2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (422+ words) One of the world's most famous medieval artefacts is being unveiled at the British Museum today after returning to the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-metre-long embroidered masterpiece depicting the Norman conquest of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (414+ words) Jonathan Bailey has dropped out of a major London musical revival after his Wicked co-star Ariana Grande also withdrew from the production. The stage and screen star had been set to appear alongside Grande in Sunday In The Park With…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (573+ words) One of the world's most famous pieces of medieval history is going on display in London for the first time in almost 1,000 years, with huge demand to see it. The Bayeux Tapestry will be exhibited at the British Museum from…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (420+ words) Thousands of revellers descended on Bunol for the annual La Tomatina food fight, where they painted the small Spanish town red with up to 165 tons of overripe tomatoes. Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd on Wednesday with people in their…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (431+ words) A crowd made up of hundreds of Bonnie Tyler’s friends and fans burst into a rendition of Total Eclipse Of The Heart as her coffin was driven home. The singer, whose real name is Gaynor Hopkins, died in July at…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (374+ words) An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, financed by one of Poland’s richest businesspeople. The monument towers 55.6 metres over Konotopie in central Poland, home…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (400+ words) Fans of Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler are expected to line the streets of Mumbles on Saturday as her coffin is transported back to her former home ahead of her funeral on Monday. The Total Eclipse Of The Heart musician, whose…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (433+ words) The Edinburgh Fringe is “not afraid of controversy”, its boss has said amid calls to cancel a show by Amanda Knox. Ms Knox was falsely imprisoned for the murder of her friend Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007. Convicted in 2009 for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (324+ words) The funeral of Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker is to be held in a Dublin church on Thursday. Fricker, 81, died in Our Lady’s Hospice in Dublin’s Harold’s Cross on July 16 after a period of ill-health. Her funeral is to be…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (489+ words) Ariana Grande has pulled out of a highly anticipated London theatre production, despite still being set to perform 10 shows at The O2 later this month as part of her Eternal Sunshine Tour. The US pop star was due to appear in…...