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Teen charged in 2024 plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

ADVERTISEMENTGerman prosecutors announced charges against a suspect accused of supporting a foiled plot last year to attack Taylor Swift concerts in neighboring Austria.Three Swift concerts in Vienna were cancelled in early August when the plot was discovered, and Austrian authorities made three arrests.The indictment in Germany against a young Syrian national, identified only as Mohammad A.

Beamish: Unique open-air attraction named UK’s Museum of the Year

ADVERTISEMENTA unique open-air museum located in County Durham, UK, has won the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025 award. Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, was founded in 1970 by Dr Frank Atkinson CBE, a British museum director and curator. Inspired by Scandinavian folk museums he'd visited in the early '50s, Atkinson wanted

Film of the Week: ‘F1 The Movie’ – in the pits with Pitt

ADVERTISEMENTStop me if you’ve seen this one before...  A talented, reckless loner who has seen better days gets coaxed out of retirement for one last ride. Along the way, he’ll butt heads with a cocky whippersnapper who still has plenty to learn. And wouldn’t you know it, the initial frostiness between the two hunky men melts

‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ directors on their ‘cinematic orgasm’

ADVERTISEMENTHow best to describe Reflet dans un diamant mort (Reflection In A Dead Diamond), one of the most kinetic, sensual and bizarre films to have graced this year’s Berlinale Competition?Imagine the fever dream of a dying James Bond who looks back at his career in espionage, skipping through his memories of violence, sex, leather-clad assassins

King Charles meets giant gorilla puppet at climate reception

ADVERTISEMENTThe encounter was part of The Herd, a global public art project using giant animal puppets to symbolise wildlife displaced by climate change.Created in collaboration with students from Wimbledon College of Arts, the puppets are touring cities worldwide to raise awareness about environmental issues. Their London stop will see them appear in locations including London

Cause of death of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson revealed

ADVERTISEMENTLegendary The Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson’s cause of death has been confirmed.  Wilson’s death at the age of 82 was confirmed by his family on 11 June. His children wrote at the time: “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words

Bezos-Sánchez wedding: Who’s in the star-studded guest list?

ADVERTISEMENTThe wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez has been stirring quite the chaos as many Venetians protested their nuptials in the lagoon city as they demonstrated against global inequality and wealth disparity. The wedding event is rumoured to have cost the multi-billionaire - currently the world's fourth richest man as per Forbes - north

Anna Wintour steps back as US Vogue editor-in-chief after 37 years

ADVERTISEMENTLongtime Vogue powerhouse Anna Wintour has announced she is stepping down as Vogue editor-in-chief.She told staff on Thursday that she's seeking a head of editorial content to handle more of the day-to-day operations.  She isn't leaving the publication entirely, though. Wintour, 75, is keeping some power at the magazine that built her reputation in fashion by retaining

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Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival opens after fire destroyed main stage

ADVERTISEMENT Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival kicked off on Friday just two days after a massive fire engulfed the main stage and threw one of Europe's biggest summer concert events into doubt. Workers laboured around the clock to clear out the debris from the elaborate backdrop that went up in flames on Wednesday evening. Shouting ‘"We
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Police drop Glastonbury criminal probe into Belfast rap group Kneecap

ADVERTISEMENT A police investigation into controversial Belfast rap trio Kneecap following their performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival has been dropped, with authorities citing a lack of evidence to pursue charges. Kneecap - comprised of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Mo Chara), Naoise Ó Cairealláin (Moglai Bap), and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (DJ Próvaí) - shared a

Johnny Depp unveils art collection of his most personal paintings yet

ADVERTISEMENT Titled "Let the Light In", Johnny Depp's latest art collection features two intimate watercolours from the early 2000s, when he was living at Le Hameau, his idyllic estate in the South of France, with then-partner Vanessa Paradis and their children, Lily-Rose and Jack. The first piece, "A Rose Is a Rose, Is a Rose"

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Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival opens after fire destroyed main stage

ADVERTISEMENT Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival kicked off on Friday just two days after a massive fire engulfed the main stage and threw one of Europe's biggest summer concert events into doubt. Workers laboured around the clock to clear out the debris from the elaborate backdrop that went up in flames on Wednesday evening. Shouting ‘"We

Police drop Glastonbury criminal probe into Belfast rap group Kneecap

ADVERTISEMENT A police investigation into controversial Belfast rap trio Kneecap following their performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival has been dropped, with authorities citing a lack of evidence to pursue charges. Kneecap - comprised of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Mo Chara), Naoise Ó Cairealláin (Moglai Bap), and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (DJ Próvaí) - shared a
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ADVERTISEMENTHBO has officially started production on the highly anticipated yet controversial Harry Potter TV series adaptation and has revealed a first look at the titular character.The photo released by HBO shows 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, donning the signature Hogwarts uniform paired with round-rim glasses and a lightning bolt scar.Voir cette publication sur InstagramUne publication

Celebrities urge US Congress against defunding food and medical aid

ADVERTISEMENTMatt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Sheryl Crow are some of the celebrities who have signed an open letter from Feeding America, speaking out against massive cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid baked into Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The stars are urging US Congress not to block funding for food and