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Wales OnlineOne of the most important buildings in Welsh history abandoned and left to rot
'I miss the banter and camaraderie, you don't get anything like it working anywhere else. You depend on each other for your safety, your life is in each other’s hands'
- The Telegraph
Prince Philip named in secret FBI document about Profumo sex scandal
J Edgar Hoover sensationally suggested that Prince Philip may have been “involved” with the two women at the heart of the Profumo sex scandal.
- CNN
A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington
As a collector of artifacts, Richard “Dana” Moore makes a habit of scrolling through Goodwill’s online thrift store, and one day in 2022, he came across an item that piqued his interest. Moore wound up making a historic find.
- The Guardian
National Trust shines light on inner life of 18th-century ‘lady of the house’
Nostell trail tells story of Swiss-born Sabine Winn’s isolation and unhappiness after move to mansion in West Yorkshire
- Associated Press
How Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly is capturing the essence of France
In a luxurious hotel room on the 16th floor, overlooking the heart of Paris and the iconic Seine River, Thomas Jolly prepares for the grand spectacle that will inaugurate the Paris 2024 Olympics. More than a billion people are expected to watch the July 26 opening ceremony.
- The Packet - Falmouth
Join the hunt for treasure at the National Maritime Museum this summer
The National Maritime Museum in Cornwall will host a range of events for families this summer.
- Sutton and Croydon Guardian
An exhibition showcasing Britain’s most ‘unique hobbies’ has come to Croydon
A new exhibition showcasing 150 of the UK’s most unique and unusual hobbies, with thousands of objects on display, has opened in Croydon for the summer.
- The Telegraph
Chinese antiquities in British museums were ‘diplomatic gifts’, a US academic claims
Chinese antiquities held by British museums were not plundered but gifted “willingly and enthusiastically” by officials keen to foster ties with the West in the last century, a US academic has claimed.
- The Guardian
It was a marriage of equals, but Sheila Girling was left in Anthony Caro’s shadow. Not any longer…
Son and grandson of the painter unveil exhibition of her work to restore her place in cultural history
- Oxford Mail
Oxford veteran artist Rosemarie Deepwell to showcase over 40 art works
Oxford artist, Rosemarie Deepwell, will display more than 40 of her pastel, oil, and watercolour works in a solo exhibition from July 22.
- CBC
June Leaf, accomplished artist and longtime Mabou resident, remembered by friends and colleagues
June Leaf, a world-renowned artist who divided her time between New York City and Cape Breton Island, has died at 94.Her passing marks the end of an era that saw two of the world's great artists put down stakes in Mabou, N.S., and build an alternative life there away from their other home on Bleecker Street in Manhattan. Leaf and her husband, the late photographer Robert Frank, known for his famous book The Americans, moved to Cape Breton after purchasing a house perched atop a hill overlooking
- Indiewire
2025 Oscars: Best Costume Design Predictions
"Dune: Part Two" is the early favorite, but the fall offers strong competition from "Wicked," "Gladiator II," and "Blitz."
- The Guardian
Bullyache’s Who Hurt You? review – a messy self-assured world of glitter and sweat
Like a live music video crossed with avant-garde dance theatre – and utterly steeped in young queer British culture
- Manchester Evening News
Manchester's rich feminist history just got richer
"It makes light of the grim realities, and hits home about how much these women had to work for, and fight, so we can live the way we can now."
- The Telegraph
Second World War veteran receives medals after 80 years
A Second World War veteran has finally received his medals nearly 80 years after he saw action in Belgium and Germany.
- Cosmo
Kate Middleton to step back from public life again indefinitely, says Palace insider
A Kensington Palace insider has claimed that Kate Middleton will indefinitely be stepping back from public duties again, after last being seen at Wimbledon.
- OK! Magazine
Prince Harry's true feelings about Princess Kate exposed after devastating royal rift
Prince Harry once described Princess Kate as "the sister I've never had and always wanted", but a Royal expert has since claimed the Duke of Sussex is now full of regret
- Manchester Evening News
'I paid £120 for a Fortnum and Mason picnic hamper at RHS Tatton Flower Show - this is what was inside'
It was the poshest of picnics at the 'Garden Party of the north' - here's what we got for £120
- OK! Magazine
Prince Harry and Meghan make big decision over UK return
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly put their search for a UK home on hold after the Duke of Sussex was denied permission to "jump the queue" for his security appeal
- Wales Online
Gabby Logan 'blindsided' by devastating family tragedy as she breaks down in tears
The presenter said the tragic sudden death 'shattered the family into a million pieces'