World’s oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died on Wednesday 30 April in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116 years and 326 days. Ethel Caterham…
Trump ousts Biden-era Holocaust Council members including Doug Emhoff
Emhoff has condemned the move by Trump as a dangerous politicisation of Holocaust remembrance. Read More
ZSL discovers forgotten wildlife film reels dating back 80 years: Can you help save them?
ZSL has uncovered 230 mystery film reels – some nearly 80 years old – and needs public help to digitise them before they degrade for good. The footage could reveal…
Eurovision winner Nemo takes action after UK court ruling over transgender women
Nemo called the ruling of Britain’s highest court an “attack on trans+ rights”. Doctors at the British Medical Association have condemned the ruling, and now, the UK’s only judge to…
‘Flow’ wins LUX Audience Award 2025
The animated film ‘Straume’ (‘Flow’) by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis, was declared the winner of the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony in the European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels.…
The 2025 Met Gala preview: Everything you need to know about fashion’s biggest night out
The Met Gala, often dubbed “fashion’s biggest night out” is just around the corner. So what’s the deal with this extravagant New York bash? And why does it send the…
Nia Vardalos on bringing her acclaimed play to Athens — and performing for the first time in Greek
Nia Vardalos, star and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is bringing her acclaimed play Tiny Beautiful Things to Athens — and will perform in Greek for the first…
LUX Audience Award finalists discuss cinema and social change
The 2025 edition of the LUX Audience Award features rich themes, stylistic and linguistic diversity. Co-productions and the creative process in cinema today were among the topics debated with the…
Child damages Mark Rothko painting estimated at €50m in Dutch museum
A painting by American artist Mark Rothko, valued at up to €50 million, has been damaged by a child at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Read More
‘Embrace’: Czech artist reimagines Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof with monumental installation
Czech artist Klára Hosnedlová has transformed Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof with her largest exhibition to date, ‘Embrace’, featuring monumental tapestries, sculptures, and a soundscape inspired by her home near the Czech-Slovakian…