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A trail celebrating Harlesden's reggae heritage and Windrush pioneers launches in north-west London.
July 4, 2026Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'
Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".
July 2, 2026BBC deal in jeopardy for studio use in Belfast attraction
A council committee has voted against a commercial agreement linked to the £100m Belfast Stories development in the city centre.
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The spin-off introduces a new generation to Elle Woods, but critics say young people deserve better.
June 30, 2026Bad Bunny: Latin star lights up London with history-making stadium show
Pride and a party as the Puerto Rican becomes the first Latin artist to headline a UK stadium.
June 28, 2026'True jewel' museum and gallery wins UK award
The Box, in Plymouth, wins the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award.
June 25, 2026City of Culture legacy grants announced
Bradford Culture Company has announced eight projects that will receive funding of up to £20,000.
June 24, 2026Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding
Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.
June 22, 2026Tragedy meets 'social realism' in Welsh-language film hailed a 'sensation'
Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town.
June 18, 2026London Museum Smithfield site to open in November
The building will become a new home for Banksy's piranhas and the UK's oldest hand-written document.
June 18, 2026Mexico City turns yellow as Colombian fans make Azteca feel like home - Reuters
Mexico City turns yellow as Colombian fans make Azteca feel like home Reuters
June 18, 2026West End theatre to be named after Dame Judi Dench
The Shaftesbury Theatre is to be renamed to honour Dame Judi's contribution to the performing arts.
June 16, 2026South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.
June 15, 2026King leads tributes to 'giant of the art world' David Hockney
The artist, who has died at the age of 88, "was one of life's true originals", King Charles says.
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June 12, 2026What do Puerto Ricans think of the viral song about their homeland?
People from Puerto Rico reflect on how the catchy tune has attracted attention to where they live.
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Joey D’Urso on the politics stitched into soccer shirts Reuters
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How men with female surnames are standing up to ridicule in Kenya
Simon Macharia Wangũi says he is proud to have chosen his mother's name as his surname Many children in Kenya traditionally inherit their father's first name as their surname, but there are an incre
Reggae walk of fame launched in Harlesden
Cleon Roberts shows Reporter Alice Bhandukravi the plaque dedicated to music pioneer Sonny Roberts A walk of fame celebrating Harlesden's reggae heritage has been launched in north-west London. The
Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'
The culture department has become the second government department to leave the platform Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced she and her department are leaving Elon Musk's X platform. Explain
BBC deal in jeopardy for studio use in Belfast attraction
Belfast Stories is expected to open in 2030 A proposed deal between the BBC and Belfast City Council over a new studio is in jeopardy due to opposition led by Sinn Féin. A council committee has vote
Legally Blonde revival Elle - boring and tedious or a hot pink delight?
Lexi Minetree (left) portrays a young Elle Woods, while the original actress Reese Witherspoon serves as an exec producer Amazon Prime has taken on the daunting task of reviving a much-beloved nought
Bad Bunny: Latin star lights up London with history-making stadium show
Bad Bunny is reaching the end of his huge Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour Bad Bunny brought Latin America to London on Saturday night, as he became the first artist from that part of the world to hea
'True jewel' museum and gallery wins UK award
The Box, in Plymouth, won the £120,000 prize fund along with the title 2026 Museum of the Year A museum and art gallery has won a national award for being "a leading example of what a civic museum ca
City of Culture legacy grants announced
Poet and writer Kirsty Taylor is among those to receive a grant An immersive Afro-diasporic dance-theatre experience and zines celebrating South Asian gardening are among the projects to receive gran
Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding
When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers - Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye - were m
Tragedy meets 'social realism' in Welsh-language film hailed a 'sensation'
The director of a new Welsh-language film released in cinemas across the UK says the reaction has been "amazing". Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman - Effi - as she grapples with unemployment in th
London Museum Smithfield site to open in November
The London Museum's new Smithfield Market home will open on 28 November, with Banksy's piranhas, the UK's oldest hand-written document and part of the infamous Whitechapel fatberg all set to go on per
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A major London West End theatre is being renamed after Judi Dench
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Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist deemed his country's equivalent to Mozart by Nelson Mandela, died Monday in his adopted home of Germany after a short illness. He was 91 years old. "A
South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, who helped define a genre of South African jazz music, has died at the age of 91, his family has said. He "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Germany, after a short
What do Puerto Ricans think of the viral song about their homeland?
"First time in San Juan, mi hijo. Capital of Puerto Rico…" A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's
Can you do the 'Asian squat'?
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David Hockney, radical British artist, dies aged 88
Capturing a world of colour, from the azure swimming pools and lithe, tanned bodies of LA to the Yorkshire fields of his youth, Hockney was one of the most prolific and revered artists of his generati
British artist David Hockney, whose vibrant pool paintings defined an era, dies aged 88
David Hockney, one of the world's most influential, beloved and celebrated contemporary artists, has died at his home in London. He was 88. Hockney's publicist, Erica Bolton, says he died on Thursday
Blackpink returns with new release after more than 3 years
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