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Spanish police say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen from a Madrid apartment in 2015.
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The IndependentPaintings of Hindu gods by ‘Picasso of India’ seized for being ‘offensive’
Gallery which exhibited legendary artist MF Husain’s works hits out at ‘unfounded allegations’
- The Telegraph
The Brutalist, and the truth about the Nazis’ war on ‘degenerate’ architects
Who is László Tóth? The hero of Brady Corbet’s masterpiece The Brutalist – played by Adrien Brody in an immensely affecting performance – is a Hungarian architect who survives the Holocaust and flees to the United States in 1947. There, he is recruited by Guy Pearce’s smooth but dangerous plutocrat Harrison Van Buren to work on a hugely ambitious modernist building project. So convincing is Corbet’s sweeping epic – made on a staggeringly low $10 million budget and nominated for 10 Oscars – that
- The Conversation
Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression
A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.
- The Guardian
Brasil! Brasil! review – no fun and no funk in this baffling morass of mediocrity
Brazil produces incredible artists, too few of whom appear in this deluded show, which sadly fails to live up to its own hyperbolic guff
- The Telegraph
Her ex-husband helped fund the National Portrait Gallery’s £41m revamp. Now she’s an exhibitor there
At first glance it appears to be a somewhat ordinary black and white photograph of Noel Gallagher. But when the National Portrait Gallery acquired Zoë Law’s image of the Oasis star in September 2024 it was announced with great fanfare.
- Hereford Times
Hereford shops to be transformed in new initiative
A new project plans to transform empty Hereford shops into art spaces, to support the arts sector.
- Salisbury Journal
'Couldn't the mural money have been used to keep toilets open instead?'
Forgive me, but was it not just last year (maybe 2023?) that the stunning artwork was commissioned/carried out on the exterior walls of the central car park toilets?
- The Independent
Trump’s calls with British leaders reportedly left staff crying from laughter
Trump has not yet spoken with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer since taking office on Monday
- The Telegraph
Denmark in ‘crisis mode’ after ‘horrendous’ phone call from Trump demanding to buy Greenland
Denmark is in “crisis mode” after Donald Trump made a direct play for Greenland in a “horrendous” phone call with the country’s prime minister.
- OK! Magazine
Dragons' Den star found dead in woodland area as son pays heartbreaking tribute
A Dragons' Den star was found dead in a woodland area last year in North Wales, an inquest heard
- Manchester Evening News
Sainsbury's makes major announcement affecting all shoppers and staff
The supermarket has made the shock announcement affecting its workforce and customers
- The Independent
Trump says Ukraine should have surrendered to Russia and blames Zelensky for war
Trump claims that the Ukrainian leader decided he ‘wanted to fight’ when it was actually Russia who started hostilities between the two countries
- HuffPost
U.K. Magazine Expertly Trolls Donald Trump With Front Page ‘Apology’ For The Ages
Private Eye apologized “unreservedly” for its previous critical coverage of the president. But then came an utterly brutal twist.
- The Telegraph
Trump-supporting tech investor shuts London office after attacking ‘anti-American’ rules
A Silicon Valley venture capital firm led by a billionaire donor to Donald Trump has shuttered its London office just two years after it opened - days after one of its founders accused the UK of “draconian, anti-tech” policies.
- Manchester Evening News
ITV This Morning chaos as hosts forced to make major change live on air
This Morning hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley had a situation on their hands
- Evening Standard
OPINION - Half the world seems to pity Melania Trump — they couldn't be more wrong
On a day which variously included Donald Trump promising to rename the Gulf of Mexico, virtually all of the January 6 rioters being released, and Elon Musk doing a gesture so reminiscent of the Third Reich that it was actually blurred on Australian and German television, it was a far more pedestrian moment that ended up stealing the show at the presidential inauguration on Monday. Specifically, Melania Trump’s wide-brimmed, face-shielding, Hamburglar-style hat, which seemed to prevent her husband from kissing her. Looking characteristically glum, the outré garb was part of the wider funereal vibe of the all-black outfit Melania picked for the most important day of her husband’s life.
- The Independent
Tributes to ‘beautiful’ nurse lecturer killed in Plymouth street attack
Claire Butler, a senior university lecturer on nursing, was found dying from injuries in the Plymouth street colse to her new apartment
- BuzzFeed
If Your Pee Looks Or Smells Like This, It's Time To See A Doctor
Your urine can tell you a lot about your health.
- Cosmo
Addison Rae is totally naked wrapped in just a vintage Valentino feather boa
Addison Rae is Rolling Stone's February 2025 cover star. In the accompanying shoot she poses totally naked while draped in just a vintage Valentino feather boa.
- The Independent
Liz Truss told to ‘take a holiday’ as ex-PM’s Maga reinvention alarms Tories
Exclusive: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is not the only senior Conservative alarmed by Liz Truss’s attempts to reinvent herself as a Trumpian Brit