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Daniel Craig receives same honour as James Bond

Craig has been made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, the same and rare honour held by Ian Fleming's famous fictional secret agent James Bond.

Food and Drink

May the dough be with you: Han Solo gets baked

A bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area has dubbed its 6-foot (1.8 meter) bread sculpture of the Star Wars character “Pan Solo”

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'Elvis' director Baz Luhrmann wants to unlock people’s creativity

The Australian filmmaker teams up with Bombay Sapphire to helm a creative call-to-arms, which is inviting people to discover the creative inspiration that exists all around them.

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Armageddon Time: A conversation with James Gray

Currently showing at The Lumière Film Festival, James Gray sits down with Euronews Culture to discuss his new feature film, a deeply empathetic autobiographical drama about growing up in New York City in the 1980s, as well as his fears for the lifespan and culture of moviegoing

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BTS members to serve in military and plan to regroup in 2025

BTS will enlist in the South Korean military for national service, according to their agency, putting an end to a years-long debate on whether the K-pop stars deserved exemptions from mandatory service.

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Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan to win the English language literary award, following Michael Ondaatje’s victory in 1992 for ‘The English Patient’

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Ukrainian conductor shot dead by Russians for refusing to lead concert

Yurii Kerpatenko, the renowned and principal conductor at the Kherson Music and Drama Theatre, was shot dead in his home after he “categorically refused to cooperate with the occupants"

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Robbie Coltrane, beloved Harry Potter actor, dies aged 72

Beloved Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane has died aged 72. He was best known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter series and the criminal psychologist in the 90s police drama, Cracker.

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Halloween Ends'

The bloody saga of Michael Myers vs Laurie Strode comes to a close in Halloween Ends… And against all odds, it’s actually pleasant surprise.

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Festival Lumière 2022: Premieres, classics & a whole lot of Tim Burton

Cinephiles rejoice! The 2022 Lumière Festival kicks off in Lyon this coming weekend, from Saturday 15 - Sunday 23 October, and this year’s vintage looks mighty good.

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Revelations of Bill Murray’s sexual assault settlement come to light

New details have emerged about the comedy actor's inappropriate behaviour.

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#MeToo trials: October sees Weinstein, Spacey and Haggis in court

Five years since the beginning of #MeToo, this autumn will see four alleged and convicted sex predators - who have fallen from Hollywood grace - facing trial for sexual offenses.

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Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' star, dies at 96

For millions Angela Lansbury was the elderly sleuth on Sunday night television who solved a constant stream of killings. The actress died five days shy of her 97th birthday.

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Is Bollywood going bust?

India's Bollywood facing its biggest-ever crisis as streaming services and non-Hindi language rivals steal its sparkle.

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Hammer goes down on the bollocks: Sex Pistols art goes on sale

It’s anarchy in the UK. Well, at Sotheby’s at least.

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Musician Rex Orange County charged with six counts of sexual assault

The 24-year-old English indie-pop singer / songwriter has denied the allegations yesterday appearing at Southwark Crown Court in London.

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There's a Guinness World Record for jump scares - And it's been broken

Scare easy ? Then proceed with caution.

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Meet James Bond's first official travel partner

From gastronomic getaways to thrill-seeking basejumping, if you've ever wanted to experience some of the delights of James Bond's life now you can book tickets as the world's most famous spy celebrates his first ever official travel partner.

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'You Won't Be Alone'

Screening at the London Film Festival and Sitges Film Festival, Goran Stolevski’s thoughtful and chillingly lyrical folk-horror fairytale is nothing short of a masterstroke.

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High kicks and dirty tricks: Irish dancing hit by cheating claims

The world’s oldest and largest competitive Irish dancing organization, An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG), has launched an investigation into the allegations of cheating and results fixing, including exchanging higher scores for sexual favours.

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