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Rebecca Yarros among winners of the second annual BookTok awards

The second annual TikTok Book Awards UK and Irelend saw the social media platform’s users vote for their favourite authors, books, and bookshops over the past year.

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Mercury Prize 2024: Check out the shortlisted nominees

This year's Mercury Prize shortlist is borderline flawless. From Charli XCX to The Last Dinner Party, via Beth Gibbons and Nia Archives, all are deserving of taking the top prize in September...

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Emmys 2024: ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear’ lead nominations

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards honour the best in American television, covering the time from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024. This year, FX’s 'Shōgun' dominates, while 'The Bear', 'Only Murders In The Building' and 'True Detective: Night Country' shine bright.

Experiences

I tried out a Priority Pass lounge to see if it's a money-saving hack

Airport lounges give you a quiet space to work or relax before your flight.

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Art

London's Young V&A wins Museum of the Year award

Judges praised the museum as a “truly inspirational” institution that engaged with the Bethnal Green community and reimagined the museum experience for young people.

Tech News

Inventing our future: European Inventor Award 2024 winners revealed

In partnership with EPO

This year especially celebrated the work of women scientists and inventors throughout history, with the lifetime achievement award going to chemist Dame Carol Robinson for her work with mass spectrometry.

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Photojournalism award reveals major problem of e-waste in Ghana

The resulting images capture the immensity of the e-waste problem and the vulnerability of Ghanaians caught up in the system.

Travel News

This European airport has been awarded for its eco innovation

The prestigious Best Airport Awards were held in Istanbul on Wednesday and recognised the best flight hubs across Europe.

Travel News

These are the world’s best airlines in 2024. Only three are European

The world's best airlines have been revealed in survey of 21 million passengers. Three European carriers make top 10.

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Sigourney Weaver to get honorary Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

The US actress will receive the award at the 81st edition of the festival, which takes place from 28 August – 7 September.

Art

Check out the best of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (so far)

A three-headed giraffe and a rock’n’roll sloth. No, this isn’t our pitch for a new Pixar movie directed by David Lynch but some of the animals featured in the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024. Here are some of the highlights so far.

Lifestyle

LOEWE project wins first ever Luxury & Lifestyle Cannes Lions prize

The Grand Prix was awarded to “LOEWE x Suna Fujita,” a collaboration between Spanish luxury fashion house LOEWE and and Japanese artisanal ceramicist studio Suna Fujita.

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Why R.E.M. performing live again is such a big deal

R.E.M. took to the stage at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony to perform an acoustic rendition of their hit ‘Losing My Religion’.

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Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women's Prize literary awards

Klein thanked the prize for “not shying away from controversy” and continues to back calls for book festivals to stop taking money from companies with investments in fossil fuels or Israel’s defense sector.

Art

Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2024: Feast your eyes on the winners

From a pup with some cat flap issues to a cat aspiring to be Tarzan, the winners of this year's Comedy Pet Photo Awards do not disappoint.

Food and Drink

Check out the winners of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year

The grand prize went to Chinese photographer Zhonghua Yang for their delightful photo of a woman making New Year dim sum.

Art

Take a look at the jaw-dropping Drone Photo Awards 2024 finalists

The nominated works were chosen from over 2,000 submissions from 113 countries for the world's most prestigious aerial photography competition.

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Sean Baker's tribute to sex workers 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

The US director collected the Best Film prize that he'd 'worked for all his life' and paid tribute to sex workers around the world.

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Romanian poet Ana Blandiana wins 2024 Princess of Asturias Award

In selecting her as the winner the Asturias jury highlighted Ana Blandiana's "indomitable poetry" with which she has shown an "extraordinary capacity for resistance in the face of censorship."

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#TikTokShortFilm competition returns for a third year at Cannes

With over 75,000 videos submitted from 55 countries, TikTok announced the winners of the #TikTokShortFilm competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival.