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7 August 2021
Voice Verdicts: Van Morrison and A-Level students
This week we have bygone musician Sir Van Morrison and valiant A-Level students.
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6 August 2021
National minimum wage investigation finds widespread breaches
Almost 200 firms have been ‘named and shamed’ by the government for failing to pay workers the minimum wage.
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6 August 2021
£700m Hollywood studio to be built in Hertfordshire
Sunset Studios have announced their plans to build a ‘world-class’ film and TV studio in the UK.
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4 August 2021
Holocaust memorial to be built in Westminster
The go-ahead has been given for the construction of a controversial £100m education centre in Westminster, but opponents may launch an appeal.
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2 August 2021
Australia to return historical artefacts to India
The National Gallery of Australia is to return 14 works of art to India that are suspected of having been stolen, looted or exported illegally.
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2 August 2021
Voice Verdicts: Simone Biles and DaBaby
This week we have admirable athlete Simone Biles and juvenile rapper DaBaby.
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29 July 2021
Notting Hill carnival launches fund for artists hit by cancellation
Organisers of the Notting Hill carnival have launched the Carnival Trust to ensure the event can go ahead as planned next year.
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29 July 2021
Government announces 'Beating Crime Plan'
The government’s proposals to tackle crime include the relaxing of stop and search rules and electronic tagging on burglars after their release.
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29 July 2021
Tate releases 2022 programme
Highlights from Tate’s 2022 programme include a Cézanne exhibition, an examination of surrealist art and the Turner Prize.
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26 July 2021
P!nk offers to pay bikini fine for Norway women's handball team
Pop star P!nk has volunteered to pay the 1,500 euro fine issued to Norway’s women’s handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.
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24 July 2021
Women's Aid condemns behaviour of contestant on Love Island
The charity Women’s Aid has called out the behaviour of contestant Danny Bibby on the reality TV show Love Island.
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24 July 2021
World Heritage Committee decides against placing Great Barrier Reef on danger list
The Great Barrier Reef will not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger” after a global lobbying effort from Australia against the proposed listing.
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22 July 2021
Community museums shortlisted for lucrative UK arts prize
Five museums that excelled in staying connected with communities throughout the pandemic have been shortlisted for Art Fund museum of the year.
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22 July 2021
Liverpool stripped of UNESCO World Heritage status
The UN body says years of development have caused ‘irreversible loss’ to the historic value of the city’s Victorian docks.
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20 July 2021
Progress in diversity for annual Academy Awards members list
The latest inductees invited to be Academy members, including Laverne Cox and Issa Rae, are 46% female and 39% from under-represented racial communities.
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21 June 2021
Saturday Night With Hayley Palmer
TV Presenter Hayley Palmer announces new TV show, 'Saturday Night With Hayley'.
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16 June 2021
Navigating social media in an era of filtered information
In a world where people are overloaded with information on social media and the internet, how much of the content we consume is one-sided? Why is it important we try to access a range of different perspectives now more than ever?
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20 April 2021
Olivier Award winner Christopher Green launches ArtBank
Christopher Green launches ArtBank - an emergency delivery system to reconnect audiences with local artists as we emerge from lockdown.