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Czech forest turns into Middle Earth for 750-player fantasy battle

A forest in the Czech Republic was turned into a real-life version of The Hobbit as around 750 fantasy fans took part in a large-scale live-action battle inspired by the Battle of the Five Armies.

Space

Everything you need to know about NASA's plan to build a Moon base

NASA has unveiled an ambitious plan to turn the Moon into a long-term human outpost, with the first robotic missions targeting 2026.

Tech News

Humanoid robots face off in Beijing’s first high school football final

44 school teams competed over six weeks in China’s first high school humanoid robot football competition. The robots played fully autonomously, using student-written code to pass, defend and shoot without remote control.

Tech News

China unveils a giant rideable robot straight out of sci-fi movie

A Chinese robotics company has started selling a giant pilotable robot. It costs €500,000, walks on two legs, and can also smash through walls. Welcome to the future?

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Culture news

The earliest known English poem has been found in an unexpected place

A 9th-century manuscript held in Rome has revealed the earliest known Old English poem, Caedmon’s Hymn, hidden within a copy of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People.

Cinema

Everything you need to know about the 79th Cannes Film Festival

The 79th Cannes Film Festival is underway on the Côte d'Azur, kicking off with the French period-comedy The Electric Kiss and an honorary Palme d'Or for Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.

Food and Drink

Is tripe soup Greek or Turkish? A culinary dispute heats up

Greece and Turkey are clashing over who can claim tripe soup as their own. Known as “patsa” in Greece and “iskembe” in Turkey, the centuries-old recipe is a staple in both countries - and a popular hangover cure.

Art

Naked bell ringers to drone carpets: Venice Biennale 2026 highlights

From a naked performer acting as a giant bell ringer to drone-powered flying carpets suspended inside a church, take a look at some of the most talked-about works at this year's Venice Art Biennale.

Art

Giant Henry Moore sculptures take over London's Kew Gardens

Thirty monumental works by Henry Moore have been placed across London's Kew Gardens, creating a dialogue between art and nature.

Art

France confronts Nazi-looted art legacy in new Musée d’Orsay gallery

A new gallery at Paris’s Musée d’Orsay is putting Nazi-era looted and displaced artworks on public display, including pieces with incomplete or disputed ownership histories.

Health news

After coronavirus, should we fear hantavirus? Here is what you need to know

A deadly hantavirus outbreak has unfolded aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, leaving three passengers dead and several others infected. Here’s what you need to know.

Mobility

Europe's first commercial robotaxi service rolls out in Croatia

A Croatian company has begun testing what it says is Europe’s first robotaxi service on the streets of Zagreb. Backed by Uber and powered by Chinese firm Pony.ai, the self-driving cars are currently operating in a limited rollout with a human operator still present.

Space

Inside Europe’s flying lab: Scientists study life in zero gravity

Scientists in France are using parabolic "zero gravity” flights near Bordeaux to run experiments on everything from human balance to fluid shifts in the body.

Art

Brixen’s light festival turns a historic town into a glowing spectacle

Brixen’s annual Water Light Festival has once again transformed the Italian Alpine town into a glowing canvas, bringing together artists from around the world. This year’s theme is “Imagine Peace," where artists reflect on war, memory and hope.

Food and Drink

A 8,000-year-old imprint in clay is rewriting the story of bread

A small imprint left on a piece of Neolithic mudbrick in Georgia is helping rewrite the story of one of the world’s most important crops.

Art

Gaza artists stage open-air exhibition amid war and fragile ceasefire

Young Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu open-air exhibition, turning war-damaged walls into a gallery. For many, the works are deeply personal and were created after fleeing their homes.

Tech News

This new experimental café in Stockholm is run by an AI manager

A café in Stockholm is being run by an AI manager called Mona, who handles everything from hiring staff to ordering supplies.

Tech News

Watch: Robot dogs with tech billionaires faces excrete AI art

Beeple says the work critiques how today’s perceptions of reality are increasingly shaped by algorithms controlled by powerful tech companies rather than artists.

Mobility

Inside Japan’s real-life sci-fi town where robots coexist with humans

Developers say the aim of Woven City is to gather real-world data on how people and machines interact, helping improve safety and shape future regulations.

Health news

Here’s what the UK public has to say about the proposed cigarette ban

The UK is moving ahead with a landmark plan to ban cigarette sales for anyone born after 2008, aiming to create a 'smoke-free generation'. Public reaction is mixed: some welcome it as a good step for public health, while others raise concerns about personal freedom.