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‘Zola’ dominates the Independent Spirit Award nominations

The A24 production a film based on a 2015 Twitter thread, landed a total of seven nominations at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, celebrating films made with independent creatives and lower budgets.

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Golden Globes announces nominees after year plagued by controversy

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association are pressing on with their 2022 awards, despite criticisms on a lack of diversity and unethical selection practices that they claim to have addressed.

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Fake Love: Drake returns two Grammy nominations back to the Academy

The 35-year-old is said to have contacted the Recording Academy to withdraw his submissions for the 2022 ceremony.

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'After Love' comes out tops at the British Independent Film Awards

Aleem Khan took to the stage for his Best Director win, announcing that "not in my wildest dreams did I think this would be happening tonight."

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Squid Game creator gives seal of approval to Mr.Beast's remake

Showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk was quizzed on MrBeast's multi-million dollar online remake as Squid Game took home its first major US accolade.

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Young and old amongst nominations in diverse Grammys announcement

Returnees, breakthroughs, and a few surprises: the 2022 Grammy nominations are out.

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Genre over gender: Brit Awards ditch male and female categories

The UK's biggest night in music is choosing genre over gender by merging the Best Male and Female categories and adding four new genre-based ones.

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'Call My Agent!' stuns International Emmys with Comedy Series win

The French series surrounding a fictional talent agency has blown up internationally as a result of being platformed on Netflix.

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Smooth like Butter: BTS storm American Music Awards with 3 wins

BTS tore through the AMAs like a stick of dynamite this weekend with two performances and three award wins.

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62-year-old Barbie: the fashion icon and ultimate child empowerment doll

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Barbie has turned 62. Meet Kim Culmone, the businesswoman who has helped this famous doll evolve, stay fashionable and empower children over the years.

Nature

Untouched nature photos reveal the true beauty of our planet

In an era of photoshop and filters, this nature photography competition puts value on realism and authenticity.

Cinema

The evolution of Arab Cinema

Arab Cinema has a continued reputation for breaking down barriers and stereotypes, and often at times, making a political statement. Many countries also experienced a spike in film production after they gained independence.

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Which airport has been voted the best in Europe for the 18th time?

The airport is only 11 minutes by train from the city centre, which makes it quick and easy to reach by rail or car.

Destinations

Revealed: The best holiday destinations in Europe 2021

The World Travel Awards has crowned these locations the best in Europe 2021. We pick some of our highlights.

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Who is nominated for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards?

Europe's biggest music awards will broadcast from Budapest, Hungary, next month. Find out if your favourites made the cut.

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Who is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year?

Six artists have been selected a panel of hundreds of rock experts and historians to receive the honour in Ohio later this month.

Green News

Milan food waste scheme among Prince William's Earthshot Prize winners

The Italian city's project, which distributes leftover food to those in need, took one of the awards at the Earthshot progamme which seeks new ways to tackle environmental challenges.

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Pegasus Project consortium wins first Caruana Galizia journalism prize

The consortium of journalists behind the Pegasus Project investigation into malware from Israel-based NSO Group has won the first top European Union journalism prize.

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Who is Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate?

The Nobel Committee have just announced novelist and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah as this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We reflect on the achievements that got him there.

People

Here’s where you can find the best baguette in Paris

An undocumented immigrant has claimed the title of best baguette in Paris.