the biggest wave surfed in the world, for his surf on 29 October 2020 24/05/2022
Now playing Next Design Exhibition explores how 3D digital visualisations can solve crimes A new exhibition at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark aims to showcase the work of research collective, Forensic Architecture, who use digital techniques to investigate alleged crimes and human rights violations. 23/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Protest group invades Cannes to highlight violence towards women At the screening of Iranian thriller Holy Spider at the Cannes Film Festival, a group of of protestors invaded the red carpet to highlight the 129 women killed in France since the last festival. 23/05/2022
Now playing Next Food and Drink International Tea Day: 7 unique ways tea is made around the world In honour of International Tea Day, we thought we'd take a look at some of the many wonderful ways different countries from around the world prepare and drink their tea 21/05/2022