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Booker Prize Foundation launches £1 short story collection to encourage adult reading
The Booker Prize Foundation is releasing a new short story collection, All Around the World, to help address the fact that many UK adults s…
John Constable's personal cello to be played in public for the first time in a century
The cello commissioned by landscape painter John Constable in 1802 is set to be played publicly after undergoing a full restoration. By ret…
Southend Drama Society marks 80 years of community theatre
Founded in 1946, the Southend Drama Society is celebrating eight decades of bringing local residents together through weekly rehearsals and…
John Lennon artwork discovered by North East collector goes on display
A collection of rare drawings by John Lennon, originally used for an early Beatles promotional film, is now on public display at the Liverp…
Margate's Crab Museum named best in the UK
The Crab Museum in Margate has been awarded the top spot in Time Out's list of the best museums in the UK. The free attraction was praised …
The Dig: A film about the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavation
This acclaimed period drama tells the moving true story of the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavation in Suffolk. Featuring an all-star British cast, t…
Boy George receives lifetime achievement award at British LGBT Awards
Singer Boy George has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the British LGBT Awards in London. The musician was surprised with…
13-year-old DJ performs at In It Together festival
Thirteen-year-old Reggie Owen, known as Reg DNB, drew a large crowd during his drum and bass set at the In It Together festival in Margam. …
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in London
The world’s largest museum dedicated to illustration has opened in Clerkenwell, housed within a restored 18th-century waterworks. Founded b…
Cornish artist's work featured in new Ian McKellen film
Paintings by Newlyn-based artist Iona Sanders have been chosen to feature in the new Steven Soderbergh drama, The Christophers. Her express…
King Charles III attends Royal Shakespeare Company performance
King Charles III made a surprise appearance at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to watch a production of The Tempest. T…
English Heritage reconstructs 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall near Stonehenge
A new reconstruction of a prehistoric hall has been built near Stonehenge to help visitors imagine the lives of the people who created the …