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'I'm Not Okay' exhibition celebrates Emo culture at its finest

Muuuum – it's not a phase! "I’m Not Okay" exhibition celebrating Emo culture launches in London and runs until January 2025.

02/10/2024

Culture news

Is celebrated method actor Daniel Day-Lewis coming out of retirement?

The only actor to have won three Best Actor Oscars may be un-retiring as he has been spotted on the set of his son's debut feature. Does this mean we'll be getting more awards-worthy performances by arguably the greatest actor of his generation?

02/10/2024

Business

German supermarkets take the fight to British competitors

High investment and low prices appear to be disrupting the established order in the UK supermarket sector.

02/10/2024

Culture news

UK Eurovision winner dies aged 77

The singer and songwriter Martin Lee was best known for his work as part of the pop group Brotherhood Of Man, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976.

01/10/2024

Culture news

Polari Prize: Shortlisted writers for LGBTQ+ literary awards announced

The Polari Prize has named its shortlisted writers for the LGBTQ+ writing awards. Munroe Bergdorf is nominated alongside Jon Ransom, one of 2023’s winners.

01/10/2024

Culture news

'Get Out' star Daniel Kaluuya to get statue in famous London square

The actor’s statue will be unveiled as part of the "Scenes In The Square" trail this month, to coincide with the UK’s Black History Month.

01/10/2024

Art

Banksy’s bulletproof Union Jack vest on sale for €360,000

The now iconic vest, which draws attention to social and political unrest across the UK and highlights the endemic surges in knife crime in contemporary Britain, is set to go under the hammer this month.

01/10/2024

Art

Congregation: Es Devlin to unveil major new work in support of UNHCR

Bringing together portraits, animation, sound sequences and choral performances, the landmark installation at London’s St Mary le Strand Church will be unveiled on Thursday (3 October).

30/09/2024

Culture news

Why did famed actor Damian Lewis herd sheep over a London bridge?

The actor was one of over a thousand people driving sheep along a historical trading route on Sunday – but what is this quirky, centuries-old tradition?

30/09/2024

Culture news

Celebrated British actress Maggie Smith dies aged 89

The news of Maggie Smith's death has been confirmed by her sons.

27/09/2024

Culture news

Ezra Collective's 'Dance, No One's Watching': Euronews Culture verdict

British jazz band Ezra Collective's follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning album is another joyous celebratory collection.

27/09/2024

Culture news

Brontë not Bronte: How the literary sisters got their dots back

85 years after the misspelled plaque first installed, three of the greatest British literary names have been corrected. Because it’s Brontë, not Bronte.

27/09/2024

Culture news

Why has Naomi Campbell been barred from being charity trustee?

Supermodel Naomi Cambell founded Fashion For Relief in 2005 to relieve poverty. However, an investigation has found that only a small proportion of the charity's overall expenditure went to good causes.

27/09/2024

Cinema

What are the must-see films at this year’s BFI London Film Festival?

Here are the 15 films you need to see at this year's LFF - from future Oscar hopefuls to powerful protest films and absurdist comedies, there's truly something for everyone in this 68th edition's vibrant line-up.

27/09/2024

United Kingdom

Police probing cyberattack on wi-fi networks at UK train stations

UK transport officials and police said on Thursday they are investigating a “cyber-security incident” that hit the public wi-fi networks at the country’s biggest railway stations.

26/09/2024

Culture news

Shakespeare meets Radiohead for new 'Hamlet' production

Thom Yorke will orchestrate his band’s 2003 album for a cast of 20 musicians and actors, in an updated version of “Hamlet” that will focus on state corruption and paranoia.

26/09/2024

Art

'Colossal depths of humanity': Inside the Turner Prize exhibition

As the Tate Britain exhibition of this year's Turner Prize nominees goes on show, Euronews Culture speaks to curator Linsey Young and reviews the 2024 cohort.

25/09/2024

Culture news

World's first 'Accelerator City' to stage landmark climate action gigs

The English city of Liverpool has been named the world’s first “Accelerator City” for climate action by the United Nation’s climate change program. In November, three special gigs will take place in Liverpool...

24/09/2024

Culture news

Student Academy Award winners announced and head to London this year

Here are the winners of this year’s Student Academy Awards, with the ceremony taking place next month in London as opposed to the US. Academy CEO Bill Kramer’s international outreach initiative continues, to further highlight global membership growth.

24/09/2024

Art

Oscar Wilde's grandson condemns new statue of author as 'hideous'

The conceptual sculpture of Oscar Wilde, designed by late Scottish artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, has been criticised by the famous author’s grandson.

24/09/2024

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