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900-year-old Norwich Castle reopens after major £27.5 million revamp

ADVERTISEMENT After a five-year, £27.5 million transformation, Norwich Castle Keep - one of Europe’s most important Norman palaces - is reopening to the public. Towering above the city skyline, the keep was built by William the Conqueror and completed by his son, King Henry I, in 1121. For centuries, it has loomed as a symbol

Greenpeace deploys huge Anish Kapoor artwork on North Sea gas platform

ADVERTISEMENT Greenpeace activists have installed a new artwork created by sculptor and visual artist Anish Kapoor onto an active Shell gas platform in the North Sea. A group of seven Greenpeace climbers scaled the platform, located 45 nautical miles off the Norfolk coast, early on Wednesday. They then fastened the 12 metre by 8 metre

Researchers develop new bracelet that can detect the date rape drug

ADVERTISEMENT One in three adult women across the EU have experienced sexual or physical assault, according to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. This includes what is known as drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA). Faced with these alarming statistics, a team of chemists from Portugal and Spain, led by Carlos Lodeiro Espiño of Universidade NOVA

Harry and Meghan extend Netflix deal amid plans for new content

ADVERTISEMENT Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have renewed their partnership with Netflix in a fresh multi-year deal, continuing their collaboration through Archewell Productions. The couple say the agreement reflects their mission to create “thoughtful content across genres that resonates globally.” The Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed the extension on Monday (11 August), with Netflix

Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act rules

ADVERTISEMENT The UK High Court of London has dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Wikimedia Foundation – the non-profit organization which operates online encyclopaedia Wikipedia - to the country’s Online Safety Act. The UK’s Online Safety Act, which was rolled out this year, imposes strict new requirements on online platforms and has been criticised for

In Pictures: This year’s World’s Ugliest Dog Contest

ADVERTISEMENT The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest took place this weekend at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa in California - and if you’re anything like us here at Euronews Culture, the term “ugly” may be pushing it a bit far for the four-legged cuties who strutted the red carpet.   Still, as Serge Gainsbourg

Life-sized animal puppets complete 20,000km climate crisis journey

ADVERTISEMENT Back in April, a herd of towering, life-sized animal puppets - from elephants, giraffes, to antelopes and lions - set out from Kinshasa, in the Congo rainforest, on a hugely ambitious journey that would take them across two continents and 20,000km. Their migration - fictional but steeped in reality - was designed to mirror

11 bodies found in Spanish cave reveal brutal Neolithic cannibalism

ADVERTISEMENT The hills of Atapuerca in Burgos, Spain, have long been a treasure trove for scientists. However, their latest revelation pushes the boundaries of what we thought we knew about our prehistoric past. Dating back roughly 5,700 years, skeletal remains found in El Mirador cave bear chilling signs of cannibalism: precise cut marks, controlled burning

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Newly discovered document adds evidence that Shroud of Turin is fake

ADVERTISEMENT The Shroud of Turin is one of the most treasured ancient artefacts, attracting countless tourists to the Italian city - despite the fact that the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin only publicly displays it on special occasions. Also known as the Holy Shroud, the linen cloth bears the faint image of

Original Harry Potter director on reboot series: ‘What’s the point?’

ADVERTISEMENT Chris Columbus, the celebrated American director of both Home Alone films, Mrs. Doubtfire and the first two Harry Potter films, has questioned the need to reboot the series with the upcoming HBO adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novels. The filmmaker is currently promoting his Netflix film The Thursday Murder Club, which is based on the
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