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Marin Alsop performing during the last night of the Proms in 2015 (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trailblazing Marin Alsop to conduct Last Night of the Proms

Comedian Lorna Rose Treen has won the Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2023 Award, becoming the first woman to pick up the award since 2008. (Credit: Robert Perry/PinPep/PA Wire)

Best joke at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 revealed

A portrait of Harry Styles painted by famed artist David Hockney is set to go on show in London this November. (Credit: JP Goncalves de Lima/David Hockney/PA Wire)

When Harry met David ...

The Louvre (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Italy calls on France to return seven of its archaeological objects

The Manhattan District Attorney's office has announced the return of two antiques (Manhattan District Attorney's office)

Two ancient Libyan busts to be returned after being held in storage

One item went for almost half a million pounds at auction (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

5 charity shop finds that sold for more than they were bought for

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Richard Curtis unveils star-studded 'Christmas Actually' variety show

Visitors walk in The Great Court of The British Museum (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

British Museum to be sued for copyright and moral rights infringement

Banksy's first solo art exhibition Cut & Run will be held in Glasgow for three months from Sunday, 18 June - Credit: Getty

Banksy to hold art exhibition in Glasgow - how to get tickets

7 statues that look nothing like their famous subjects

The world’s largest collection of original Banksy artworks will go on display in London (Photo: Adobe)

World’s largest collection of Banksy artworks to go on display

Courteney Cox attends her Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony on 27 February 2023 in Hollywood (Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

Hollywood Walk of Fame: how long is it and how to get a star

The exhibition will be an “enduring celebration of his profound legacy”

David Bowie exhibition to display life and work of legendary singer

Well-known authors like Salman Rushdie and Phillip Pullman have waded into the debate, after hundreds of changes were made to Roald Dahl’s children’s classics (Photos: Getty).

Move to cut problematic words from Roald Dahl classics slammed

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Bansky: all of the theories on the street artist's identity

A new work by Banksy has appeared in Kent, which appears to show a 1950’s housewife, wearing a classic blue pinny and yellow washing up gloves, with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer (Photo: PA Media).

New Banksy piece dismantled by council hours after artist claims it

Aitch, Little Simz and The 1975 will headline Parklife Festival 2023. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer The 1975, Little Simz and Aitch to perform at Parklife 2023

DJ Aphex Twin has been announced as a headliner for Field Day 2023. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Aphex Twin announced as Field Day 2023 headliner

Grace Jones has been added to the lineup of Bluedot Festival 2023. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Grace Jones announced as headliner for Bluedot Festival 2023

Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA

Is Bansky in Ukraine? Street artist reveals work on destroyed building

Damien Hirst takes part in the burning of his artworks at Newport Street Gallery on 11 October 2022 (Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Damien Hirst: why is he burning his art in a London gallery?

Replicas of the official Nobel Peace Prize gold medal.

Nobel Prize 2022: what are the prizes, what is the prize money?

See Monster. Picture: PA

See Monster: what is it, when it opens and what to expect

New Van Gogh self portrait discovered hidden behind painting

Jennifer Hudson attends the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall (Pic: Getty Images)

Tony Awards winners 2022: Complete list of winners

Dame Paula Rego, after being made a Dame Commander which was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, on October 20, 2010 in London. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Dame Paula Rego: most famous paintings as artist dies aged 87

A man dressed as an elderly woman shocked visitors to the Louvre after smearing cake on the Mona Lisa. (Credit: PA)

Man in wig throws piece of cake at Mona Lisa

Jesse Williams: video of nude Broadway scene leaked on Twitter

A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol’s ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ during Christie’s 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie’s New York on April 29, 2022 in New York City (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Marilyn Monroe: how much did Andy Warhol painting sell for at auction?

Joshua Henry and Adrienne Warren co-host the 75th Annual Tony Award Nominations in New York City (Pic: Getty Images)

Nominees for this year’s Tony Awards have been revealed

Bridges will entertain thousands across 35 tour dates in 2022 (Picture: Kevin Bridges)

Kevin Bridges tour dates for 2022 announced - how to get tickets

Stephen Sondheim: most famous musicals and songs , after death aged 91

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Phil Butler: comedian and panto star has died at age 51

Sotheby’s employees pose with ‘Love is in the Bin’ by British artist Banksy (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Banksy Girl with Balloon goes to auction - was it really shredded?

Everything you missed from the Met Gala 2021 - from theme to guests

Members of the all-female cast from the show "Move", Julia Taudevin (c) Nerea Bello (L) and Mairi Morrison (r) pose for photographs at Silverknowes Beach

How will the Edinburgh Festivals be different this year?

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