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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A huge chestnut-themed Christmas fair, stunning Scottish landscapes, 'Wicked' witches and the return of a folk rock father - here's what to enjoy around Europe this week.

23 November 2024

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'Butts 4 Tour Busses': Kate Nash starts OnlyFans to fund tour

As live music touring gets increasingly expensive for artists, Kate Nash has come up with a novel way of raising extra cash...

22 November 2024

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Rokia Traoré to be extradited to Belgium over child custody case

After their split in 2018, Malian Rokia Traoré has withheld her nine-year-old daughter from her Belgian partner.

22 November 2024

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Katy Perry wins trademark battle against Aussie fashion designer

Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark legal case against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry, leaving the designer “devastated.”

22 November 2024

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Film of the Week: 'Wicked' - 'You’re not being told the whole story!'

The big screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway show is here... And it only casts half a spell.

22 November 2024

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A potential lost Chopin manuscript has been found in a NYC library

A previously unknown manuscript in Frederic Chopin’s handwriting, potentially his first "lost" work since 1930, has been discovered at New York's Morgan Library & Museum.

22 November 2024

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Festivals are more expensive yet more popular than ever - What gives?

Europe's biggest festivals are pricier than ever but tickets are still selling like hotcakes. What's the deal?

21 November 2024

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Pianist Tom Yun reveals Chopin’s hidden creation

An unknown musical work attributed to European composer Frédéric Chopin was performed by pianist Tony Siqi Yun.

21 November 2024

Cinema

Linkin Park announce ‘From Zero’ concert film will hit cinemas in 2025

The film was recorded during their album launch show in Brazil earlier this month. Release date TBC.

21 November 2024

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Former One Direction stars attend funeral for Liam Payne

One Direction bandmates and other mourners gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Amersham for Liam Payne’s funeral, following his tragic death in Buenos Aires last month.

20 November 2024

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Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies aged 87

The famed British session guitarist behind the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song has died.

20 November 2024

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Cambridge Dictionary make ‘manifest’ their 2024 Word of the Year

After a surge of celebrity-inspired popularity on social media, the word 'manifest' has been elected Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. However, this scientifically unproven practice can be controversial...

20 November 2024

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Charles Dumont, composer of 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien', dies aged 95

French singer-songwriter Charles Dumont, who composed Edith Piaf's famous song 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' has died aged 95.

19 November 2024

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Priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter video shoot stripped of duties

"Please, please, please / Don't bring me to tears when I just... get investigated for mismanagement." Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello has been relieved of his duties, following an investigation that was launched when he authorized pop star Sabrina Carpenter to film a music video inside his church.

19 November 2024

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of trying to obstruct justice from prison

The hip-hop mogul has been accused of breaking rules, paying fellow prison inmates to use their phones, and orchestrating a campaign to influence the potential jury of his upcoming trial.

18 November 2024

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More music is released than ever: Is that a bad thing?

More music is released daily than in the entire year of 1989, according to a report from music-industry publication MusicRadar.

18 November 2024

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Georgia triumphs at 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Spain

Putzkaradze’s victory, with 180 points, gives Georgia its fourth win at Junior Eurovision, making it the most successful country in the history of the contest.

17 November 2024

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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' is unleashed in cinemas, Simon Berger's shattered glassworks pay tribute to great architects, and Linkin Park return with a new album. Here's what to do in Europe this week.

16 November 2024

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Linkin Park - ‘From Zero’: Trumphant comeback or rebooted fumble?

Linkin Park hit the proverbial reset button with their first album in seven years, the first without frontman Chester Bennington. ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, indeed. Is ‘From Zero’ the comeback many are hoping for? Here’s our verdict.

15 November 2024

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Viral hippo Moo Deng releases official single in four languages

This year's 'Baby Shark' has just dropped, courtesy of the viral Thai hippo. Prepare yourselves.

14 November 2024