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Meet Parissa - the "angel of Iranian music"

One of Iran’s most revered classical singers, Parissa, recently performed at London’s Barbican, which was celebrating the anniversary of the birth of iconic Persian poet…

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WikiLeaks to release around a million new documents as US election looms

Julian Assange says the WikiLeaks documents concern the US election and three governments, but denies they aim to damage Hillary Clinton.

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Calais: Police clash with migrants and protesters

French riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at migrants and protesters who gathered in defiance of a ban outside the shanty town near Calais known as “the…

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David Bowie's personal art collection on sale at Sotheby's

The much mourned David Bowie, who died in January, was an avid art collector.

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Downing Street refuses to back up Boris's Brexit claim

Downing Street has refused to back up Boris Johnson’s claim that Brexit negotiations could begin “by the early part of next year” and may not take a full two years to…

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Emily Blunt stars as alcoholic divorcee in new thriller

Based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel of the same name, ‘The Girl on The Train’ stars Emily Blunt as a divorcee who becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that sends shockwaves throu

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Design Biennale brings Utopia to London

The first ever London Design Biennale has opened in the British capital.

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Almost naked and too cool for school: London Fashion Week highlights

A glimpse at the Spring/Summer 2017 collections unveiled in London.

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London: refugee life jackets laid out in Parliament Square

Thousands of life jackets were laid out in Parliament Square opposite the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday as a reminder of the plight of migrants and…

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London's V&A celebrates the Sixties

A new exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum explores the late 1960’s and its impact on our world today.

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Thousands march through London for refugees

Holding placards and chanting songs welcoming refugees, demonstrators called on the authorities to live up to a pledge made by former Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015.

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The Beatles' 'Eight Days a Week': the live career of 'a great little rock 'n' roll band'

Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison’s widow Olivia and John Lennon’s, Yoko Ono, have hit up London’s Leicester Square for the premiere of ‘Eight Days a Week: the Touring…

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Sonya Yoncheva's first-time "Norma" wows London's Royal Opera House

It is the pinnacle of bel canto: Vincenzo Bellini’s masterpiece “Norma” has opened the new season at the Royal Opera House in London.

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The Brief from Brussels: spotlight on attacks against Polish nationals in UK

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories across Europe.

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'Black Lives Matter' protest paralyses London City Airport

Campaign group ‘Black Lives Matter’ brought London City Airport to a standstill on Tuesday morning after activists set up a wooden tripod and locked themselves together on the…

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London burns as 1666 model commemorates Great Fire

A model of the 1666 City of London has been set ablaze on the Thames to commemorate the great Fire of that year that destroyed nearly 80% of the capital.

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Model set ablaze to mark Great Fire of London

A floating model of 17th century London was set alight on the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, on Sunday evening.

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Thousands of pro-EU campaigners march through central London

Thousands of pro-Europe campaigners gathered in cities across the UK on Saturday to protest against Brexit, the UK’s decision to leave the European Union following a June…

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Conversations on tour teach Glass Animals 'How to be a Human Being'

British band "Glass Animals":http://glassanimals.eu/ have released 'Youth' the second single from their latest album 'How to be a Human Being.'

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UK: M20 bridge collapse causes travel chaos

A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a UK motorway on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

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