Culture news Spotify Wrapped: What are the biggest artists and songs of 2025? Spotify Wrapped has launched for 2025, showing music fans their most listened to artists, songs, albums and more. It also provides global trends for music listening and has revealed that Bad Bunny has broken Taylor Swift's two-year winning streak. 03/12/2025
No Comment Fabergé ‘winter egg’ sets new record with £22.9M sale at London auction The crystal-and-diamond Winter Egg, one of only seven Imperial Fabergé eggs in private hands, sold for £22.9 million (€27.5 million), breaking the world record for a Fabergé piece. 03/12/2025
Culture news New Netflix Christmas movie watched 20 million times in a week ‘Tis the season to be Grinchy. Netflix has released an early festive favourite... Worth watching? 28/11/2025
Art Frida Kahlo self-portrait shatters auction record for female artists In its catalogue note, Sotheby’s said the painting “offers a spectral meditation on the porous boundary between sleep and death.” 21/11/2025
Art Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record at auction Klimt's “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust. It broke a record at auction previously set by an Andy Warhol potrait of Marilyn Monroe. 19/11/2025
Culture news Rosalía breaks Spotify record for streams by a Spanish female artist Released last Friday, Rosalía’s fourth album 'LUX' is already one of our favourite albums of 2025. It has shattered a record previously held by Karol G. 10/11/2025
Climate 2025 is on track to be among the three warmest years on record Copernicus says the findings reflect the “accelerating pace of climate change”. 07/11/2025
Climate How did Hurricane Melissa become a 'beast of a storm'? When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure, a key measurement used by meteorologists. 29/10/2025
Culture news Taylor Swift breaks Adele's album sales record in less than a week Despite mixed reviews, Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' has broken a major record held by British singer Adele. Swift's 12th album has now secured a new record for the largest week, by equivalent album units, for an album. 09/10/2025
Markets Gold climbs above $4,000 in a record move - what is behind the rally? The price of gold topped $4,000 per ounce for the first time on Tuesday as economic uncertainty pushes investors towards safe haven assets. 08/10/2025
Culture news Which records has Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' shattered? The numbers are in and Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ has broken all records. It sold 2.7million copies in 24 hours, surpassing Swift’s own 2024 record. The album has also broken several Spotify records and the companion cinema outing topped the weekend box office. 06/10/2025
Culture news Emmys 2025: Who won big at this year's awards ceremony? Hit British show Adolescence won big at last night’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, bagging six awards, including Best Supporting Actor for 15-year-old Owen Cooper. But the night belonged to The Studio, which made history by winning a total of 13 awards. Here's the lowdown on the 2025 Emmy winners. 15/09/2025
Cinema Stephen King breaks adaptation record and shares his top 10 films Do you agree with his list of favourite films and which author still beats the prolific Stephen King as the most adapted writer of all time? 09/09/2025
Climate UK saw hottest summer since record began in 2025, Met Office says Climate scientists say summers as hot or hotter than 2025 in the UK are 70 times more likely due to climate change. 02/09/2025
Culture news Taylor Swift already breaks Spotify record before release of new album The pop star's 12th album is out next month but calendar release dates don't seem to apply when it comes to Taylor Swift... 02/09/2025
Culture news Rare first edition of 'The Hobbit' sells for record price at auction The book was discovered by chance in a house in Bristol. It is one of 1,500 original copies of Tolkien’s famous 1937 novel. 07/08/2025