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United Kingdom

George Saunders wins Man Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders has become only the second American writer to win the Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.

18/10/2017

Series

Azerbaijan's great tapestries

When Azerbaijan's carpet museum opened in Baku in 1967 it was the world's first museum of its kind and it's now a repository of Azerbaijani culture.

17/10/2017

Destinations

Reflections: 1997 to 2017

Celebrating Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 20th anniversary

16/10/2017

Green News

First-class working spaces

A high-end co-working environment with a focus on wellness and design.

15/10/2017

France

Asterix drawing sells for record 1.4m euros in Paris

An original illustration for the cover of one of the early Asterix comic books has sold for a record €1.4m at auction in Paris, more than seven times its expected price.

14/10/2017

Eco-Innovation

Playcraft Live: The play that's inside Minecraft

Actors perform on stage and simultaneously inside a virtual world in new production.

13/10/2017

Living

The Cask Circle Club

Ireland’s most prestigious distillery invites us to claim some very rare whisky.

13/10/2017

Cult

'Lost' Leonardo Da Vinci painting to be auctioned

The last Leonardo de Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction in New York in November

11/10/2017

Focus

Discover hidden gems in northeastern Greece

The Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH), nestled between Bulgaria and Turkey in northeastern Greece, is a region of outstanding natural beauty.

10/10/2017

France

Veteran French film star Jean Rochefort has died in Paris aged 87.

Veteran French film star Jean Rochefort one of the country’s best-loved actors has died in Paris aged 87.

09/10/2017

France

The day President Macron met Picasso's daughter

At the Picasso museum in Paris the Macrons met Picasso's daughter, which produced some surreal exchanges.

09/10/2017

Living

The Dirty Dozen

Watch, Wrist, Waterproof: getting all 12 is an all but impossible task.

09/10/2017

Green News

24 hours in Trieste

First task: to discard any expectations that the city will fall neatly into your folder of Italian stereotypes.

06/10/2017

Belgium

Ale Mary! Church turns to beer brewing to raise funds

Saint Catherine's church in Brussels is turning to Belgium's brewing tradition to raise funds for renovation work

05/10/2017

Living

Experience Cuban 'Sobremesa'

A trip to Latin America to experience the traditional 'sobremesa' and Havana Club limited edition rums

05/10/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian 'pyramids', shunned by archaeologists, still draw tourists

Eye-catching structures are home to natural health retreat for international visitors.

04/10/2017

Italy

Italy's heritage under threat

Some of the world's most celebrated sites are at risk from a combination of manmade and natural threats.

04/10/2017

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Climbers clean-up Brussel's Atomium

A team of climber's begin their annual clean up of Brussel's iconic Atomium. Climbers will polish the nine steel globes that was originally built for the World's Fair of 1958.

04/10/2017

Living

Inside the bee hive

You are invited to step inside a giant hive to communicate with bees.

04/10/2017

Series

Azerbaijan's ancient copperware techniques

Lahic village in the Caucasus mountains is isolated in winter, but in summer visitors are enticed by its increasingly rare artisans.

03/10/2017