Now playing Next Culture news K-pop supergroup BTS meet with Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes Hundreds of BTS fans gather outside the White House as the K-pop band met with US President Joe Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes 01/06/2022
Now playing Next Art Platinum Jubilee to feature puppets of the 'Queen's favourites' Members of the Coventry-based arts company Imagineer put the finishing touches to puppets and costumes which will feature in a procession during the Platinum Jubilee pageant, during a long weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne. 31/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 'Counting Dracula': Vampire gathering in England smashes world-record A total of 1,369 people dressed as vampires gathered in the grounds of Whitby Abbey in England, to set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as the ghoulish character, breaking the previous record of 1,039 set in 2011. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 103-year-old Swedish woman sets record for world's oldest parachuter 103-year-old Rut Larsson becomes the world's oldest person to complete a tandem parachute jump after skydiving in Motala, Sweden. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: Man disguised as 'old woman' attacks Mona Lisa with cake Cake was smeared over the protective glass covering the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris on May 29, with the person described as being responsible indicating he was an environmental protester. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Green News These bees are helping Italy's Carabinieri police fight pollution The Carabinieri military police in Italy are famed for fighting the country's toughest and most dangerous criminals. But now they are turning to bees to tackle air pollution in cities. 30/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Cannes Film Festival: 'War Pony' poodle gets its paws on Palm Dog award A silver poodle from the movie War Pony has won this years Palm Dog award at the Cannes Film Festival for the best performance by a dog. The quirky award has become a cult fixture in the Cannes calendar 28/05/2022
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Now playing Next Culture news Former Louvre director charged for art trafficking Jean-Luc Martinez has been preliminarily charged in connection with alleged antiques trafficking during his tenure as head of the world's most famous museum. 26/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Peruvian Clown Day: Hundreds of clowns take to the streets of Lima Hundreds of people dressed as clowns took to the streets of Lima to celebrate the annual Peruvian Clown Day, in honour of a beloved clown who died in 1987. 26/05/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Huge queues at Schiphol airport continue but no worker strike for now Schiphol airport workers have called off a planned summer strike, saving travellers from more queues and cancellations. 25/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: Frenchman breaks world record for longest tightrope walk ever On Tuesday, French tightrope walker claimed a new world record as he completed a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island. 25/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: This is officially the biggest wave ever surfed German surfer, Sebastian Steudtner has received a Guinness World Record certificate for the biggest wave surfed in the world, for his surf on 29 October 2020 24/05/2022
Now playing Next Design Exhibition explores how 3D digital visualisations can solve crimes A new exhibition at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark aims to showcase the work of research collective, Forensic Architecture, who use digital techniques to investigate alleged crimes and human rights violations. 23/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Protest group invades Cannes to highlight violence towards women At the screening of Iranian thriller Holy Spider at the Cannes Film Festival, a group of of protestors invaded the red carpet to highlight the 129 women killed in France since the last festival. 23/05/2022
Now playing Next Food and Drink International Tea Day: 7 unique ways tea is made around the world In honour of International Tea Day, we thought we'd take a look at some of the many wonderful ways different countries from around the world prepare and drink their tea 21/05/2022
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Now playing Next People Geoguessr: Can you name the country quicker than this TikTok star? TikTok star can recognise any country in the world in less than a second using just a photograph. 20/05/2022
Now playing Next Food and Drink Swiss brothers seek to save the Swiss mountains by bottling it as gin As young Swiss people move to the cities for jobs and opportunities, three brothers are determined to help sustain the economy of their small mountainous village by bottling up original liquors 19/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Meet the Ukrainian artist painting molotovs in the streets of Kharkiv International street artist Hamlet Zinkivsky is back in his hometown of Ukraine to fill the war-torn streets of Kharkiv with his artwork. He hopes to inspire the local residents to "fight and defend". 18/05/2022