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Design

Prix Versailles picks the world's most beautiful passenger stations

The Prix Versailles World Ceremony has picked its 'magnificent seven' passenger stations as the world's most beautiful train and metro stops. From Australia to Belgium via Saudi Arabia, the prizes show the jury's penchant towards modernity.

04/11/2025

Art

Four artists shortlisted for the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka, Amak Mahmoodian and Rene Matić have been shortlisted for the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize.

02/11/2025

Economy

Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt win 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt win Nobel Prize for Economics 'for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction'.

13/10/2025

Europe News

Von der Leyen awarded Charlemagne Prize for promoting European unity

In her acceptance speech, Ursula von der Leyen outlined key priorities for Europe’s future: stronger defence, greater innovation, EU enlargement and the protection of democracy and resilience.

29/05/2025

Culture news

Turner Prize unveils shortlist on 250th anniversary of artist's birth

From huge paintings to complex installations, this year's shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize embrace the 250-year-old artist's ambition.

23/04/2025

Culture news

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 announces shortlist

Musical memoirs, medical histories, and foreign office insights populate the second annual shortlist of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction.

26/03/2025

Design

Chinese architect Liu Jiakun honoured with Pritzker Prize

Jiakun's notable works include the West Village in Chengdu, a five-story urban hub blending culture and commerce, and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing.

04/03/2025

Culture news

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: Longlist announced

11 of the 16 longlisted authors are British, with a selection of reads that draw on a range of disciplines and "expertly steer us through the most pressing issues of our time".

12/02/2025

Culture news

India offers $1million to whoever deciphers this 5,300-year-old script

Archeologists and linguists, assemble! An eye-wateringly huge prize awaits whoever can decipher a 5,300-year-old Indus language.

23/01/2025

Culture news

Conan O'Brien to receive top US award for comedy

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honours individuals who have "had an impact on American society in ways similar to" Twain.

16/01/2025

Earth News

Best climate fiction reads 2024: Meet the finalists of a new UK prize

The first-ever Climate Fiction prize has announced its longlist of books - and they’re all written by women.

16/12/2024

Earth News

This Portuguese city will be the European Green Capital in 2026

The jury said that Guimarães demonstrated a vision that brings together citizens, academia and the private sector.

01/12/2024

Culture news

Baillie Gifford prize winner rejects award over fossil fuel ties

Richard Flanagan has been awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book "Question 7" but refused the award over the firm’s ties to the fossil fuel industry.

20/11/2024

Art

Ashfika Rahman wins Kyiv’s Future Generation Art Prize

The prize, now in its 7th year, is open to all artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world and working in any medium. This year’s shortlisted cohort – whose works are on display until 19 January – featured 21 artists from as far afield as Lithuania, Iraq and Taiwan.

05/11/2024

Culture news

Book on endangered languages wins coveted British culture award

Ross Perlin won the annual award for his book ‘Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues’.

23/10/2024

Design

'A triumph': London's Elizabeth Line wins Stirling Prize

Praised for its sleek design and seamless integration of architectural components, the London rail network has won the UK's top architecture prize.

17/10/2024